[Federal Register: February 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 38)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB Review and Comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance a proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The proposed collection will enable DOE to have current knowledge
of Federal employees and contractors conducting foreign travel to a non
U.S. territory on the behalf of DOE. Information gathered will include
dates of travel, destination, purpose, and after-hour contact
information in case of emergency.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register. 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 DOE Desk Officer at OMB 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 the 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.
And to Julie Squires by fax at (202) 586-0406 or by e-mail at
julie.squires@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Julie Squires at julie.squires@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains: (1) OMB No. {``New''{time} ; (2) Information Collection
Request Title: Records, and secures approval of all foreign travel
conducted by DOE federal employees and contractors. The system allows
DOE to have full accountability of all travel and in cases of emergency
DOE is able to quickly retrieve information as to who is traveling,
where the individual is traveling, and the dates of travel. Information
gathered is listed under three categories: (1) Traveler Information
which requests traveler's name, passport information, site, position,
and contact information, (2) General Trip Information which consists of
estimated travel costs, and (3) Trip Itinerary Information which
consists of destination, dates of travel, and purpose, (5) Type of
Respondents: DOE Federal employees and contractors traveling on behalf
of DOE (6) Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 8,313; (7) Estimated
Annual Number of Burden Hours: 4228; (8) Estimated Annual Cost Burden:
None.
Authority: DOE Order 551.1C (Jun. 24, 2008), regarding
``Official Foreign Travel.''
Issued in Washington, DC on February 20, 2009.
Julie Squires,
Acting Director, Office of Management, Office of International Travel
and Exchange Visitor Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-4217 Filed 2-26-09; 8:45 am]
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