[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 236 (Monday, December 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 74477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28939]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Revision and Renewal

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 revise and renew an information 
collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
its Privacy Act Request Form. Revisions include: Update to agency 
address, clarification of instructions for respondents, and changes to 
the part of the form entitled ``For Agency Use Only.''
    The Request Form is maintained in a Privacy Act system of records. 
Personal information is protected and disclosure is governed by 
provisions of the Privacy Act.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before February 6, 2009. 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 Verlette L. Gatlin, Deputy 
Director, Office of Information Resources, MA-90, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at (202) 586-0575 or 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 Verlette L. Gatlin at the addresses listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-1700; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Privacy Act Information Request; (3) Type of Review: Revision 
and Renewal; (4) Purpose: Use of the form to request records from the 
DOE is voluntary. The information in the form is used to establish the 
identity of the requester and to authorize agency personnel to locate 
and review records in a system of records established under the Privacy 
Act. Submitting a signed form supplements the identification process 
established in the DOE regulation that implements the Privacy Act at 
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1008.4, and reduces the 
burden to the requester to provide copies of identifying documents 
pursuant to that section. Use of the form also can reduce the 
processing time by the agency to provide records that may be necessary 
for claims under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 
Program Act and other employment-related compensation programs; (5) 
Respondents: 2,500 annually; (6) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: .25 
hour per response for respondents or 625 hours annually, including the 
time for reviewing instructions.

    Statutory Authority: The Privacy Act of 1974, Title 5, United 
States Code, Section 552a; the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Title 44, United States Code, Section 3501, et seq.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 24, 2008.
Ingrid Kolb,
Director, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. E8-28939 Filed 12-5-08; 8:45 am]
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