[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 39963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14610]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


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 
collection 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The 
proposed collection of information would implement a statutory 
requirement that Technology Transfer Ombudsmen report quarterly on 
complaints they receive.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information should be 
received by July 11, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to: Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB 
Desk Officer for DOE, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. A copy of the comments also 
should be sent to: Susan L. Frey, Director, Records Management Division 
(IM-11), Office of Records and Business Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Germantown, Maryland 
20874-1290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE proposed the following collection of 
information on March 25, 2002 (67 FR 13614); no public comments were 
received:
    (1) OMB No.: New; (2) Collection Title: Technology Partnerships 
Ombudsmen Reporting Requirements; (3) Type of Review: New collection; 
(4) Purpose: This collection of information would implement a provision 
in the Technology Commercialization Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-404) that 
requires Technology Transfer Ombudsmen appointed by DOE national 
laboratories to report quarterly on the number and nature of complaints 
and disputes received and the Ombudsman's assessment of their 
resolution; (5) Estimated Number of Respondents: 24 Technology Transfer 
Ombudsmen; (6) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 100 (Quarterly times 
24 respondents).
    Request for Comments: OMB is particularly interested in comments 
which address: (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.

    Statutory Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1).

Susan L. Frey,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Records and Business 
Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of 
Energy.
[FR Doc. 02-14610 Filed 6-10-02; 8:45 am]
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