Notice2026-04744

Agency Information Collection Extension

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Published
March 11, 2026

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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). The information collection requests a three-year extension of its collection, titled "Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities," OMB Control Number 1901-0263.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 11967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04744]


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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), 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 information collection requests a three-year extension of 
its collection, titled ``Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy 
Activities,'' OMB Control Number 1901-0263.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before April 10, 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: Additional information on DOE's 
regulation of assistance to foreign atomic energy activities pursuant 
to 10 CFR part 810 is available at <a href="http://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810">www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810</a>. 
For other questions, email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96e6f7e4e2aea7a6d6f8f8e5f7b8f2f9f3b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbcbdac9cf838a8bfbd5d5c8da95dfd4de95dcd4cd">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or contact Andrew 
Lyman, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Nonproliferation and Arms 
Control, NA-24, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, telephone 
(202) 287-1025.

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.: 1901-0263;
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: Assistance to Foreign 
Atomic Energy Activities;
    (3) Type of Review: Extension;
    (4) Purpose: This collection of information from U.S. exporters is 
necessary in order to provide the Secretary of Energy with the 
appropriate information needed to make informed determinations 
regarding requests to directly or indirectly engage or participate in 
the development or production of special nuclear material outside the 
United States.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 101;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 681;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1127;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$127,686
    Statutory Authority: Sections 57 b.(2) and 161p. of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), 10 CFR part 810.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 6, 
2026, by Matthew Napoli, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear 
Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, 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 9, 2026.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-04744 Filed 3-10-26; 8:45 am]
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