[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 37 (Thursday, February 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4106]


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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, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., intends to extend for 
three years an information collection request with the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) concerning health and safety reporting 
requirements for DOE contractors. The information collected will be 
used by DOE to exercise management oversight and control over 
Management and Operating (M&O) contractors of DOE's Government-Owned 
Contractor-Operated (GOCO) facilities, and offsite contractors. The 
contractor management oversight and control function concerns the ways 
in which DOE contractors provide goods and services for DOE 
organizations and activities in accordance with the terms of their 
contract; the applicable statutory, regulatory and mission support 
requirements of the Department; and regulations in the functional area 
covered in this request. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
extended information collection 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 information collection, 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 information collection 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 included in the request for OMB review and 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 April 27, 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: Vincent Le, HS-1.22, 
Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290. Or by fax at 301-903-6081 or by e-mail 
at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed information 
collection instrument and instructions may be obtained at http://www.hss.energy.gov/pra.html. Alternatively, 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: The information collection request contains 
the following: (1) OMB No: 1910-0300. (2) Package Title: Environment, 
Safety and Health. (3) Type of Review: Renewal. (4) Purpose: for DOE 
management oversight and control over its contractors ensuring that 
environment, safety and health resources and requirements are managed 
efficiently and effectively. (5) Respondents: 2,469. (6) Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 68,136; and Estimated Annual Cost Burden: 
$12,741,432.

    Statutory Authority: Department of Energy Organization Act, 
Public Law No. 95-91, 91 Stat. 565 (1977).

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 21, 2009.
Lesley A. Gasperow,
Director, Office of Resource Management, Office of Health, Safety and 
Security.
[FR Doc. E9-4106 Filed 2-25-09; 8:45 am]
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