[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 15196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04373]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: 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 30, 2024. 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 Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy 
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Rm. G-302, 
Germantown, MD 20874, or by fax at (301) 903-7738, or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874 or by 
telephone at (301) 903-3880, or by fax at (301) 903-7738, or by email 
at [email protected], https://www.energy.gov/cio/office-chief-information-officer/services/guidance/privacy-program/submitting-privacy-act.

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.: 1910-1700;
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: Privacy Act 
Administration;
    (3) Type of Review: Extension;
    (4) Purpose: The Privacy Act Information Request form aids the 
Department of Energy's processing of Privacy Act requests submitted by 
an individual or an authorized representative, wherein he or she is 
requesting records the government may maintain on the individual. The 
Department's use of this form continues to contribute to the 
implementation of the Department's Privacy Act processes, including, 
but not limited to, providing for faster processing of Privacy Act 
information requests by asking individuals or their authorized 
representative for pertinent information needed for records retrieval;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 390;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 390;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 130;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$14,078.
    Statutory Authority: The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a; 
Department of Energy, Records Maintained on Individuals (Privacy Act), 
10 CFR 1008; 42 U.S.C. 7101 et. seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et. seq.

Signing Authority

    This document of the U.S. Department of Energy was signed on 
February 20, 2024, by Ann Dunkin, Chief Information Officer, 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 February 27, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-04373 Filed 2-29-24; 8:45 am]
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