[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54580-54581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23668]


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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).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before December 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 to Eric Mulch at 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585 or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric F. Mulch, Attorney-Adviser, at 
(202) 287-5746, or via email at [email protected].

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 contains: (1) OMB No. 
1910-5115; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Contractor Legal 
Management Requirements; (3) Type of Review: Extension; (4) Purpose: 
The information collection to be extended has been and will be used to 
form the basis for DOE actions on requests from the contractors for 
reimbursement of litigation and other legal expenses. The information 
collected related to annual legal budget, staffing and resource plans, 
and initiation or settlement of defensive or offensive litigation is 
and will be similarly used; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 
45; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 154; (7) Annual 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,150; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting 
and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0.

    Statutory Authority: Section 161 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, 42 U.S.C. 2201, the Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 
U.S.C 7101, et seq., and the National Nuclear Security 
Administration Act, 50 U.S.C. 2401, et seq.

    Signed in Washington, DC on October 23, 2018.
Theodore J. Garrish,
Acting General Counsel, United States Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2018-23668 Filed 10-29-18; 8:45 am]
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