[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 31845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12433]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

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,\1\ intends to extend for three years, an 
information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) concerning security requirements for DOE contractors. The 
collections in this package are used by DOE to exercise management 
oversight and control over its contractors that provide goods and 
services for DOE organizations and activities in accordance with the 
terms of their contracts and the applicable statutory, regulatory, and 
mission support requirements of the Department. Information collected 
from private industry and/or private individuals is used to protect 
national security and other critical assets entrusted to the 
Department. 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.
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    \1\ 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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    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 August 4, 2008. 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, HS-1.23 
Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290 or by fax at 301-903-5492 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 the person listed above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-
1800; (2) Package Title: Security; (3) Type of Review: renewal; (4) 
Purpose: for DOE management to exercise management oversight and 
control over its contractors; (5) Respondents: 68,458; (6) Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 265,256.

    Statutory Authority: Department of Energy Organization Act, 
Public Law 95-91, of August 4, 1977.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 28, 2008.
Lesley A. Gasperow,
Director, Office of Resource Management, Office of Health, Safety and 
Security.
 [FR Doc. E8-12433 Filed 6-3-08; 8:45 am]
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