[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 214 (Monday, November 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55354-55355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24131]
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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 January 4, 2019. 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 Courtney Bracey by email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Bracey,
[email protected], (301) 903-1844.
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. {1910-5178{time} ;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Portfolio Analysis and
Management System (PAMS);
(3) Type of Review: {extension{time} ;
(4) Purpose: This existing collection is based on the Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Electronic Handbooks
software. Discretionary financial assistance proposals continue to be
collected using Grants.gov but are imported into PAMS for use by the
program offices. Under the existing information collection, an external
interface in PAMS allows two other types of proposal submission: DOE
National Laboratories are able to submit proposals for technical work
authorizations directly into PAMS, while other Federal Agencies will be
able to submit Proposals for interagency awards directly into PAMS.
External users from all institution types are able to submit
Solicitation Letters of Intent and Pre-proposals directly into PAMS.
All applicants, whether they submitted
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through Grants.gov or PAMS, are able to register with PAMS to view the
proposals that were submitted. They also are able to maintain a minimal
amount of information in their personal profile. The existing
collection automates and streamlines the submission, tracking, and
correspondence portions of financial award pre-review processes.
The information collected is used by DOE to select applicants and
projects for financial awards;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: {The following numbers
are calculated using the average of data received in fiscal year 2015
through fiscal year 2018. 6,533 PAMS new registrants, who are to
include 9,700 submitters of lab proposals, interagency proposals, pre-
proposals, and Letters Of Intent (LOI) (assuming one person per
estimated submission) and 10,900 reviewers of proposals submitted
through Grants.gov;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: Annual Estimated
Number of Total Responses: The Office of Science receives about 370 DOE
national laboratory and interagency proposals per year, based on an
average number of submissions received for (fiscal year 2015 through
fiscal year 2018) and about 4,600 pre-proposals and letters of intent
per year, based on an average of the data collected between fiscal year
2015 and fiscal year 2018;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: The time it takes to
complete a form depends upon the type of form being completed. External
users will need to register with PAMS in order to access the system. It
takes approximately 30 minutes for external users to complete the forms
required to become a registered PAMS user. Both LOI and pre-proposal
forms take 15 minutes each, whereas completing a lab/interagency
proposal will take about 3 hours. The reviewers require about 3 hour of
analysis, per submission. Based on the annual estimated number of
responses, broken down by DOE national laboratory, letter of intent and
pre-proposal, the annual estimated time required for reviewers to
complete analysis or responses and the time required for external users
to register with PAMS, the estimated annual number of burden hours is
30,150;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251.
Signed in Washington, DC, on October 22, 2018.
Vasilios Kountouris,
Director, Office of Information Technology and Services, Office of
Science, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2018-24131 Filed 11-2-18; 8:45 am]
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