[Federal Register: August 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 164)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

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ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years the 
information collection package entitled, ``Chronic Beryllium Disease 
Prevention Program.'' Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended 
information collections are necessary for the proper performance of the 
functions of the agency, including whether the information has 
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the information collections, 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 information collections on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
September 25, 2006. 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 OMB Desk Officer of your 
intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer 
may be telephoned at 202-395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: DOE Desk Officer, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments should also be addressed to: Jeffrey Martus, IM-11/
Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290, or by fax at 301-903-9061 or by e-mail 
at Jeffrey.martus@hq.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Jeffrey Martus at the address listed above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection packages listed 
in this notice for public comment include the following:
    (1) OMB No.: 1910-5112.
    (2) Package Title: Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program.
    (3) Type of Review: Renewal.
    (4) Purpose: This information is used by DOE and DOE contractor 
employers to manage chronic beryllium disease prevention programs, to 
provide information to employees, and to permit oversight of their 
programs by DOE management.
    (5) Respondents: 1,703.
    (6) Estimated Burden Hours: 32,952.

    Statutory Authority: Department of Energy Organization Act, 
Public Law 95-91.

Jeffrey Martus,
Records Management Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-14046 Filed 8-23-06; 8:45 am]

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