[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10213-10214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4992]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Agency Information Collection Extension.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted information 
collection package 1910-5112, Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The package covers the collection of 
information from DOE and DOE contractors that are subject to the 
Department's Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program (10 CFR part 
850). The regulations contained in the Chronic Disease Prevention 
Program have been promulgated under authority in the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954, and the Department of Energy Organization Act.

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DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information should be sent 
on or before April 3, 2003. If you anticipate that you will be 
submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period 
of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the OMB Desk Officer 
of your intention to do so as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be 
telephoned at (202) 395-3087. (Also, please notify the DOE contact 
listed in this notice.)

ADDRESSES: Address comments to DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget, Docket 
Library, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503. Comments should also be addressed to the 
Records Management Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
at the address listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Susan L. Frey, Director, Records Management 
Division, Office of Business and Information Management, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, IM-11/GTN Building, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290, (301)-
903-3666, or E-mail [email protected]. (Also notify Jacqueline D. 
Rogers, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, EH-5/270CC, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 
20585-1290 (301-903-5684).)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) Current OMB Control Number: 1910-5112 
(2) Package Title: Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program (3) 
Summary: A three-year extension is requested to provide DOE employers 
with the information needed to manage chronic beryllium disease 
prevention programs, provide information to employees, and permit 
oversight of their programs by DOE management. (4) Purpose: This 
collection provides the Department with the information needed to 
reduce the number of workers currently exposed to beryllium in the 
course of their work at DOE facilities managed by DOE or its 
contractors; minimize the levels and potential exposure to beryllium; 
and provide medical surveillance to ensure early detection of disease. 
(5) Type of Respondents: DOE and DOE contractor employers of workers 
exposed or potentially exposed to beryllium; current workers. (6) 
Number of respondents: 1,703 annually; (7) Total annual burden hours: 
32,952 hours.
    Statutory Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. 2201.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 25, 2003.
Susan L. Frey,
Director, Records Management, Office of Business and Information 
Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-4992 Filed 3-3-03; 8:45 am]
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