[Federal Register: November 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 226)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Proposal
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), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to propose an information collection
package with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concerning the
Work Authorization System, as prescribed in DOE O 412. 1A, in order to
authorize and control work performed by designated Management and
Operating (M&O) contractors and other contractors as determined by the
senior procurement executive, consistent with the budget execution and
program evaluation requirements of the DOE Planning, Programming,
Budget, and Evaluation process. 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.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
December 26, 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: This package contains:
(1) OMB No.: None.
(2) Package Title: Work Authorization System.
(3) Type of Review: New.
(4) Purpose: This information is required by the Department to
ensure that programmatic and administrative management requirements and
resources are managed efficiently and effectively.
(5) Respondents: 33.
(6) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 528 hours.
Statutory Authority: Sec. 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).
Issued in Washington, DC on November 14, 2006.
Sharon A. Evelin,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-19855 Filed 11-22-06; 8:45 am]
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