[Federal Register: November 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 222)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy invites public comment on a proposed
collection of information that the Department is developing for
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
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proposed collection of information is in an interim final rule
pertaining to standby support that was published in the Federal
Register on May 15, 2006.
Request for Comments: Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the
Department invites comment on: (1) Whether the recordkeeping
requirements in the interim final rule are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Department's
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who choose to respond, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. Additional information about the Department's proposed
information collection may be obtained from the contact person named in
this notice.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
December 18, 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: Kenneth Chuck Wade, Project Manager,
Office of Nuclear Energy, NE-30, U.S. Department of Energy, Room A-264,
19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290. (301) 903-6509 or
Marvin Shaw, Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-52, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington DC
20585. (202) 586-2906.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection packages listed
in this notice for public comment include the following:
(1) OMB No. None.
(2) Collection title: Standby Support for Certain Nuclear Plant
Delays.
(3) Type of review: New collection.
(4) Type of respondents: Sponsors of new advanced nuclear
facilities.
(5) Estimated number of respondents: Three to five per year.
(6) Estimated total burden hours: 218.
(7) Frequency of response: Single submission.
(8) Abstract: On May 15, 2006, the Department published an interim
final rule to implement section 638 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
that authorizes the Secretary of Energy to enter into Standby Support
Contracts with sponsors of advanced nuclear power facilities to provide
risk insurance for certain delays attributed to the regulatory process
or litigation. (71 FR 28200). That rule contains the following
recordkeeping requirements that must be approved by OMB pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) before
sponsors can be required to comply with them: (1) Section 950.10(b)
contains information collection requirements pertaining to eligibility;
(2) Section 950.12(a) contains information collection requirements
pertaining to fulfillment of conditions precedent to a Standby Support
Contract; and (3) Section 950.23 contains information collection
requirements pertaining to submission of claims for payment of covered
costs under a Standby Support Contract.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 8, 2006.
Lorretta D. Bryant,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-19482 Filed 11-16-06; 8:45 am]
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