[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 222 (Friday, November 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66943-66944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19482]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy invites public comment on a proposed 
collection of information that the Department is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

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proposed collection of information is in an interim final rule 
pertaining to standby support that was published in the Federal 
Register on May 15, 2006.
    Request for Comments: Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the 
Department invites comment on: (1) Whether the recordkeeping 
requirements in the interim final rule are necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Department's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who choose to respond, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. Additional information about the Department's proposed 
information collection may be obtained from the contact person named in 
this notice.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
December 18, 2006. If you anticipate that you will be submitting 
comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time 
allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your 
intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer 
may be telephoned at 202-395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: DOE Desk Officer, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments should also be addressed 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: Kenneth Chuck Wade, Project Manager, 
Office of Nuclear Energy, NE-30, U.S. Department of Energy, Room A-264, 
19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290. (301) 903-6509 or 
Marvin Shaw, Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the 
General Counsel, GC-52, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington DC 
20585. (202) 586-2906.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection packages listed 
in this notice for public comment include the following:
    (1) OMB No. None.
    (2) Collection title: Standby Support for Certain Nuclear Plant 
Delays.
    (3) Type of review: New collection.
    (4) Type of respondents: Sponsors of new advanced nuclear 
facilities.
    (5) Estimated number of respondents: Three to five per year.
    (6) Estimated total burden hours: 218.
    (7) Frequency of response: Single submission.
    (8) Abstract: On May 15, 2006, the Department published an interim 
final rule to implement section 638 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
that authorizes the Secretary of Energy to enter into Standby Support 
Contracts with sponsors of advanced nuclear power facilities to provide 
risk insurance for certain delays attributed to the regulatory process 
or litigation. (71 FR 28200). That rule contains the following 
recordkeeping requirements that must be approved by OMB pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) before 
sponsors can be required to comply with them: (1) Section 950.10(b) 
contains information collection requirements pertaining to eligibility; 
(2) Section 950.12(a) contains information collection requirements 
pertaining to fulfillment of conditions precedent to a Standby Support 
Contract; and (3) Section 950.23 contains information collection 
requirements pertaining to submission of claims for payment of covered 
costs under a Standby Support Contract.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 8, 2006.
Lorretta D. Bryant,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-19482 Filed 11-16-06; 8:45 am]
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