[Federal Register: October 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 198)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

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

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection package to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The package requests a three-year 
extension of the information collection entitled, ``Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Requirements for Safety Management System.'' 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

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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 
November 13, 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 package listed in 
this notice for public comment includes the following:
    1. (1) OMB No.: 1910-5103. (2) Package Title: Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Requirements for Safety Management System. (3) Type of 
Review: Renewal. (4) Purpose: This collection is required by the 
Department to ensure that the management and operating contractors are 
performing work safety at DOE facilities. (5) Respondents: 7. (6) 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2,450.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2006.
Sharon A. Evelin,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-17000 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am]

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