[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 44580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18850]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; 
Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a 
three-year extension of its Procurement Collection, OMB Control Number 
1910-4100. This information collection request covers information 
necessary to administer and manage DOE's procurement and acquisition 
programs.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
August 25, 2011. 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 all of the following: 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.
    If you wish access to the collection of information, without 
charge, contact the person listed below as soon as possible. Richard 
Langston, Procurement Analyst, MA-611/L'Enfant Plaza Building, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 
20585-1615, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Langston at the above address, 
or by telephone at (202) 287-1339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1910-4100 (Renewal); (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Procurement Information Collection; (3) Purpose: Under 48 CFR 
part 952 and Subpart 970.52, DOE must collect certain types of 
information from those seeking to do business with the Department or 
those awarded contracts by the Department. This package contains 
information collections necessary for the solicitation, award, 
administration, and closeout of procurement contracts. (4) Annual 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,529; (5) Annual Estimated Total 
Burden Hours: 896,199; (6) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Cost Burden: $88,658,949.

    Statutory Authority:  42 U.S.C. 2201.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 20, 2011.
Patrick Ferraro,
Acting Director, Office of Procurement and Assistance Management, 
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011-18850 Filed 7-25-11; 8:45 am]
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