Notice2022-05632

Agency Information Collection Extension

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Published
March 17, 2022

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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 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15227-15228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05632]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Office of Management, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and 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 May 16, 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 John Harris, Office of 
Policy, Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division, Office of 
Acquisition Management, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-1615, by email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#22684d4a4c0c6a4350504b51624a530c464d470c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e2401060040260f1c1c071d2e061f400a010b40090118">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; Mr. Harris may be contacted at (202) 287-1471.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Harris, (202) 287-1471, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#08426760662640697a7a617b486079266c676d266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a4065626424426b787863794a627b246e656f246d657c">[email&#160;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.: 1910-5194;
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: Certification of 
Vaccination--DOE Onsite Support Service Contractor Employees;
    (3) Type of Review: Renewal;
    (4) Purpose: This information is being collected, and maintained in 
order to promote the safety of Federal buildings, the Federal 
workforce, and others on site at agency facilities consistent with the 
COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Agency Model Safety Principles established 
by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, and guidance from the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration. Specifically, this information will be used 
by DOE staff charged with implementing and enforcing workplace safety 
protocols.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,000;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 15,000;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2,505;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$232,057.
    Statutory Authority: Executive Order 13991, Protecting the Federal 
Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing (Jan. 20, 2021); Occupational 
Safety and Health Program for Federal Employees (Feb. 26, 1980); 5 
U.S.C. chapters 11, and 79.; the COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Agency 
Model Safety Principles established by the Safer Federal Workforce Task 
Force,

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and guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 10, 
2022, by John R. Bashista, Director, Office of Acquisition Management 
and Senior Procurement Executive, 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 March 14, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-05632 Filed 3-16-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P


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