Notice2022-10978
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
May 23, 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). The purpose of this collection is to ensure that individuals who occupy positions affording them access to certain materials, nuclear explosive devices, facilities, and programs meet the highest standards of reliability and physical and mental suitability.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 31222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10978]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security, U.S.
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). The
purpose of this collection is to ensure that individuals who occupy
positions affording them access to certain materials, nuclear explosive
devices, facilities, and programs meet the highest standards of
reliability and physical and mental suitability.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before July 22, 2022. If you anticipate 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 Mike Hamar, EHSS-1.2/6H-035
Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585-1290 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#076a6e6c62296f666a6675476f762963686229606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f0206040a41070e020e1d2f071e410b000a41080019">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Mike Hamar, EHSS-1.2/6H-035 Forrestal Building, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585-1290 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbb6b2b0bef5b3bab6baa99bb3aaf5bfb4bef5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfb2b6b4baf1b7beb2bead9fb7aef1bbb0baf1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a> or by telephone at
(202) 586-2569.
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.: 1910-5122;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Human Reliability
Program;
(3) Type of Review: Renewal;
(4) Purpose: The purpose of this collection is to ensure that
individuals who occupy positions affording access to certain materials,
nuclear explosive devices, facilities, and programs meet the highest
standards of reliability and physical and mental suitability.
This information collection request consists of forms that will
certify to DOE that respondents were advised of the requirements for
occupying or continuing to occupy a Human Reliability Program (HRP)
position. The HRP is a security and safety reliability program for
individuals who apply for or occupy certain positions that are critical
to the national security. It requires an initial and annual supervisory
review, medical assessment, management evaluation, and a DOE personnel
security review of all applicants or incumbents. It is also used to
ensure that employees assigned to nuclear explosive duties do not have
emotional, mental, or physical conditions that could result in an
accidental or unauthorized detonation of nuclear explosives. The
information collection instructions are forms which include: HRP
Certification (DOE F 470.3), Acknowledgement and Agreement to
Participate in the HRP (DOE F 470.4), Authorization and Consent to
Release HRP Records in Connection with HRP (DOE F 470.5), and HRP
Alcohol Testing Form (DOE F 470.7).
(5) Estimated Number of Respondents: 41,312;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 41,365;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 3,587;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$312,069.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2165; 42 U.S.C. 2201; 42 U.S.C.
5814-5815; 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.; E.O. 10450,
3 CFR 1949-1953 Comp., p. 936, as amended; E.O. 10865, 3 CFR 1959-1963
Comp., p. 398, as amended; 3 CFR Chap. IV.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 17,
2022, by Matthew B. Moury, 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.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-10978 Filed 5-20-22; 8:45 am]
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