[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 108 (Monday, June 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 35623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13966]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of 
Management and Budget

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted renewals for an 
additional three years for the information collection(s) listed at the 
end of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review under sections 3507(h)(1) and 3506(c) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).
    Each entry contains the following information: (1) The collection 
number and title; (2) a summary of the collection of information, type 
of request (new, revision, extension, or reinstatement), response 
obligation (mandatory, voluntary, or required to obtain or retain 
benefits); (3) a description of the need and proposed use of the 
information; (4) a description of the likely respondents; and (5) an 
estimate of the total annual reporting burden (i.e., the estimated 
number of likely respondents times the proposed frequency of response 
per year times the average hours per response).

DATES: Comments must be filed within 30 days of publication of this 
notice. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find 
it difficult to do so within the time allowed by this notice, you 
should advise the OMB DOE Desk Officer listed below of your intention 
to do so as soon as possible. The OMB DOE Desk Officer may be 
telephoned at (202) 395-3084. (Also, please notify the EIA contact 
listed below.)

ADDRESSES: Address comments to the Department of Energy Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, 726 Jackson Place NW, Washington, DC 20503. (Comments should 
also be addressed to the Office of Information, Records and Resource 
Management at the address below.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Peter J. Grahn, Jr., Office of Information, 
Records and Resource Management (SO-31), Forrestal Building, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0670. Mr. Grahn may be 
contacted by telephone at (301) 903-4653, FAX at (301) 903-6223, or e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collections submitted to OMB 
for review were:
    1. Current OMB No.: 1910-0300. Package Title: Environment, Safety 
and Health. Summary: A three-year extension is requested, which 
includes both mandatory and voluntary response obligations. Purpose: 
This information is required by the Department to ensure that 
Departmental environment, safety and health resources and requirements 
are managed efficiently and effectively and to exercise management 
oversight of DOE contractors. The package contains nine information 
and/or recordkeeping requirements. Type of Respondents: DOE management 
and operating contractors and offsite contractors. Estimated Number of 
Responses: 5,050. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 205,050.
    2. Current OMB No.: 1910-0500. Package Title: Financial Management. 
Summary: A three-year extension is requested for these mandatory 
response obligations. Purpose: This information is required by the 
Department to ensure that financial management resources and 
requirements are managed efficiently and effectively and to exercise 
management oversight of DOE contractors. The package contains 13 
information and/or recordkeeping requirements. Type of Respondents: DOE 
management and operating contractors and offsite contractors. Estimated 
Number of Responses: 12,715. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 164,528.
    3. Current OMB No.: 1910-1400. Package Title: Compliance Statement: 
Energy/Water Conservation Standards for Appliances. Summary: A three-
year extension is requested for these mandatory response obligations. 
Purpose: This information is required by the Department to ensure that 
manufacturers test and maintain records concerning the energy or water 
consumption of covered products, and precludes the distribution of any 
such products that do not meet standards established by Congress. By 
regulation (10 CFR 430.62(a)), DOE requires manufacturers of covered 
products to submit a compliance statement for each new basic model of a 
product. The package contains 14 information and/or recordkeeping 
requirements. Type of Respondents: Manufacturers of products covered in 
Part 430 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Estimated 
Number of Responses: 99. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,584.
    4. Current OMB No.: 1910-5102. Package Title: Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Requirements for Make-or-Buy Plans. Summary: A three-year 
extension is requested for these mandatory response obligations. 
Purpose: This information is required by the Department to ensure that 
the Department's management and operations are subcontracting in the 
most cost-effective and efficient manner. Type of Respondents: DOE 
management and operating contractors and offsite contractors. Estimated 
Number of Responses: 36. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,350.
    5. Current OMB No.: 1910-5103. Package Title: Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Requirements for Safety Management System. Summary: A 
three-year extension is requested for these mandatory response 
obligations. Purpose: This information is required by the Department to 
ensure that the Department's management and operating contractors are 
performing work safety at DOE facilities. Type of Respondents: DOE 
management and operating contractors and offsite contractors. Estimated 
Number of Responses: 7. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,450.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 3507(h)(1) and 3506(c) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

    Issued in Washington, DC, May 30, 2000.
Howard Landon,
Director, Office of Special Projects.
[FR Doc. 00-13966 Filed 6-2-00; 8:45 am]
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