Notice2022-03197
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
February 15, 2022
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
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).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8575-8576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03197]
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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 18, 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 may be sent to Eric F. Mulch, Attorney-
Adviser, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6306110a004d0e160f000b230b124d070c064d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1277607b713c7f677e717a527a633c767d773c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric F. Mulch, Attorney-Adviser, at
(202) 287-5746, or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85e0f7ece6abe8f0e9e6edc5edf4abe1eae0abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8eebfce7eda0e3fbe2ede6cee6ffa0eae1eba0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.: 1910-5115.
(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Contractor Legal
Management Requirements.
(3) Type of Review: Extension.
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(4) Purpose: The information collection to be extended has been and
will be used to form the basis for DOE actions on requests from the
contractors for reimbursement of litigation and other legal expenses.
The information collected related to annual legal budget, staffing and
resource plans, and initiation or settlement of defensive or offensive
litigation is and will be similarly used.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 45.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 154.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1150.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0.
Statutory Authority: Section 161 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
42 U.S.C. 2201, the Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C
7101, et seq., and the National Nuclear Security Administration Act, 50
U.S.C. 2401, et seq.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 9,
2022, by Samuel T. Walsh, General Counsel, 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 10, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-03197 Filed 2-14-22; 8:45 am]
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