[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 15398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4491]


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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 the 
information collection packages listed at the end of this notice. 
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended information 
collections are necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information has practical utility; 
(b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
information collections, 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 information collections 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 included in the request for Office of Management and Budget review 
and approval of these information collections; they also will become a 
matter of public record.

DATES: Comments regarding these proposed information collections 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: Jeffrey Martus, 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 Jeffrey Martus at the address listed above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection packages listed 
in this notice for public comment include the following:
    1. (1) OMB No.: 1910-1000. (2) Package Title: Personal Property. 
(3) Type of Review: Renewal. (4) Purpose: This information collection 
provides the Department with the information necessary for the 
management, control, reutilization, and disposal of government personal 
property. (5) Respondents: 111. (6) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 
1,880.
    2. (1) OMB No.: 1910-5112. (2) Package Title: Chronic Beryllium 
Disease Prevention Program. (3) Type of Review: Renewal. (4) Purpose: 
This information is used by DOE and DOE contractor employers to manage 
chronic beryllium disease prevention programs, to provide information 
to employees, and to permit oversight of their programs by DOE 
management. (5) Respondents: 1, 703. (6) Estimated Burden Hours: 
32,952.
    3. (1) OMB No.: 1910-5103. (2) Package Title: Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Requirements for Safety Management System. (3) Type of 
Review: Renewal. (4) Purpose: This collection is required by the 
Department to ensure that the management and operating contractors are 
performing work safely at DOE facilities. (5) Respondents: 7. (6) 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2,450.
    Statutory Authority: Department of Energy Organization Act, Public 
Law 95-91.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 21, 2006.
Jeffrey D. Martus,
Records Management Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-4491 Filed 3-27-06; 8:45 am]
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