[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 17227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07107]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Extension Without Change to a Previously Approved Agency 
Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, intends to renew, for three years, an information 
collection request pertaining to the Department's administration of 
access provisions under the Privacy Act of 1974, 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; (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; and (e) the agency's proposal to change the name of the 
information collection from the current ``Records and Administration'' 
to ``Privacy Act Administration,'' which reflects a change of the owner 
of this information collection from the agency's Records Management 
Officer to the agency's Chief Privacy Officer. The collection 
instrument has been modified to comply with updates to Privacy Act 
implementation requirements outlined in OMB Circular A-108, issued 
January 2017, located at: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/OMB/circulars/a108/omb_circular_a-108.pdf.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before June 9, 2017. 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 Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy 
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Rm 
8H-085, Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-8151 or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Rm 8H-085, 
Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-8151 or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-1700; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Privacy Act Administration (formerly Records and 
Administration); (3) Type of Review: Regular; (4) Purpose: The Privacy 
Act Information Request form aids the Department of Energy's processing 
of Privacy Act requests submitted by an individual or an authorized 
representative, wherein he or she is requesting records the government 
may maintain on the individual. The Department's use of this form 
continues to contribute to the Department's Privacy Act processes, 
including, but not limited to, providing for faster processing of 
Privacy Act information requests by asking individuals or their 
authorized representative for pertinent information needed for records 
retrieval; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 135; (6) Annual 
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 135; (7) Annual Estimated Number 
of Burden Hours: 45; and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

    Authority: Statutory Authority: The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 
U.S.C. 552(a); 10 CFR 1008.7; and DOE Order 206.1.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 3, 2017.
Allan Manuel,
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Enterprise Policy, Portfolio 
Management, and Governance, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-07107 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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