[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43648-43649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17015]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security, 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 purpose of this collection is to protect national security 
and other critical assets entrusted to the Department.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before October 12, 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 Sandra Dentinger, AU-70/E-
455 Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585-1290 or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Sandra Dentinger, AU-70/E-455 Germantown Building, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20585-
1290, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at (301) 
903-5139.

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.: 1910-1800;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Security, Information 
Collections;
    (3) Type of Review: renewal;
    (4) Purpose: The purpose of this collection is to protect national 
security and other critical assets entrusted to the Department. 
Information collected is for (1) Foreign Ownership, Control or 
Influence data from bidders on DOE contracts requiring personnel 
security clearances; and (2) individuals in the process of applying for 
a security clearance/access authorization or who already holds one. The 
collections instruments are: DOE Form 5631.18, Security 
Acknowledgement; DOE F 5631.20, Request for Visitor Access Approval; 
DOE Form 5631.29, Security

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Termination Statement; DOE F 5631.34, Data Report on Spouse/Cohabitant; 
DOE Form 5631.5, The Conduct of Personnel Security Interviews; DOE Form 
5639.3 Report of Security Incident/Infraction; DOE F 471.1, Security 
Incident Notification Report; DOE Form 472.3 Foreign Citizenship 
Acknowledgement; DOE Form 473.2, Security Badge Request; DOE Form 
473.3, U.S. Department of Energy Clearance Access Request; Influence 
(e-FOCI) System (SF-328 used for entry); and the Foreign Access Central 
Tracking System (FACTS);
    (5) Estimated Number of Respondents: 75,661;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 84,621;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 13,251;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$1,192,590.
    Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251, and the following 
additional authorities:
    DOE F 5631.34, Data Report on Spouse/Cohabitant: Section 145(b) of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165; 
Executive Order 12968 (August 2, 1995); Executive Order 10865 (February 
20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE O 472.2 (July 
21, 2011).
    Security Incident Notification Report and Report of Preliminary 
Security Incident/Infraction (DOE F 471.1 and DOE F 5639.3): Executive 
Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); 32 CFR part 2001; DOE O 470.4B (July 
21, 2011).
    DOE F 5631.20, Request for Visitor Access Approval: Section 145(b) 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 
2165.
    DOE Form 5631.18, Security Acknowledgement: Section 145(b) of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165; 
Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); Executive Order 10865 (Feb. 
20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE O 5631.2C 
(February 17, 1994).
    DOE Form 5631.29, Security Termination Statement: Section 145(b) of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165; 
Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); Executive Order 10865 (Feb. 
20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (Apr. 27, 1953); 32 CFR part 2001; DOE 
O 472.2 (July 21, 2011).
    DOE Form 5631.5, The Conduct of Personnel Security Interviews: 10 
CFR part 710; Executive Order 12968 (Aug. 2, 1995); Executive Order 
10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE Order 472.2 (July 21, 2011).
    DOE F 473.3 U.S. Department of Energy Clearance Access Request DOE 
F 471.1, Security Incident Notification Report; DOE Form 472.3 Foreign 
Citizenship Acknowledgement; and DOE Form 473.2, Security Badge 
Request; the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and by Executive 
Orders 13764, 10865, and 13526.
    Electronic Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (e-FOCI) System: 
Executive Order 12829 (January 6, 1993); DOE O 470.4B (July 21, 2011).
    Foreign Access Central Tracking System (FACTS): Presidential 
Decision Directive 61 (February 1999); DOE O 142.3A (October 14, 2010).

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 5, 
2021, by Matthew B. Moury, Associate Under Secretary for Environment, 
Health, Safety and Security, 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 August 5, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-17015 Filed 8-9-21; 8:45 am]
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