[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11044-11045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4879]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Environment, Safety and Health; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted the proposed 
collections of information described in this notice to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). OMB is particularly interested in receiving public comments which 
evaluate: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary, (2) the accuracy of DOE's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection, (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
choose to respond.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information should be sent 
on or before March 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: OMB 
Desk Officer for DOE, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 
17th Street, N.W., Washington DC 20503. A copy of the comments should 
also be sent to: Jacqueline D. Rogers, Office of Environment, Safety 
and Health, EH-51, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., 
S.W., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the paperwork submission, 
with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained from: 
Jacqueline D. Rogers, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 
20585; (301) 903-5684.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following proposed collection of 
information has been sent to OMB for clearance:
    Title: Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Type of request: New collection.
    Frequency of response: Monthly, weekly, on occasion (multiple 
collections).
    Respondents: DOE and DOE contractor employers of workers exposed or 
potentially exposed to beryllium; current workers.

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    Estimated number of respondents: 1,648.
    Total annual burden hours: 54,762 hours.
    Summary/description of need: On December 8, 1999, DOE published a 
final rule to implement a Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program 
or CBDPP (64 FR 68854). The CBDPP is aimed at reducing the number of 
workers currently exposed to beryllium in the course of their work at 
DOE facilities managed by DOE or its contractors; minimizing the levels 
of and potential exposure to beryllium; and establishing medical 
surveillance requirements to ensure early detection of the disease. DOE 
invited public comment on the proposed collections of information in 
the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Chronic Beryllium Disease 
Program. DOE now invites the public to send comments on the collections 
of information in the final rule to the desk officer for DOE in the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 23, 2000.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 00-4879 Filed 2-29-00; 8:45 am]
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