Notice2026-01292
Agency Information Collection Reinstatement
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Published
January 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to reinstate an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The information collection requests a reinstatement and three-year extension of its collection, titled Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program, OMB Control Number 1910-5112. The collection provides the Department information needed to continue reducing the number of workers currently exposed to beryllium in the course of their work at DOE facilities managed by DOE or its contractors; to minimize the levels and potential exposure to beryllium; to provide information to employees, to provide medical surveillance to ensure early detection of disease; and to permit oversight of the programs by DOE management.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2928-2929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01292]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Reinstatement
AGENCY: U.S. 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 reinstate an information collection
request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The information
collection requests a reinstatement and three-year extension of its
collection, titled Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program, OMB
Control Number 1910-5112. The collection provides the Department
information needed to continue reducing the number of workers currently
exposed to beryllium in the course of their work at DOE facilities
managed by DOE or its contractors; to minimize the levels and potential
exposure to beryllium; to provide information to employees, to provide
medical surveillance to ensure early detection of disease; and to
permit oversight of the programs by DOE management.
DATES: Comments regarding this information collection must be received
on or before February 23, 2026. 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) 881-9493.
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, EH-1.2, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585-
1290, Telephone at (301) 903-0990 or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86c4e7eae2e3f0a8c2eeefeaeae9e8c6eef7a8e2e9e3a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0a2818c848596cea488898c8c8f8ea08891ce848f85ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>, or information about the collection
instruments may be obtained at <a href="https://energy.gov/ehss/information-collection">https://energy.gov/ehss/information-collection</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.: 1910-5112;
(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Chronic Beryllium
Disease Prevention Program;
(3) Type of Review: Reinstatement;
(4) Purpose: This collection provides the Department with the
information needed to continue reducing the number of workers currently
exposed to beryllium in the course of their work at DOE facilities
managed by DOE or its contractors; to minimize the levels and potential
exposure to beryllium; to provide information to employees, to provide
medical surveillance to ensure early detection of disease; and to
permit oversight of the programs by DOE management;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,471 (27 DOE sites and
6,444 workers affected by the rule);
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 14,359;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 29,794;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$2,248,023.52.
Statutory Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. 2201, and
the
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Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7191 and 7254.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 7,
2026, by Stephanie K. Martin, Acting 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 January 21, 2026.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-01292 Filed 1-22-26; 8:45 am]
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