Notice2023-05735
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
March 21, 2023
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16963-16964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05735]
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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) 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 April 20, 2023. 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) 395-8585.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: Baldev Dhillon, EHSS-74, (301) 903-
0990, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c280a3aea6a7b4ec86aaabaeaeadac82aab3eca6ada7eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="743615181011025a301c1d18181b1a341c055a101b115a131b02">[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.: 1910-1800.
(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Security Information
Collections.
(3) Type of Review: Renewal.
(4) Purpose: The purpose of this collection is to protect national
security and other critical assets entrusted to the Department.
Information collected is for (1) foreign ownership, control or
influence data from bidders on DOE contracts requiring personnel
security clearances; and (2) individuals in the process of applying for
a security clearance/access authorization or who already holds one. The
collections instruments are: DOE Form 5631.18, Security
Acknowledgement; DOE Form 5631.20, Request for Visitor Access Approval;
DOE Form 5631.29, Security Termination Statement; DOE F 5631.34, Data
Report on Spouse/Cohabitant; DOE Form 5631.5, The Conduct of Personnel
Security Interviews; DOE Form 5639.3 Report of Security Incident/
Infraction; DOE F 471.1, Security Incident Notification Report; DOE
Form 472.3 Foreign Citizenship Acknowledgement; DOE Form 473.2,
Security Badge Request; DOE Form 473.3, U.S. Department of Energy
Clearance Access Request; Influence (e-FOCI) System (SF-328 used for
entry); DOE Form 272.2, U.S. Department of Energy Personnel Security
Information Reporting Form (DOE F 272.2) and the Foreign Access Central
Tracking System (FACTS).
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,661.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 109,621.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 25,751.
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(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$2,317,590.
Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251, and the following
additional authorities:
DOE Form 5631.34, Data Report on Spouse/Cohabitant: Section 145(b)
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C.
2165; Executive Order 12968 (August 2, 1995); Executive Order 10865
(February 20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE Order
472.2 (July 21, 2011).
Security Incident Notification Report and Report of Preliminary
Security Incident/Infraction (DOE Form 471.1 and DOE Form 5639.3):
Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); 32 CFR part 2001; DOE Order
470.4B (July 21, 2011).
DOE Form 5631.20, Request for Visitor Access Approval: Section
145(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42
U.S.C. 2165.
DOE Form 5631.18, Security Acknowledgement: Section 145(b) of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165;
Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); Executive Order 10865 (Feb.
20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE Order 5631.2C
(February 17, 1994).
DOE Form 5631.29, Security Termination Statement: Section 145(b) of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165;
Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); Executive Order 10865 (Feb.
20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (Apr. 27, 1953); 32 CFR part 2001; DOE
O 472.2 (July 21, 2011).
DOE Form 5631.5, The Conduct of Personnel Security Interviews: 10
CFR part 710; Executive Order 12968 (Aug. 2, 1995); Executive Order
10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE Order 472.2 (July 21, 2011).
DOE Form 473.3, U.S. Department of Energy Clearance Access Request;
DOE Form 471.1, Security Incident Notification Report; DOE Form 472.3
Foreign Citizenship Acknowledgement; and DOE Form 473.2, Security Badge
Request; the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and by Executive
Orders 13764, 10865, and 13526.
Electronic Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (e-FOCI) System:
Executive Order 12829 (January 6, 1993); DOE Order 470.4B (July 21,
2011).
Foreign Access Central Tracking System (FACTS): Presidential
Decision Directive 61 (February 1999); DOE Order 142.3A (October 14,
2010).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 15,
2023, by Todd N. Lapointe, 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 March 16, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-05735 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
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