[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 51193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18419]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of DOE's responsibility to develop a regulation pursuant to 
section 934 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) 
on implementing the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for 
Nuclear Damage (CSC), including whether the information shall have 
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of DOE's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (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 October 3, 2016. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in 
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted electronically by emailing 
them to: [email protected]. We note that email submission 
will avoid delay associated with security screening of U.S. Postal 
Service mail.
    Also, written comments should be addressed to Sophia Angelini, 
Attorney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel for Civilian Nuclear 
Programs, GC-72, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Sophia Angelini, Attorney-Advisor, Office of 
General Counsel for Civilian Nuclear Programs, GC-72, U.S. Department 
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; 
telephone (202) 586-0319. Copies of the information collection 
instrument and instructions can be viewed at http://www.energy.gov/gc/convention-supplementary-compensation-rulemaking.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 17, 2014, DOE published a notice 
of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) in the Federal Register (79 FR 75076) in 
which it proposed regulations under section 934 of EISA to establish a 
retrospective risk pooling program whereby, in the event of certain 
nuclear incidents, nuclear suppliers would be responsible to pay for 
any contribution by the United States government to the international 
supplementary fund created by the CSC. DOE held an information session 
on the proposed regulation on January 7, 2015, followed by a day-long 
public workshop on February 20, 2015 (80 FR 4227). On March 9, 2015, 
DOE granted an extension of the public comment period on the NOPR to 
April 17, 2015 (80 FR 12352). The extension notice highlighted areas of 
particular attention for public comment, and indicated an intent of 
DOE's to conduct additional data and information gathering in response 
to and in consideration of comments provided in the public review and 
comment process. This proposed collection of information responds in 
part to DOE's intent to gather additional data and information.
    This information collection request contains: (1) OMB Number: New; 
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Data Collection for 
Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Contingent 
Cost Allocation; (3) Type of Request: New; (4) Purpose: This 
information collection request is necessary for DOE to develop its 
regulation containing the risk-informed formula required by section 
934(e) of EISA for calculating the deferred payment of a nuclear 
supplier; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 150; (6) Annual 
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 150; (7) Annual Estimated Number 
of Burden Hours: 5 annual burden hours per response, 750 total annual 
burden hours; and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost 
Burden: $1,500 annual cost per Respondent, $225,000 annual cost burden 
for all Respondents.

    Statutory Authority: Section 934(f) of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2016.
Samuel T. Walsh,
Deputy General Counsel for Energy Policy, Office of General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-18419 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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