[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52945-52946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18716]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), Bonneville Power 
Administration (BPA), invites public comment on a collection of 
information that BPA is developing for submission to OMB pursuant to 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection, 
Contractor Safety, will be used to manage portions of the Safety 
program that are related to contractors. These collection instruments 
allow for compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
(OSHA) requirements.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before October 31, 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 and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent

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within 60 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 60 day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Written comments may be sent to Bonneville Power 
Administration, Attn: Stephanie Noell, Privacy Program, CGI-7, PO Box 
3621, Portland, OR 97208-3621, or by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Attn: Stephanie Noell, Privacy Program, by email at 
[email protected], or by phone at (503) 230-3881.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
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.: New;
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: Contractor Safety;
    (3) Type of Review: New;
    (4) Purpose: This information collection will be used to manage BPA 
safety programs that relate to contractors: BPA F 5480.28e, Excavation/
Trenching Permit, BPA F 6410.15e, Contractor's Report of Injury or 
Illness, BPA F 6410.18e, Contractor's Report of Incident/Near-Hit, BPA 
F 6410.42e, Contract Energized Electrical Work Permit;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 190;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 190;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 50;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Statutory Authority: The Bonneville Project Act of 1937, 16 U.S.C 
832a; and the following additional authorities: 42 U.S.C. 7101; 5 
U.S.C. 301; E.O. 12009; 29 U.S.C. 657 and 29 CFR part 1926.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 8, 
2022, by Candice D. Palen, Information Collection Clearance Manager, 
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 August 25, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-18716 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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