[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 65617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17889]


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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 September 11, 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: Oluwatosin Fadarey, Attorney-Adviser 
(Labor), GC-63, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (240) 751-3745. Email: 
[email protected].

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.: 1910-5165;
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: U.S. Department of 
Energy Semi-Annual Davis Bacon Enforcement Report;
    (3) Type of Review: Renewal;
    (4) Purpose: This information collection ensures Departmental 
compliance with 29 CFR 5.7(b). The respondents are Department of Energy 
Management & Operating contractors, Facilities Management contractors, 
and recipients of financial assistance whose work is subject to the 
Davis-Bacon Act and Davis-Bacon Related Acts;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 150;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 300;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 600;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$120.71 per respondent.
    Statutory Authority: 29 CFR 5.7(b).

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 6, 
2024, by John T. Lucas, Deputy General Counsel for Business 
Transactions, 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 7, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-17889 Filed 8-9-24; 8:45 am]
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