[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71054-71055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27005]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration, 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).

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DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before February 14, 2022. If you anticipate any 
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the 
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as 
possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent by email to 
[email protected]. Include ``Paperwork Reduction Act'' in the 
subject line. Comments can also be sent by fax at (202) 586-6789 or by 
mail to Katie Strangis, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of 
Nonproliferation and Arms Control, NA-24, National Nuclear Security 
Administration, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Room 
7F-075, Washington, DC 20585. Due to potential delays in DOE's receipt 
and processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, DOE 
encourages responders to submit comments electronically to ensure 
timely receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information on DOE's 
regulation of assistance to foreign atomic energy activities pursuant 
to 10 CFR part 810 is available at www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810. 
For other questions, contact Katie Strangis, Senior Policy Advisor, 
Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control, NA-24, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW, Room 7F-075, Washington, DC 20585, telephone (202) 586-8623.

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.: A1901-0263;
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: Assistance to Foreign 
Atomic Energy Activities;
    (3) Type of Review: Extension;
    (4) Purpose: This collection of information is necessary in order 
to provide the Secretary of Energy with the appropriate information 
needed to make informed determinations regarding requests to directly 
or indirectly engage or participate in the development or production of 
special nuclear material outside the United States;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 106;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 869;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,872;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$193,400.
    Statutory Authority: Section 57 b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act 
(AEA) of 1954, Section 161p. of the AEA, 10 CFR part 810.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December 9, 
2021, by Corey Hinderstein, 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 December 9, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-27005 Filed 12-13-21; 8:45 am]
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