[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34293-34294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15459]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB Review and Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed collection will support the administration and 
enforcement of the Department of Energy's regulations, issued pursuant 
to section 705 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 as amended (EPAS 
regulation). The collection assures the availability of records for at 
least 3 years of transactions that are directly related to the 
placement of contracts or purchase orders under the EPAS regulation by 
contractors with suppliers to acquire items (materials, products, and 
services) needed to fill defense orders. Such records would include 
administrative, accounting, purchasing, scheduling, production, and 
shipping records, the receipt and acceptance or rejection of 
contractors' orders by suppliers, and any other relevant and material 
record

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to evidence the timely production and delivery of items.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
August 23, 2017. 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 DOE Desk Officer at OMB 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 the 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.
    And to Jeff Baumgartner, U.S. Department of Energy, OE-30, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-
2623, or by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments may be sent to Jeff 
Baumgartner, U.S. Department of Energy, OE-30, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-2623, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5159; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Energy Priorities and Allocations System; (3) Type of Request: 
Extension; (4) Purpose: To meet requirements of the Defense Production 
Act (DPA) priorities and allocations authority with respect to all 
forms of energy necessary or appropriate to promote the national 
defense. Data supplied will be used to evaluate applicants requesting 
special priorities assistance to fill a rate order issued pursuant to 
the DPA and DOE's implementing regulations at 10 CFR part 217. This 
data will also be used to conduct audits and for enforcement purposes. 
This collection will only be used if the Secretary of Energy determines 
that his authority under the DPA is necessary to maximize domestic 
energy supplies or to address an energy shortage. The last collection 
by DOE under this authority was in 2001; (5) Annual Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 10 or more as this collection is addressed to a 
substantial majority of the energy industry; (6) Annual Estimated 
Number of Total Responses: 10 or more as this collection is addressed 
to a substantial majority of the energy industry; (7) Annual Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 32 minutes per response; (8) Annual Estimated 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

    Statutory Authority:  Defense Production Act of 1950 as amended 
(50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.); Executive Order 13603.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 11, 2017.
Devon Streit,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2017-15459 Filed 7-21-17; 8:45 am]
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