[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40593-40594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15920]


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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), 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 September 19, 2025. 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 Baldev Dhillon, EHSS-70, 
Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. 
SW, Washington, DC 20585-1290, or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Baldev Dhillon, EHSS-70, Germantown 
Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, 
Washington, DC 20585-1290, Telephone at (301) 903-0990 or by email at 
[email protected], or information about the collection 
instruments may be obtained at https://energy.gov/ehss/information-collection.

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.: 1910-5112;
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: Final Rule: Chronic 
Beryllium Disease Prevention Program;
    (3) Type of Review: Renewal;
    (4) Purpose: This collection provides the Department with the 
information needed to continue reducing the number of workers currently 
exposed to beryllium in the course of their work at DOE facilities 
managed by DOE or its contractors; minimize the levels and potential 
exposure to beryllium; to provide information to employees, to provide 
medical surveillance to ensure early detection of disease; and to 
permit oversight of the programs by DOE management;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,471 (27 DOE sites and 
6,444 workers affected by the rule);
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 14,359;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 29,794;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$2,248,023.52 [Same as response to question number A12.B on Supporting 
Statement A].
    Statutory Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. 2201, and 
the Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7191 and 7254.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 18, 
2025, by Stephanie K. Martin, Acting Director, Office of Environment, 
Health, Safety and Security 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.


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    Signed in Washington, DC on August 18, 2025.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025-15920 Filed 8-19-25; 8:45 am]
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