[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71807-71808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27143]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an 
information collection package with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) used by the Department to exercise management oversight and 
control over contractors including management and operating (M&O) 
contractors operating DOE's facilities. This information is used by the 
Department to perform management oversight regarding implementation of 
applicable statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements and 
obligations. The collection is critical to ensure that the Government 
has sufficient information to judge the degree to which contractors are 
meeting requirements, that public funds are spent in an efficient and 
effective manner and that fraud, waste and abuse are avoided.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before February 8, 2005. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to: Richard Langston, ME-61, 
Procurement Policy Analyst, Office of Procurement and Assistance 
Policy, Office of Procurement and Assistance Management, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20585, 
or by fax at 202-287-1345 or by e-mail at [email protected] 
and to Sharon Evelin, Acting Director, Records Management Division, IM-
11/Germantown Bldg., Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 10585-
1290, or by fax at 301-903-9061 or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Richard Langston at the address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
4100; (2) Package Title: Procurement; (3) Type of Review: renewal; (4) 
Purpose: This information is required by the Department to ensure that 
DOE contracts including management and operation contractors operating 
DOE facilities are managed efficiently and effectively and to exercise 
management oversight of DOE contractors; (5) Respondents: 3,811; (6) 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,086,529.


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    Statutory Authority:  Department of Energy Organization Act, 
Pub. L. 95-91, as amended.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2004.
Sharon Evelin,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-27143 Filed 12-9-04; 8:45 am]
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