[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34676-34677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12237]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Office of Science, 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).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before August 8, 2022. If you anticipate any difficulty 
in submitting comments within that period, contact listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to: Courtney Bracey, Office of 
Information Management (SC-43), Office of Science, Department of 
Energy, GTN Building/E-180, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585, Direct: (301) 903-1844. Or by email at 
[email protected]. (301) 903-1844.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Bracey, 
[email protected], (301) 903-1844.

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.: 1910-5178;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Portfolio Analysis and 
Management System (PAMS);
    (3) Type of Review: Extension;
    (4) Purpose: This existing collection is based on the Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Electronic Handbooks 
software. Discretionary financial assistance proposals continue to be 
collected using Grants.gov but are imported into PAMS for use by the 
program offices. Under the existing information collection, an external 
interface in PAMS allows two other types of proposal submission: DOE 
National Laboratories are able to submit proposals for technical work 
authorizations directly into PAMS, while other Federal agencies will be 
able to submit proposals for interagency awards directly into PAMS. 
External users from all institution types are able to submit 
Solicitation Letters of Intent and Pre-proposals directly into PAMS. 
All applicants, whether they submitted through Grants.gov or PAMS, are 
able to register with PAMS to view the proposals that were submitted. 
They also are able to maintain a minimal amount of information in their 
personal profile. The existing collection automates and streamlines the 
submission, tracking, and correspondence portions of financial award 
pre-review processes.
    The information collected is used by DOE to select applicants and 
projects for financial awards;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: The following numbers 
are calculated using the average of data received in fiscal year 2018 
through fiscal year 2021. 7,278 PAMS new registrants, who are to 
include 11,829 submitters of lab proposals, interagency proposals, pre-
proposals, and Letters of Intent (LOI) (assuming one person per 
estimated submission) and 20,395 reviewers of proposals submitted 
through Grants.gov;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: Annual Estimated 
Number of Total Responses: The Office of Science receives about 581 DOE 
National Laboratory and interagency proposals per year, based on an 
average number of submissions received for (fiscal year 2018 through 
fiscal year 2021) and about 7,087 pre-proposals and letters of intent 
per year, based on an average of the data collected between fiscal year 
2018 and fiscal year 2021);
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 68,330;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 2, 
2022, by Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Director, Office of Science, 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 June 2, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-12237 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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