[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 4882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01935]


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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 April 1, 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 to Phillip Harmonick, Office of 
Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phillip Harmonick, Office of Hearings 
and Appeals, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 287-1594, [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.: 1910-5118.
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: Technology Partnerships 
Ombudsmen Reporting Requirements;
    (3) Type of Review: Extension;
    (4) Purpose: DOE's Alternative Dispute Resolution Office is one of 
four entities that collects reports required by the Technology Transfer 
Commercialization Act of 2000 from technology partnership ombudsmen at 
each DOE national laboratory. These reports are intended to demonstrate 
the extent to which each national laboratory has incorporated 
alternative dispute resolution techniques into its respective 
technology transfer program.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 17;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 68;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 17;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $873.
    Statutory Authority: Section 11 of the Technology Transfer 
Commercialization Act of 2000, Public Law 106-404, codified at 42 
U.S.C. 7261c(c)(3)(C).

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 26, 
2022, by Poli A. Marmolejos, Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 
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 26, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-01935 Filed 1-28-22; 8:45 am]
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