[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-947]



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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, intends to extend for three years, an 
information collection package with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before March 19, 2012. 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 Melissa Scholz and Kasia 
Mendelsohn, Office of Nonproliferation and International Security (NA-
24), National Nuclear Security Administration, 1000 Independence Ave. 
SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at (202) 586-1348 or by email at 
[email protected] or [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 in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains:
    (1) OMB No.: 1910-5139;
    (2) Package Title: U.S. Declaration under the Protocol Additional 
to the U.S.-IAEA Safeguards Agreement (``Additional Protocol'') and 
Collection of Information by the Department of Energy;
    (3) Type of Review: Renewal;
    (4) Purpose: Obtain information for inclusion by the Department of 
Energy in the United States Declaration to the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) under Articles 2 and 3 of the Protocol Additional 
to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the 
International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in 
the United States, Nov. 18, 1977;
    The Department of Energy (DOE) is the Lead Agency for implementing 
the Additional Protocol at locations owned, operated, or leased by or 
for DOE, including Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensed or 
certified activities on DOE installations, and, in coordination with 
the Department of Defense, non-military locations on installations that 
store or process naval reactor fuel (collectively known as ``DOE 
Locations''). Only those persons performing activities at DOE Locations 
that would be declarable to the IAEA under the U.S. AP are affected by 
this collection of information by DOE.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 10-15 respondents.
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 10-15 responses per 
annum.
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 6000. The burden in 
person hours of responding to the collection of information will depend 
on the number of declarable activities that take place at the 
respondent's location. This effort might range from as low as 40 hours 
for a location with one or two declarable activities, to as many as 400 
hours for a location with many (30-40) activities.
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: None.

    Statutory Authority: Section 211 of the Henry J. Hyde United 
States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006, Public 
Law 109-401 (Dec. 18, 2006), codified at 22 U.S.C. 8111.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2011.
Kasia Mendelsohn,
Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator, Office of Nonproliferation and 
International Security (NIS).
[FR Doc. 2012-947 Filed 1-18-12; 8:45 am]
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