[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49867-49868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12821]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration, 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 July 12, 2024. If you anticipate that you will be 
submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the period of 
time allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB 
of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk 
Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-4718.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For other questions, contact Laura 
Fellow, Foreign Affairs Specialist, by mail at Office of 
Nonproliferation and Arms Control, National Nuclear Security 
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585, or by fax at (865) 203-3946 or by email at 
[email protected]. Due to potential delays in DOE's receipt and 
processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, DOE encourages 
responders to submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt.

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.: 1910-5173;
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: The American Assured 
Fuel Supply Program;
    (3) Type of Review: Extension;
    (4) Purpose: DOE created the American Assured Fuel Supply (AFS), a 
reserve of low enriched uranium (LEU) to serve as backup fuel supply 
for foreign recipients to be supplied through U.S. persons or for 
domestic recipients in the case of supply disruptions in the nuclear 
fuel market. This effort supports the United States Government's 
nuclear nonproliferation objectives by supporting civilian nuclear 
energy development while minimizing proliferation risks. This 
collection of information in the event of supply disruption is 
necessary for DOE to identify if applicants meet basic requirements to 
access the AAFS and implement this important nonproliferation 
initiative.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 10;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 10;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 80;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$9,058.
    Statutory Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Nuclear 
Nonproliferation Act of 1978.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 6, 
2024, by Melissa Mann, Associate Deputy Administrator, Office of 
Nonproliferation and Arms Control, National Nuclear Security 
Administration, Department of 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

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administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this 
document upon publication in the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-12821 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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