[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19064-19065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7294]


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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 establish for three years, an 
information collection package with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) concerning a paperwork and reporting burden associated with a 
requirement for internal audit procedures for management contractors 
who manage Department of Energy facilities. Reports would consist of an 
internal audit implementation design, a summary of the previous year's 
audit activities, and an audit plan for the next fiscal year. Comments 
are invited on: (a) Whether the extended collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance

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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. Comments submitted 
in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the 
request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will 
become a matter of public record.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before June 13, 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:

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Procurement and Assistance 
Management, Attn: Richard Langston, ME-61, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at (202) 287-1339 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]
 and to
Sharon Evelin, IM-11, U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, 
Germantown, Maryland 20874, 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 in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
XXXX; (2) Cooperative Audit Requirements; (3) Type of Review: Initial 
Review; (4) Purpose: To establish internal audit procedures and 
reporting requirements for management contractors: (5) Respondents: 
There are 27 management contractor respondants; (6) Estimated Number of 
Burden Hours: There is an estimated burden of 270 hours.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 644 & 646 of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7254 and 7256.

    Issued in Washington, DC on April 4, 2005.
Sharon Evelin,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-7294 Filed 4-11-05; 8:45 am]
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