[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15397-15398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4490]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: 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) 
concerning the Human Reliability Program (HRP), OMB Control Number 
1910-5122. The collections consist of forms that will certify to DOE 
that respondents were advised of the requirements for occupying or 
continuing to occupy a HRP position. The HRP is a security and safety 
reliability program for individuals who apply for or occupy certain 
positions that are critical to the national security. It requires an 
initial and annual supervisory review, medical assessment, management 
evaluation, and a DOE personnel security review of all applicants or 
incumbents. It is also used to ensure that employees assigned to 
nuclear explosive duties do not have emotional, mental, or physical

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conditions that could result in an accidental or unauthorized 
detonation of nuclear explosives.
    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.
    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 May 30, 2006. 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: Kathy Murphy, SP-1.22 
Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290, or by fax at 301-903-6081 or by e-mail 
at [email protected] and to:
    Sharon A. Evelin, Director, IM-11/Germantown Building, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 
20585-1290, 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 Kathy Murphy at the address listed above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
5122; (2) Package Title: Human Reliability Program; (3) Type of Review: 
renewal; (4) Purpose: for DOE management to ensure that individuals who 
occupy HRP positions meet program standards of reliability and physical 
and mental suitability; (5) Respondents: 11,500; (6) Estimated Number 
of Burden Hours: 5,750.
    Statutory Authority: Department of Energy Organization Act, Public 
Law 95-91, of August 4, 1977.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 21, 2006.
Jeffrey D. Martus,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-4490 Filed 3-27-06; 8:45 am]
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