[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52216-52217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22478]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: 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). This information collection request consists of forms that will 
certify to DOE that respondents were advised of the requirements for 
occupying or continuing to occupy a Human Reliability Program (HRP) 
position. The forms include: Human Reliability Program Certification 
(DOE F 470.3), Acknowledgement and Agreement to Participate in the 
Human Reliability Program (DOE F 470.4), Authorization and Consent to 
Release Human Reliability Program Records in Connection with HRP (DOE F 
470.5), Refusal of Consent (DOE F 470.6), and Human Reliability Program 
(HRP) Alcohol Testing Form (DOE F 470.7). The HRP is a security and 
safety reliability program for individuals who apply for or occupy 
certain positions that are critical to the national security. It 
requires an initial and annual supervisory review, medical assessment, 
management evaluation, and a DOE personnel security review of all 
applicants or incumbents. It is also used to ensure that employees 
assigned to nuclear explosive duties do not have emotional, mental, or 
physical conditions that could result in an accidental or unauthorized 
detonation of nuclear explosives.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before December 17, 2018. If you anticipate difficulty 
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submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Regina Cano, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Corporate Security Strategy (AU-1.2), 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585, telephone at (202) 586-
7079, by fax at (202) 586-9779, or by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Regina Cano, (202) 586-7079, [email protected]. 
More information on the HRP can be found at https://www.energy.gov/ehss/human-reliability-program-handbook. Forms included in this 
collection can be found at https://www.energy.gov/cio/management-administration-forms-0000-1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    This information collection request pertains to the Human 
Reliability Program (HRP). This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5122; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Human Reliability Program; (3) Type of Review: renewal; (4) 
Purpose: This collection provides for DOE management to ensure that 
individuals who occupy HRP positions meet program standards of 
reliability and physical and mental suitability; (5) Annual Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 43,960; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total 
Responses: 43,999; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 3,819; 
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $342,888; 
(9) Response Obligation: Mandatory.

    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2165; 42 U.S.C. 2201; 42 U.S.C. 
5814-5815; 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.; E.O. 
10450, 3 CFR 1949-1953 Comp., p. 936, as amended; E.O. 10865, 3 CFR 
1959-1963 Comp., p. 398, as amended; 3 CFR Chap. IV.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2018.
Matthew B. Moury,
Associate Under Secretary for Environment, Health, Safety and Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-22478 Filed 10-15-18; 8:45 am]
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