Notice2023-07899
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
April 14, 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 72 (Friday, April 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23019-23020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07899]
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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) 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 June 13, 2023. 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 by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d5e45445d404843595a4c445b485f6d43584e41484c5f034843485f4a54034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1928988918c848f95968088978493a18f94828d848093cf848f84938698cf868e97">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Krohn, Office of Nuclear
Energy, Department of Energy, Phone: (202) 586-7246, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afdcc7c6dfc2cac1dbd8cec6d9caddefc1daccc3cacedd81cac1caddc8d681c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="483b202138252d263c3f29213e2d3a08263d2b242d293a662d262d3a2f31662f273e">[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-NEW;
(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Instructions for
Requesting an Exception from the Secretary of Energy under Presidential
Proclamation Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement
of Russian-Affiliated Vessels to United States Ports;
(3) Type of Review: New;
(4) Purpose:
Per Proclamation 10371, ``Declaration of National Emergency and
Invocation of Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the
Anchorage and Movement of Russian-Affiliated Vessels to United States
Ports'' (``the Proclamation''), DOE seeks to provide instructions for
requesting an exception from the Secretary of Energy to the prohibition
set forth in the Proclamation.
The policies and actions of the Government of the Russian
Federation to continue the premeditated, unjustified, unprovoked, and
brutal war against Ukraine constitute a national emergency by reason of
a disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations of
the United States. In order to address this national emergency and
secure the observance of the rights and obligations of the United
States, President Biden, by his authority under the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, including the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and section 1 of title II of
Public Law 65-24, ch. 30, June 15, 1917, as amended (Magnuson Act) (46
U.S.C. 70051), has authorized the Secretary of Homeland Security to
make and issue such rules and regulations as appropriate to regulate
the anchorage and movement of Russian-affiliated vessels, and delegated
to the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to approve such
rules and regulations, as authorized by the Magnuson Act.
Prohibition
Pursuant to the Proclamation, Russian-affiliated vessels are
prohibited from entering into United States ports effective April 28,
2022, subject to two limited exceptions. One such exception (Sec. 2(a)
of the Proclamation) applies to Russian-affiliated vessels used in the
transport of source material, special nuclear material (SNM), and
byproduct material for which, and for such time as, the Secretary of
Energy, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Commerce,
determines that there is no viable source of supply available that
would not require transport by Russian-affiliated vessels.
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Application for Secretarial Determination
This proposed collection of information will request information
from applicants seeking to request an exception pursuant to Section
2(a) of the prohibition set forth in Section 1 of Proclamation 10371.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 10;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 20;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 40;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$2580;
Statutory Authority: Proclamation 10371, ``Declaration of National
Emergency and Invocation of Emergency Authority Relating to the
Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Russian-Affiliated Vessels
to United States Ports'', April 21, 2022.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 10,
2023, by Dr. Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Nuclear Energy, 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 April 11, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-07899 Filed 4-13-23; 8:45 am]
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