[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 56137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15721]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection

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 propose an information collection 
package with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concerning the 
Work Authorization System, as prescribed in DOE O 412. 1A, in order to 
authorize and control work performed by designated Management and 
Operating (M&O) contractors and other contractors as determined by the 
senior procurement executive, consistent with the budget execution and 
program evaluation requirements of the DOE Planning, Programming, 
Budget, and Evaluation process. 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 November 27, 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:

Sandra Cover, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., 
MA-61, Washington, DC 20585, or by fax at (202) 287-1345 or by e-mail 
at [email protected] and to:
Jeffrey Martus, IM-11/Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Ave SW., Washington, DC 20585, 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: This package contains: (1) OMB No. {enter 
current number{time}  (2) Package Title: Work Authorization; (3) Type 
of Review: New; (4) Purpose: This information is required by the 
Department to ensure that programmatic and administrative management 
requirements and resources are managed efficiently and effectively; (5) 
Respondents: 33; (6) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 528 hours; 
Statutory Authority: Sec. 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Jeffrey Martus,
Records Management Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-15721 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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