[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1488-1489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00108]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

National Nuclear Security Administration


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted a request to the 
OMB for the extension of information collection authorities under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DOE requests a 
three-year extension of its authority to collection information for its 
American Assured Fuel Supply Program, OMB Control Number 1910-5173. The 
proposed collection is necessary for DOE to determine the eligibility 
of the applicants to access low enriched uranium (LEU) in the American 
Assured Fuel Supply (AAFS).

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
February 8, 2021. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments, 
but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by 
this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to 
make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be 
telephoned at (202) 395-4718.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent

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within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Comments and recommendations may also be sent 
within 30 days of publication of this notice to Jessica Norles, Foreign 
Affairs Specialist, by email at [email protected]. If 
comments cannot be sent by email, please contact Jessica Norles at the 
phone number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice for an alternative means of submission.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For other questions, contact Jessica 
Norles, Foreign Affairs Specialist, Office of Nonproliferation and Arms 
Control, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585, 
[email protected], (202) 586-2271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE published in the Federal Register a 
Notice of Availability for the American Assured Fuel Supply (AAFS). 76 
FR 51357 (Aug. 18, 2011), and a Notice of Availability of application 
requirements to access the material in the AAFS. 78 FR 72071 (Dec. 2, 
2013). DOE previously submitted an information collection extension 
request to the OMB for an extension under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 in 2017. 82 FR 17650 (April 12, 2017).
    This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
5173; (2) Information Collection Request Title: The American Assured 
Fuel Supply Program; (3) Type of Review: Extension; (4) Purpose: DOE 
created the AAFS, a reserve of LEU to serve as a backup fuel supply for 
foreign recipients to be supplied through U.S. persons, or for domestic 
recipients, in the event of fuel supply disruption. This effort 
supports the United States Government's nuclear nonproliferation 
objectives by supporting civilian nuclear energy development while 
minimizing proliferation risks. This collection of information is 
necessary for DOE to determine the eligibility of applicants to access 
the LEU in the AAFS and implement this important nonproliferation 
initiative; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 10; (6) Annual 
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 10; (7) Annual Estimated Number of 
Burden Hours: 8 per respondent for a total of 80 per year; (8) Annual 
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $960.13 per 
respondent for a total of $9,601.28 per year.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December 
16, 2020, by Brent K. Park, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear 
Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, 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 January 5, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-00108 Filed 1-7-21; 8:45 am]
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