[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46906-46907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19354]


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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 on or before October 2, 2000. 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 DOE 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, D.C. 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, D.C. 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.: 1910-0400. Package Title: Financial Assistance. 
Summary: A three-year extension is requested, which includes both 
mandatory and response to obtain or retain benefits. Purpose: This 
information is required by the Department to manage all phases of the 
process of awarding, administering and closing out financial assistance 
awards. The package contains 58 information and/or recordkeeping 
requirements. Type of Respondents: DOE management and operating 
contractors and offsite contractors. Estimated Number of Responses: 
66,705. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 664,673.
    2. Current OMB No.: 1910-1000. Package Title: Personal Property. 
Summary: A three-year extension is requested for these mandatory 
response obligations. Purpose: This provides the Department with the 
information necessary for the management, control, reutilization, and 
disposal of government personal property. The package contains 29 
information and/or recordkeeping requirements. Type of Respondents: DOE 
management and operating contractors and offsite contractors. Estimated 
Number of

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Responses: 3,857. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 247,374.
    3. Current OMB No.: 1910-1800. Package Title: Safeguards and 
Security. Summary: A three-year extension is requested for these 
mandatory response obligations. Purpose: This information is required 
by the Department for guard service contracts, security classified 
records, facility security, nuclear facility safety, and nuclear 
facility security. The package contains 27 information and/or 
recordkeeping requirements. Type of Respondents: DOE management and 
operating contractors and offsite contractors. Estimated Number of 
Responses: 86,596. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 612,985.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 3507(h)(1) and 3506(c) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13).

    Issued in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2000.
Peter J. Grahn, Jr.,
Director, Office of Records and Resource, Management.
[FR Doc. 00-19354 Filed 7-31-00; 8:45 am]
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