[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 61278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27878]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension/Revision

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 a three-year 
extension of collections of information pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The collections are used by DOE to exercise 
management oversight and control over its contractors.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before January 26, 2018. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that 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) 395-4718.

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 Sandra K. Dentinger, AU-70/E-455 
Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. 
SW, Washington, DC 20585-1290 or by fax at 301-903-0048, by email at 
[email protected], or information about the collection 
instruments may be obtained at: https://energy.gov/ehss/information-collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to the person listed above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-1800; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Security; (3) Type of Review: Renewal/revision; (4) Purpose: The 
collections are used by DOE to exercise management oversight and 
control over its contractors that provide goods and services for DOE 
organizations and activities in accordance with the terms of their 
contracts and the applicable statutory, regulatory, and mission support 
requirements of the Department. Information collected is for (1) 
Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence data from bidders on DOE 
contracts requiring personnel security clearances; and (2) individuals 
in the process of applying for a security clearance/access 
authorization or who already hold one. The collections are: DOE Form 
5631.18, Security Acknowledgement; DOE F 5631.20, Request for Visitor 
Access Approval; DOE Form 5631.29, Security Termination Statement; DOE 
F 5631.34, Data Report on Spouse/Cohabitant; DOE Form 5631.5, The 
Conduct of Personnel Security Interviews; DOE Form 5639.3 Report of 
Security Incident/Infraction; DOE F 471.1, Security Incident 
Notification Report; DOE Form 472.3 Foreign Citizenship 
Acknowledgement; DOE Form 473.2, Security Badge Request; DOE Form 
473.3, U.S. Department of Energy Clearance Access Request; Influence 
(e-FOCI) System as required by DOE Order 470.4B, Safeguards and 
Security Program, Section 2; and the Foreign Access Central Tracking 
System (FACTS); (5) Estimated Number of Respondents: 86,893; (6) Annual 
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 86,893; (7) Annual Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 11,296; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0.
    Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251, and the following 
additional authorities:
    DOE F 5631.34, Data Report on Spouse/Cohabitant: Section 145(b) of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165; 
Executive Order 12968 (August 2, 1995); Executive Order 10865 (February 
20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE O 472.2 (July 
21, 2011).
    Security Incident Notification Report and Report of Preliminary 
Security Incident/Infraction (DOE F 471.1 and DOE F 5639.3): Executive 
Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); 32 CFR part 2001; DOE O 470.4B (July 
21, 2011).
    DOE F 5631.20, Request for Visitor Access Approval: Section 145(b) 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 
2165.
    DOE Form 5631.18, Security Acknowledgement: Section 145(b) of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165; 
Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); Executive Order 10865 (Feb. 
20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE O 5631.2C 
(February 17, 1994).
    DOE Form 5631.29, Security Termination Statement: Section 145(b) of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165; 
Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); Executive Order 10865 (Feb. 
20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (Apr. 27, 1953); 32 CFR part 2001; DOE 
O 472.2 (July 21, 2011).
    DOE Form 5631.5, The Conduct of Personnel Security Interviews: 10 
CFR part 710; Executive Order 12968 (Aug. 2, 1995); Executive Order 
10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE Order 472.2 (July 21, 2011).
    DOE F 471.1, Security Incident Notification Report; DOE Form 472.3 
Foreign Citizenship Acknowledgement; and DOE Form 473.2, Security Badge 
Request; the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and by Executive 
Orders 13764, 10865, and 13526.
    Electronic Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (e-FOCI) System: 
Executive Order 12829 (January 6, 1993); DOE O 470.4B (July 21, 2011).
    Foreign Access Central Tracking System (FACTS): Presidential 
Decision Directive 61 (February 1999); DOE O 142.3A (October 14, 2010).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2017.
Stephanie K. Martin,
Director, Office of Resource Management, Office of Environment, Health, 
Safety and Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-27878 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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