[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25450-25451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11787]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration, 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 request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before July 31, 2018. 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 by email to 
[email protected]. Include ``Paperwork Reduction Act'' in the 
subject line. Comments can also be sent by fax at (202) 586-6789 or by 
mail to Katie Strangis, Policy Advisor, Office of Nonproliferation and 
Arms Control, NA-24, National Nuclear Security Administration, 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Room 7F-075, 
Washington, DC 20585. Due to potential delays in DOE's receipt and 
processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, DOE encourages 
responders to submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information on DOE's 
regulation of assistance to foreign atomic energy activities pursuant 
to 10 CFR part 810 is available at https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810. For other questions, contact Katie Strangis, Policy Advisor, 
Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control, NA-24, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW, Room 7F-075, Washington, DC 20585, telephone (202) 586-8623.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. A1901-0263; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities; (3) Type of 
Review: Extension; (4) Purpose: This collection of information is 
necessary in order to provide the Secretary of Energy with the 
appropriate information needed to make informed determinations 
regarding requests to directly or indirectly engage or participate in 
the development or production of special nuclear material outside the 
United States; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 89; (6) 
Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 596; (7) Annual Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 1,788; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $178,600. 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.
    Statutory Authority: Section 57 b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act 
(AEA) of 1954 and Section 161(c) of the AEA.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 25, 2018.
Sean Oehlbert,
Acting Policy Director, Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control, 
Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-11787 Filed 5-31-18; 8:45 am]
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