[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 51 (Friday, March 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13874-13875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5144]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, U.S. Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed collection will measure perceptions of DOE and 
contractor employees regarding the Employee Concerns Program, as well 
as measure the effectiveness of the Employee Concerns Program as 
experienced by clients.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
April 14, 2008. 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 the 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, and to Stan Branch, Employee Concerns 
Manager, Richland Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. 
Box 550, M.S. A1-61, Richland, WA 99352, or by fax at (509) 372-0998, 
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 William A. Lewis, Jr., Deputy Director, Office of Civil 
Rights and Diversity, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585, or by fax at (202) 586-0888, or by e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. {enter ``New''{time} ; (2) Information Collection 
Request Title: Employee Concerns Program Federal/Contractor Survey; (3) 
Type of Request: New Collection; (4) Purpose: Prepare and perform an 
agency-wide Employee Concerns Program survey measuring perceptions of 
DOE and contractor employees regarding the Employee Concerns Program, 
as well as measuring the effectiveness of the Employee Concerns Program 
as experienced by clients; (5) Type of Respondents: DOE federal and 
contractor employees; (6) Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000; (6) 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 10,000.

Statutory Authority

    DOE ECP Order 442.1A, section 4(F). This order implements an 
Employee Concerns Program. DOE, federal and contractor employees, 
including supervisors and managers at any level in an organization, may 
report employee concerns related to the environment, safety, health, 
and management of DOE and National Nuclear Security Administration 
programs and facilities to Headquarters or field elements' Employee 
Concerns Programs. This independent, objective survey will help 
determine if employees feel free to express concerns to management.


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    Issued in Washington, DC.
William A. Lewis, Jr.,
Deputy Director, Office of Civil Rights and Diversity.
[FR Doc. E8-5144 Filed 3-13-08; 8:45 am]
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