80_FR_36657 80 FR 36535 - Agency Information Collection Extension

80 FR 36535 - Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 122 (June 25, 2015)

Page Range36535-36536
FR Document2015-15629

The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its Labor Relations Report collection. The collection requests information from the Department of Energy Management and Operation (M&O) and Facilities Management Contractors for contract administration, management oversight, and cost control. The information collection will assist the Department in evaluating the implementation of the contractors' work force collective bargaining agreements, and apprise the Department of significant labor-management developments at DOE contractor sites. This information is used to ensure that Department contractors maintain good labor relations and retain a workforce in accordance with the terms of their contract and in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements as identified by contract.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection request to OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a 
three-year extension of its Labor Relations Report collection. The 
collection requests information from the Department of Energy 
Management and Operation (M&O) and Facilities Management Contractors 
for contract administration, management oversight, and cost control. 
The information collection will assist the Department in evaluating the 
implementation of the contractors' work force collective bargaining 
agreements, and apprise the Department of significant labor-management 
developments at DOE contractor sites. This information is used to 
ensure that Department contractors maintain good labor relations and 
retain a workforce in

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accordance with the terms of their contract and in compliance with 
statutory and regulatory requirements as identified by contract.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
July 27, 2015. 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 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: Eva M. Auman, GC-63, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Or by fax at 202-586-
0971; or by email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to: Eva M. Auman, Attorney-Advisor (Labor), GC-63, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585, or by fax at 202-586-0971 or by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5143; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Labor Relations Report; (3) Type of Request: Renewal; (4) 
Purpose: The proposed collection will request information from the 
Department of Energy M&O and Facilities Management Contractors for 
contract administration, management oversight, and cost control. This 
information is used to ensure that Department contractors maintain good 
labor relations and retain a workforce in accordance with the terms of 
their contract and in compliance with statutory and regulatory 
requirements as identified by contract. The respondents are Department 
M&O and Facility Management Contractors; (5) Annual Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 35; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 35; 
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1.84 per respondent for 
total of 64.4 per year; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $4,940.20.

    Statutory Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7254, 7256.

    Issued in Washington, DC on: June 19, 2015.
Jean S. Stucky,
Assistant General Counsel for Labor and Pension Law, Office of the 
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2015-15629 Filed 6-24-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    770) requires that public notice of this                agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal                  meetings and will make every effort to
                                                    meeting be announced in the Federal                     Officer is empowered to conduct the                    accommodate persons with physical
                                                    Register.                                               meeting in a fashion that will facilitate              disabilities or special needs. If you
                                                    DATES:  Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 1:00                  the orderly conduct of business.                       require special accommodations due to
                                                    p.m.–5:15 p.m.                                          Individuals wishing to make public                     a disability, please contact Barbara
                                                                                                            comments will be provided a maximum                    Ulmer at least seven days in advance of
                                                    ADDRESSES: Sagebrush Inn Conference
                                                                                                            of five minutes to present their                       the meeting at the phone number listed
                                                    Center, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur,                                                                             above. Written statements may be filed
                                                                                                            comments.
                                                    Taos, New Mexico 87571.                                   Minutes: Minutes will be available by                with the Board either before or after the
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        writing or calling Menice Santistevan at               meeting. Individuals who wish to make
                                                    Menice Santistevan, Northern New                        the address or phone number listed                     oral presentations pertaining to agenda
                                                    Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board                         above. Minutes and other Board                         items should contact Barbara Ulmer at
                                                    (NNMCAB), 94 Cities of Gold Road,                       documents are on the Internet at:                      the telephone number listed above. The
                                                    Santa Fe, NM 87506. Phone (505) 995–                    http://www.nnmcab.energy.gov/.                         request must be received five days prior
                                                    0393; Fax (505) 989–1752 or Email:                                                                             to the meeting and reasonable provision
                                                                                                              Issued at Washington, DC, on June 19,
                                                    Menice.Santistevan@em.doe.gov.                                                                                 will be made to include the presentation
                                                                                                            2015.
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                     in the agenda. The Deputy Designated
                                                                                                            LaTanya R. Butler,
                                                      Purpose of the Board: The purpose of                                                                         Federal Officer is empowered to
                                                                                                            Deputy Committee Management Officer.
                                                    the Board is to make recommendations                                                                           conduct the meeting in a fashion that
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–15626 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    to DOE–EM and site management in the                                                                           will facilitate the orderly conduct of
                                                    areas of environmental restoration,                     BILLING CODE 6405–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                   business. Individuals wishing to make
                                                    waste management, and related                                                                                  public comments can do so during the
                                                    activities.                                                                                                    15 minutes allotted for public
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                    Tentative Agenda                                                                                               comments.
                                                                                                            Environmental Management Site-                            Minutes: Minutes will be available by
                                                       • Call to Order by Deputy Designated                                                                        writing to Barbara Ulmer at the address
                                                                                                            Specific Advisory Board, Nevada
                                                    Federal Officer (DDFO)                                                                                         listed above or at the following Web
                                                       • Welcome and Introductions                          AGENCY:   Department of Energy.                        site: http://nv.energy.gov/nssab/
                                                       • Approval of Agenda and Meeting                     ACTION:   Notice of open meeting.                      MeetingMinutes.aspx.
                                                    Minutes of May 20, 2015
                                                                                                                                                                     Issued at Washington, DC, on June 19,
                                                       • Old Business                                       SUMMARY:   This notice announces a                     2015.
                                                       Æ Written Reports                                    meeting of the Environmental                           LaTanya R. Butler,
                                                       Æ Other Items                                        Management Site-Specific Advisory
                                                       • New Business                                                                                              Deputy Committee Management Officer.
                                                                                                            Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal
                                                       Æ Report form Nominating Committee                                                                          [FR Doc. 2015–15627 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
                                                       Æ Other Items                                        463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public                BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                       • Update from DDFO                                   notice of this meeting be announced in
                                                       • DOE Presentations                                  the Federal Register.
                                                       • Update from Liaisons                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                            DATES: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 4:00
                                                       Æ Update from DOE
                                                                                                            p.m.                                                   Agency Information Collection
                                                       Æ Update from Los Alamos National
                                                    Laboratory                                              ADDRESSES: Bob Ruud Community                          Extension
                                                       Æ Update from New Mexico                             Center, 150 N. Highway 160, Pahrump,                   AGENCY: Department of Energy.
                                                    Environment Department                                  Nevada 89060.
                                                                                                                                                                   ACTION: Notice and request for OMB
                                                       • Public Comment Period                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       review and comment.
                                                       • Wrap-Up Comments from                              Barbara Ulmer, Board Administrator,
                                                    NNMCAB Members                                          232 Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las                     SUMMARY:   The Department of Energy
                                                       • Adjourn                                            Vegas, Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 630–                 (DOE) has submitted an information
                                                       Public Participation: The EM SSAB,                   0522; Fax (702) 295–5300 or Email:                     collection request to OMB for extension
                                                    Northern New Mexico, welcomes the                       NSSAB@nnsa.doe.gov.                                    under the provisions of the Paperwork
                                                    attendance of the public at its advisory                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of                  Reduction Act of 1995. The information
                                                    committee meetings and will make                        the Board: The purpose of the Board is                 collection requests a three-year
                                                    every effort to accommodate persons                     to make recommendations to DOE–EM                      extension of its Labor Relations Report
                                                    with physical disabilities or special                   and site management in the areas of                    collection. The collection requests
                                                    needs. If you require special                           environmental restoration, waste                       information from the Department of
                                                    accommodations due to a disability,                     management, and related activities.                    Energy Management and Operation
                                                    please contact Menice Santistevan at                                                                           (M&O) and Facilities Management
                                                    least seven days in advance of the                      Tentative Agenda                                       Contractors for contract administration,
                                                    meeting at the telephone number listed                    • Open Meeting and Announcements                     management oversight, and cost control.
                                                    above. Written statements may be filed                    • Chair’s Opening Remarks                            The information collection will assist
                                                    with the Board either before or after the                 • Public Comment                                     the Department in evaluating the
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                                                    meeting. Individuals who wish to make                     • DOE Update                                         implementation of the contractors’ work
                                                    oral statements pertaining to agenda                      • Liaison Updates                                    force collective bargaining agreements,
                                                    items should contact Menice                               • Other Board Business                               and apprise the Department of
                                                    Santistevan at the address or telephone                   • Meeting Wrap-up, Assessment and                    significant labor-management
                                                    number listed above. Requests must be                   Adjournment                                            developments at DOE contractor sites.
                                                    received five days prior to the meeting                   Public Participation: The EM SSAB,                   This information is used to ensure that
                                                    and reasonable provision will be made                   Nevada, welcomes the attendance of the                 Department contractors maintain good
                                                    to include the presentation in the                      public at its advisory committee                       labor relations and retain a workforce in


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                                                    accordance with the terms of their                        Issued in Washington, DC on: June 19,                practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
                                                    contract and in compliance with                         2015.                                                  agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                    statutory and regulatory requirements as                Jean S. Stucky,                                        proposed collection of information,
                                                    identified by contract.                                 Assistant General Counsel for Labor and                including the validity of the
                                                                                                            Pension Law, Office of the General Counsel.            methodology and assumptions used; (c)
                                                    DATES:   Comments regarding this
                                                    collection must be received on or before                [FR Doc. 2015–15629 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am]            ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                    July 27, 2015. If you anticipate that you               BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                 clarity of the information to be
                                                                                                                                                                   collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
                                                    will be submitting comments, but find
                                                                                                                                                                   burden of the collection of information
                                                    it difficult to do so within the period of              DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                   on respondents, including through the
                                                    time allowed by this notice, please
                                                                                                                                                                   use of automated collection techniques
                                                    advise the OMB Desk Officer of your                     Energy Information Administration                      or other forms of information
                                                    intention to make a submission as soon
                                                                                                                                                                   technology.
                                                    as possible. The Desk Officer may be                    Agency Information Collection
                                                    telephoned at 202–395–4650.                             Extension                                              DATES: Comments regarding this
                                                                                                                                                                   proposed information collection must
                                                    ADDRESSES:   Written comments should                    AGENCY:   Energy Information                           be received on or before August 25,
                                                    be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office                 Administration (EIA), Department of                    2015. If you anticipate difficulty in
                                                    of Information and Regulatory Affairs,                  Energy (DOE).                                          submitting comments within that
                                                    Office of Management and Budget, New                    ACTION: Agency information collection                  period, contact the person listed in
                                                    Executive Office Building, Room 10102,                  activities: Information collection                     ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
                                                    735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC                     extension; notice and request for                      ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
                                                    20503.                                                  comments.                                              sent to Marta Gospodarczyk. To ensure
                                                      And to: Eva M. Auman, GC–63, U.S.                                                                            receipt of the comments by the due date,
                                                    Department of Energy, 1000                              SUMMARY:   The Nuclear Waste Policy Act
                                                                                                            (NWPA) of 1982 required that DOE                       submission by email
                                                    Independence Avenue SW.,                                                                                       (marta.gospodarczyk@eia.gov) is
                                                    Washington, DC 20585, Or by fax at                      enter into Standard Contracts with all
                                                                                                            generators or owners of spent nuclear                  recommended. The mailing address is
                                                    202–586–0971; or by email to                                                                                   Office of Electricity, Coal, Nuclear, and
                                                    eva.auman@hq.doe.gov.                                   fuel and high-level radioactive waste of
                                                                                                            domestic origin. EIA, pursuant to the                  Renewables Analysis, EI–34, Forrestal
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                       Building, U.S. Department of Energy,
                                                    Requests for additional information or                  intends to extend for three years, Form                Washington, DC 20585. Alternatively,
                                                    copies of the information collection                    NWPA–830G, ‘‘Appendix G-Standard                       Ms. Gospodarczyk may be contacted by
                                                    instrument and instructions should be                   Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees                  telephone at 202–586–0527.
                                                    directed to: Eva M. Auman, Attorney-                    (including Annex A to Appendix G),’’                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Advisor (Labor), GC–63, U.S.                            with the Office of Management and                      Requests for additional information or
                                                    Department of Energy, 1000                              Budget (OMB). Form NWPA–830G is                        copies of any forms and instructions
                                                    Independence Avenue SW.,                                part of the Standard Contract for                      should be directed to Ms. Gospodarczyk
                                                    Washington, DC 20585, or by fax at 202–                 Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or                  at the address listed above. The Form
                                                    586–0971 or by email to eva.auman@                      High-Level Radioactive Waste.                          NWPA–830G, ‘‘Appendix G-Standard
                                                    hq.doe.gov.                                             Generators and owners of spent nuclear                 Remittance Advice for Payment of
                                                                                                            fuel and high-level radioactive waste of               Fees,’’ including Annex A to Appendix
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     This
                                                                                                            domestic origin paid fees into the                     G, may also be viewed here: http://
                                                    information collection request contains:
                                                                                                            nuclear waste fund based on net                        www.eia.gov/survey/#nwpa-830g.
                                                    (1) OMB No. 1910–5143; (2) Information
                                                                                                            electricity generated and sold as defined              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                                    Collection Request Title: Labor
                                                                                                            in the Standard Contract.                              information collection request contains:
                                                    Relations Report; (3) Type of Request:                     In November 2013, a federal appeals
                                                    Renewal; (4) Purpose: The proposed                                                                                (1) OMB No. 1901–0260;
                                                                                                            court ruled that DOE must cease                           (2) Information Collection Request
                                                    collection will request information from                collection of the Spent Nuclear Fuel                   Title: Standard Contract for Disposal of
                                                    the Department of Energy M&O and                        Disposal Fee. DOE determined that,                     Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level
                                                    Facilities Management Contractors for                   effective May 16, 2014, the fee is                     Radioactive Waste;
                                                    contract administration, management                     reduced from 1.0 Mil per kilowatt-hour                    (3) Type of Request: Three-year
                                                    oversight, and cost control. This                       ($1 per megawatt-hour) to 0.0 Mil per                  extension;
                                                    information is used to ensure that                      kilowatt-hour ($0 per megawatt-hour),                     (4) Purpose: The Federal Energy
                                                    Department contractors maintain good                    ultimately reducing to zero the quarterly              Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
                                                    labor relations and retain a workforce in               collection of fees from domestic                       761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization
                                                    accordance with the terms of their                      generators of nuclear electricity.                     Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require EIA
                                                    contract and in compliance with                         However, through its Office of the                     to carry out a centralized,
                                                    statutory and regulatory requirements as                General Counsel, DOE has directed EIA                  comprehensive, and unified energy
                                                    identified by contract. The respondents                 to continue activities associated with                 information program. This program
                                                    are Department M&O and Facility                         the collection and verification of net                 collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes,
                                                    Management Contractors; (5) Annual                      electricity generation data and                        and disseminates information on energy
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                                                    Estimated Number of Respondents: 35;                    estimation of the spent nuclear fuel                   resource reserves, production, demand,
                                                    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total                    disposal fees that would otherwise                     technology, and related economic and
                                                    Responses: 35; (7) Annual Estimated                     accrue from this generation. Comments                  statistical information. This information
                                                    Number of Burden Hours: 1.84 per                        are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed               is used to assess the adequacy of energy
                                                    respondent for total of 64.4 per year; (8)              collection of information is necessary                 resources to meet near and longer term
                                                    Annual Estimated Reporting and                          for the proper performance of the                      domestic demands.
                                                    Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $4,940.20.                   functions of the agency, including                        EIA, as part of its effort to comply
                                                       Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7254, 7256.           whether the information shall have                     with the Paperwork Reduction Act of


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for OMB review and comment.
DatesComments regarding this collection must be received on or before July 27, 2015. 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.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to: Eva M. Auman, Attorney-Advisor (Labor), GC-63, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, or by fax at 202-586-0971 or by email to [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 36535 

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