[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51130-51131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19731]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of 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 November 15, 2021. If you anticipate any 
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the 
person listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to John Harris, Office of 
Policy, Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division, Office of 
Acquisition Management, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-1615, by email to 
[email protected]; Mr. Harris may be contacted at (202) 287-1471.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Harris, (202) 287-1471, 
[email protected].

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.: 1910-4100;
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: Procurement 
Requirements;
    (3) Type of Review: Renewal;
    (4) Purpose: The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); Title 48 
Federal Acquisition Regulations System; Chapter 9 Department of Energy 
(DOE); Subchapter H Clauses and Forms; Part 952--Solicitation 
Provisions and Contract Clauses; and Subchapter I Agency Supplementary 
Regulations; Part 970 DOE Management and Operating Contracts; Section 
970.52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses for Management and 
Operating Contracts; requires DOE to collect certain types of 
information from those seeking to do business with the Department or 
those awarded contracts by the Department. This package contains 
information collections necessary for the solicitation, award, 
administration, and closeout of procurement contracts.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,387;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 7,387;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 666,082;

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    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$58,115,655.
    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 26, 
2021, by John R. Bashista, Director, Office of Acquisition Management 
and Senior Procurement Executive, 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 September 8, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-19731 Filed 9-13-21; 8:45 am]
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