[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54732-54733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23809]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Reinstatement, With Change

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Department of Energy (DOE) will submit a request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to review and approve a reinstatement, with 
change, of a previously approved information collection for which 
approval has expired regarding reports required pursuant to the 
Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000.

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, please contact Phillip 
Harmonick, Attorney-Examiner, Office of Hearings and Appeals, as listed 
below, as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Phillip Harmonick, Office of 
Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; by fax at (202) 287-1415, or by email 
at [email protected]. Please refer to OMB Control No. 1910-
5118 in all correspondence.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    DOE's Alternative Dispute Resolution Office is one of four entities 
required by the Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000 to 
collect reports from technology partnership ombudsmen at each DOE 
national laboratory. These reports are intended to demonstrate the 
extent to which each national laboratory has incorporated alternative 
dispute resolution techniques into its respective technology transfer 
program.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    DOE has previously collected reports from ombudsmen using a one-
page form. DOE proposes replacing the existing form with a quarterly 
email concerning the number, nature, and resolution of disputes raised, 
in a format prescribed by DOE, from each technology partnership 
ombudsman.

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The following estimates of the annual reporting burden reflect a 
reduced burden on the public:
    Respondents: 17.
    Responses per Respondent: 4.
    Annual Responses: 68.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.25.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 17.
    Estimated Cost per Hour: $50.
    Estimated Startup and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Cost Burden: $850.

C. Public Comments

    Comments are particularly invited on: (a) Whether the 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.
    Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection document 
from Phillip Harmonick at the address listed in ADDRESSES.

    Statutory Authority: Section 11 of the Technology Transfer 
Commercialization Act of 2000, Public Law 106-404, codified at 42 
U.S.C. 7261c(c)(3)(C).

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 25, 2018.
Poli Marmolejos,
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.
[FR Doc. 2018-23809 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am]
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