[Federal Register: September 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 175)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and 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 3 years, an information 
collection request (ICR) with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
concerning the Occupational Radiation Protection program, OMB Control 
Number 1910-5105.
    The Office of Worker Safety and Health Policy ensures that adequate 
policies are in place for the protection of workers at DOE sites and 
operations. The Office of Worker Safety and Health Policy uses the 
information collected from the contractors to evaluate the adequacy of 
DOE policies for the protection of workers from exposure to ionizing 
radiation.
    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

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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 proposed information collection must be 
received on or before November 13, 2007. If you anticipate difficulty 
in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed 
below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to: Dr. Judith D. Foulke, 
Office of Worker Safety and Health Policy (HS-11), U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, or by fax 
at (301) 903-7773 or by e-mail at judy.foulke@hq.doe.gov.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR contains: (1) OMB No: 1910-5105; 
(2) Package Title: Occupational Radiation Protection Program; (3) Type 
of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: The recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements that comprise this information collection will permit DOE 
and its contractors to provide management control and oversight over 
health and safety programs concerning worker exposure to ionizing 
radiation; (5) Respondents: 50; (6) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 
50,000. Statutory Authority: Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, 
part 835.
    Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Agency Information 
Collection Extension.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2007.
Lesley A. Gasperow,
Director, Office of Resource Management, Office of Health, Safety and 
Security.
 [FR Doc. E7-17843 Filed 9-10-07; 8:45 am]

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