DOE Prolongs Public Yawn on Data Collection Extension
Published Date: 11/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Energy wants to keep collecting info from people who request meetings or want to join DOE events. They’re asking for your thoughts by December 24, 2025, to make sure this process is useful and not too much work. This helps DOE plan better and keeps things running smoothly without costing extra money.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
DOE collects personal and sensitive data
DOE will collect personal information from people who request meetings with DOE officials or register for DOE-sponsored meetings, events, workshops, and conferences. The collection may include name, organization, address, phone, email, state, city or town, race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, and special accommodations requests; DOE estimates 12,000 respondents annually for a total of 900 burden hours and an annual reporting cost burden of $0. Comments on this information collection are due by December 24, 2025.
Registration may require payments/reservations
DOE states that, if applicable, the information collection may be used to collect payment from respondents and to make hotel reservations and other special arrangements as necessary. If you register for a DOE event, you may be asked to provide payment or accommodation details as part of the registration process.
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