[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44038-44039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18741]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a 
three-year extension of Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities, 
OMB Control Number 1901-0263. The proposed collection will implement 
the regulatory requirements for U.S. persons engaged in the export of 
unclassified nuclear technology and assistance to submit reports and 
applications to DOE. This information collection is necessary for the 
Secretary of Energy to execute his legal and regulatory 
responsibilities pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 
(AEA).

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
September 28, 2018. 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 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
    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, 
Fax: (202) 586-6789, Email: [email protected] (Include ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act'' in the subject line).
    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:  Katie Strangis, Policy Advisor, 
Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control, NA-24, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW, Room

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7F-075, Washington, DC 20585, Fax: (202) 586-6789, Email: 
[email protected] (Include ``Paperwork Reduction Act'' in the 
subject line).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1901-0263; (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.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 57 b.(2) and 161(c) of the AEA.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2018.
Sean Oehlbert,
(Acting) Policy Director, Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control, 
Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-18741 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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