[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28029-28030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12760]


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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). The collections in this package are applicable to contract 
management in DOE, collected by DOE to monitor and manage the safety 
performance of its contractors and to fulfill federal reporting 
requirements. The information obtained from DOE contractors is used by 
Department management at the appropriate levels to manage the work 
pertaining to environment, safety and health throughout DOE and will 
include automated reporting of information into the following systems: 
Computerized Accident/Incident Reporting System (CAIRS); Occurrence 
Reporting and Processing System (ORPS); Noncompliance Tracking System 
(NTS); Radiation Exposure Monitoring System (REMS); Annual Fire 
Protection Summary Application; Safety Basis Information System; and 
Lessons Learned System.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
August 16, 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 Sandra Dentinger, AU-70, 
Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. 
SW, Washington, DC 20585-1290, by fax at (301) 903-0155 or by email at 
[email protected], or information about the collection 
instruments may be obtained at http://energy.gov/ehss/information-collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Sandra Dentinger at [email protected] or (301) 
903-5139.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
extended information collection 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 information collection, 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 information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. The information 
collection request contains the following: (1) OMB No: 1910-0300; (2) 
Information Collection Request Title: Environment, Safety and Health; 
(3) Type of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: The collections are used by 
DOE to

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exercise management oversight and control over its contractors in the 
ways in which the DOE contractors provide goods and services for DOE 
organizations and activities in accordance with the terms of their 
contract(s); the applicable statutory, regulatory and mission support 
requirements of the Department. (5) Annual Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 845; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 
82,155; (7) Response Obligation: Required, except for Noncompliance 
Tracking System (see Statutory Authority section below); (8) Annual 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 37,280; (9) 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, and the following 
additional authorities:
    Computerized Accident/Incident Reporting System (CAIRS): DOE Order 
231.1B (November 28, 2012).
    Occurrence Reporting and Processing System (ORPS): DOE Order 232.2A 
(January 17, 2017).
    Noncompliance Tracking System (NTS): 10 CFR part 820; 10 CFR part 
851.
    Radiation Exposure Monitoring System (REMS): 10 CFR part 835; DOE 
Order 231.1B (November 28, 2012).
    Annual Fire Protection Summary Application: DOE Order 231.1B 
(November 28, 2012).
    Safety Basis Information System: 10 CFR part 830; DOE Order 231.1B 
(November 28, 2012).
    Lessons Learned System: DOE Order 210.2A (April 8, 2011).

    Signed in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2019.
Matthew B. Moury,
Associate Under Secretary for Environment, Health, Safety and Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-12760 Filed 6-14-19; 8:45 am]
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