[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 20827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07545]


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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) invites public comment on a 
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before June 7, 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].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Reim, 
[email protected], 202-748-3383.

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-New.
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: Survey of High-Assay, 
Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Needs for Civilian Domestic Research, 
Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Use.
    (3) Type of Review: New.
    (4) Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to inform the planning 
and development of a Department of Energy (DOE) HALEU Availability 
Program. Section 2001 of The Energy Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116-260, Dec. 
27, 2020) directs the Secretary to establish and carry out, through the 
Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), a program to support the availability of 
HALEU for civilian domestic research and development, demonstration, 
and commercial use. The Act directs multiple actions to facilitate the 
development of a commercial HALEU supply chain including establishing a 
consortium of fuel cycle entities to partner with DOE in making HALEU 
available, and to provide HALEU to consortium members during 
development of commercial domestic sources. NE is developing plans to 
establish the HALEU Availability Program to implement these and other 
directed actions, including those related to HALEU fuel fabrication, 
enrichment, and transportation.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 50.
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 4.
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $350.
    Statutory Authority: Section 2001 of The Energy Act of 2020 (Pub. 
L. 116-260, Dec. 27, 2020).

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 4, 
2022, by Sal J. Golub, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear 
Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain, Office of Nuclear Energy, 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 April 5, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-07545 Filed 4-7-22; 8:45 am]
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