[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69607-69608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24344]


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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

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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, 2021. 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 Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy 
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Rm. G-302, 
Germantown, MD 20874, or by fax at (301) 903-7738 or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874 or by 
telephone at (301) 903-3880 or by fax at (301) 903-7738 or by email at 
[email protected], https://www.energy.gov/cio/office-chief-information-officer/services/guidance/privacy-program/submitting-privacy-act.

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-
1700; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Privacy Act 
Administration; (3) Type of Review: extension; (4) Purpose: The Privacy 
Act Information Request form aids the Department of Energy's processing 
of Privacy Act requests submitted by an individual or an authorized 
representative, wherein he or she is requesting records the government 
may maintain on the individual. The Department's use of this form 
continues to contribute to the implementation of the Department's 
Privacy Act processes, including, but not limited to, providing for 
faster processing of Privacy Act information requests by asking 
individuals or their authorized representative for pertinent 
information needed for records retrieval; (5) Annual Estimated Number 
of Respondents: 406; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 
406; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 135; (8) Annual 
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $7,847.
    Statutory Authority: The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 
Department of Energy, Records Maintained on Individuals (Privacy Act), 
10 CFR 1008.7.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on October 27, 2020, by Rocky Campione, Chief Information 
Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. 
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by 
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with 
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE 
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit 
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official 
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no 
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-24344 Filed 11-2-20; 8:45 am]
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