83_FR_22752 83 FR 22657 - Agency Information Collection Extension

83 FR 22657 - Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 95 (May 16, 2018)

Page Range22657-22658
FR Document2018-10445

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: 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 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,

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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.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
July 16, 2018. 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. And to: John M. Sullivan, 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 john.m.sullivan@hq.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to: John M. Sullivan, 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 
john.m.sullivan@hq.doe.gov.

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: $2,447.20.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC, on: March 9, 2018.
Jean S. Stucky,
Assistant General Counsel for Contractor Human Resources, Office of the 
General Counsel.
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                                                conditions on a grant if the applicant or               GAN also incorporates the approved                    at: http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/DDRA_
                                                grantee is not financially stable; has a                application as part of the binding                    director.pdf. http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/
                                                history of unsatisfactory performance;                  commitments under the grant.                          DDRA_fellow.pdf.
                                                has a financial or other management                        3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a
                                                                                                        grant under this competition, you must                VII. Other Information
                                                system that does not meet the standards
                                                in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not                   ensure that you have in place the                        Accessible Format: Individuals with
                                                fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;              necessary processes and systems to                    disabilities can obtain this document
                                                or is otherwise not responsible.                        comply with the reporting requirements                and a copy of the application package in
                                                   4. Integrity and Performance System:                 in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive                  an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
                                                If you are selected under this                          funding under the competition. This                   print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
                                                competition to receive an award that                    does not apply if you have an exception               request to the program contact person
                                                over the course of the project period                   under 2 CFR 170.110(b).                               listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                may exceed the simplified acquisition                      (b) At the end of your project period,             CONTACT.
                                                threshold (currently $150,000), under 2                 you must submit a final performance                      Electronic Access to This Document:
                                                CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a                        report, including financial information,              The official version of this document is
                                                judgment about your integrity, business                 as directed by the Secretary. If you                  the document published in the Federal
                                                ethics, and record of performance under                 receive a multiyear award, you must                   Register. You may access the official
                                                Federal awards—that is, the risk posed                  submit an annual performance report                   edition of the Federal Register and the
                                                by you as an applicant—before we make                   that provides the most current                        Code of Federal Regulations via the
                                                an award. In doing so, we must consider                 performance and financial expenditure                 Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/
                                                any information about you that is in the                information as directed by the Secretary              fdsys. At this site you can view this
                                                integrity and performance system                        under 34 CFR 75.118. Grantees are                     document, as well as all other
                                                (currently referred to as the Federal                   required to use the electronic data                   documents of this Department
                                                Awardee Performance and Integrity                       instrument International Resource                     published in the Federal Register, in
                                                Information System (FAPIIS)),                           Information System (IRIS) to complete                 text or Portable Document Format
                                                accessible through the System for                       the final report. The Secretary may also              (PDF). To use PDF you must have
                                                Award Management. You may review                        require more frequent performance                     Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
                                                and comment on any information about                    reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For                   available free at the site.
                                                yourself that a Federal agency                          specific requirements on reporting,                      You may also access documents of the
                                                previously entered and that is currently                please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/                   Department published in the Federal
                                                in FAPIIS.                                              apply/appforms/appforms.html.                         Register by using the article search
                                                   Please note that, if the total value of                 4. Performance Measures: Under the                 feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
                                                your currently active grants, cooperative               Government Performance and Results                    Specifically, through the advanced
                                                agreements, and procurement contracts                   Act of 1993 (GPRA), the objective for the             search feature at this site, you can limit
                                                from the Federal Government exceeds                     Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship                        your search to documents published by
                                                $10,000,000, the reporting requirements                 Program is to provide grants to colleges              the Department.
                                                in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII,                        and universities to fund individual                     Dated: May 11, 2018.
                                                require you to report certain integrity                 doctoral students to conduct research in
                                                                                                                                                              Frank T. Brogan,
                                                information to FAPIIS semiannually.                     other countries in modern foreign
                                                                                                                                                              Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and
                                                Please review the requirements in 2 CFR                 languages and area studies for periods of
                                                                                                                                                              Delegated the duties of the Assistant
                                                part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant                   6 to 12 months.                                       Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and
                                                plus all the other Federal funds you                       The Department will use the                        Policy Development, Delegated the duties of
                                                receive exceed $10,000,000.                             following measures to evaluate its                    the Assistant Secretary, Office of
                                                                                                        success in meeting this objective:                    Postsecondary Education.
                                                VI. Award Administration Information                       DDRA GPRA Measure 1: The                           [FR Doc. 2018–10476 Filed 5–15–18; 8:45 am]
                                                  1. Award Notices: If a student                        percentage of DDRA fellows who                        BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                application is successful, we notify the                increased their foreign language scores
                                                IHE’s U.S. Representative and U.S.                      in speaking, reading, or writing by at
                                                Senators and send the IHE a Grant                       least one proficiency level.
                                                Award Notification (GAN); or we may                        DDRA GPRA Measure 2: The                           DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                send the IHE an email containing a link                 percentage of DDRA fellows who                        Agency Information Collection
                                                to access an electronic version of the                  complete their degree in their program                Extension
                                                GAN. We may notify the IHE informally,                  of study within four years of receipt of
                                                also.                                                   the fellowship.                                       AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
                                                  If a student application is not                          DDRA GPRA Measure 3: The                           ACTION: Notice and request for OMB
                                                evaluated or not selected for funding,                  percentage of DDRA fellows who found                  review and comment.
                                                we notify the IHE.                                      employment that utilized their language
                                                  2. Administrative and National Policy                 and area studies skills within eight                  SUMMARY:   The Department of Energy
                                                Requirements: We identify                               years of receiving their award.                       (DOE) has submitted an information
                                                administrative and national policy                         DDRA GPRA Measure 4: Efficiency                    collection request to OMB for extension
                                                requirements in the application package                 Measure—The cost per DDRA fellow                      under the provisions of the Paperwork
                                                                                                                                                              Reduction Act of 1995. The information
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                                                and reference these and other                           who found employment that utilized
                                                requirements in the Applicable                          their language and area studies skills                collection requests a three-year
                                                Regulations section of this notice.                     within eight years.                                   extension of its Labor Relations Report
                                                  We reference the regulations outlining                   The information provided by grantees               collection. The collection requests
                                                the terms and conditions of an award in                 in their performance report submitted                 information from the Department of
                                                the Applicable Regulations section of                   via IRIS will be the source of data for               Energy Management and Operation
                                                this notice and include these and other                 this measure. Reporting screens for                   (M&O) and Facilities Management
                                                specific conditions in the GAN. The                     institutions and fellows may be viewed                Contractors for contract administration,


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                                                management oversight, and cost control.                 Management Contractors; (5) Annual                       Type of Meeting: In the interest of
                                                The information collection will assist                  Estimated Number of Respondents: 35;                  national security, the meeting will be
                                                the Department in evaluating the                        (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total                  closed to the public. The Federal
                                                implementation of the contractors’ work                 Responses: 35; (7) Annual Estimated                   Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
                                                force collective bargaining agreements,                 Number of Burden Hours: 1.84 per                      2, section 10(d), and the Federal
                                                and apprise the Department of                           respondent for total of 64.4 per year; (8)            Advisory Committee Management
                                                significant labor-management                            Annual Estimated Reporting and                        Regulation, 41 CFR 102–3.155,
                                                developments at DOE contractor sites.                   Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $2,447.20.                 incorporate by reference the
                                                This information is used to ensure that                   Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7254, 7256.          Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
                                                Department contractors maintain good                                                                          U.S.C. 552b, which, at 552b(c)(1) and
                                                labor relations and retain a workforce in                 Issued in Washington, DC, on: March 9,              (c)(3) permits closure of meetings where
                                                                                                        2018.                                                 restricted data or other classified
                                                accordance with the terms of their
                                                contract and in compliance with                         Jean S. Stucky,                                       matters will be discussed. Such data
                                                statutory and regulatory requirements as                Assistant General Counsel for Contractor              and matters will be discussed at this
                                                identified by contract.                                 Human Resources, Office of the General                meeting.
                                                                                                        Counsel.                                                 Tentative Agenda: Welcome; reading
                                                DATES: Comments regarding this
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2018–10445 Filed 5–15–18; 8:45 am]           of final draft of report; discussion of
                                                collection must be received on or before
                                                July 16, 2018. If you anticipate that you
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                report, as necessary; (tentative)
                                                will be submitting comments, but find                                                                         acceptance of report; discussion of next
                                                it difficult to do so within the period of                                                                    charges; conclusion.
                                                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                     Public Participation: There will be no
                                                time allowed by this notice, please
                                                                                                                                                              public participation in this closed
                                                advise the OMB Desk Officer of your                     National Nuclear Security                             meeting. Those wishing to provide
                                                intention to make a submission as soon                  Administration                                        written comments or statements to the
                                                as possible. The Desk Officer may be
                                                                                                        Meeting of the Defense Programs                       Committee are invited to send them to
                                                telephoned at (202) 395–4650.
                                                                                                        Advisory Committee                                    Dana Hunter at the address listed above.
                                                ADDRESSES: Written comments should                                                                               Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
                                                be sent to: DOE Desk Officer, Office of                 AGENCY: Office of Defense Programs,                   will not be available.
                                                Information and Regulatory Affairs,                     National Nuclear Security                               Issued at Washington, DC, on May 10,
                                                Office of Management and Budget, New                    Administration, Department of Energy.                 2018.
                                                Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
                                                                                                        ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.                     Latanya. Butler,
                                                735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
                                                                                                                                                              Deputy Committee Management Officer.
                                                20503. And to: John M. Sullivan, GC–                    SUMMARY:   This notice announces a
                                                63, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000                                                                           [FR Doc. 2018–10411 Filed 5–15–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        closed meeting of the Defense Programs
                                                Independence Avenue SW, Washington,                                                                           BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                                                                        Advisory Committee (DPAC). The
                                                DC 20585, or by fax at (202) 586–0971;                  Federal Advisory Committee Act
                                                or by email to john.m.sullivan@                         requires that public notice of meetings
                                                hq.doe.gov.                                                                                                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                        be announced in the Federal Register.
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Due to national security considerations,              Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                Requests for additional information or                  under section 10(d) of the Act and 5                  Commission
                                                copies of the information collection                    U.S.C. 552b(c), the meeting will be
                                                instrument and instructions should be                   closed to the public and matters to be                Combined Notice of Filings
                                                directed to: John M. Sullivan, Attorney-                discussed are exempt from public
                                                                                                                                                                Take notice that the Commission has
                                                Advisor (Labor), GC–63, U.S.                            disclosure under Executive Order 13526
                                                                                                                                                              received the following Natural Gas
                                                Department of Energy, 1000                              and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42
                                                                                                                                                              Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
                                                Independence Avenue SW, Washington,                     U.S.C. 2161 and 2162, as amended.
                                                DC 20585, or by fax at (202) 586–0971                   DATES: June 14–15, 2018 8:30 a.m. to                  Filings Instituting Proceedings
                                                or by email to john.m.sullivan@                         5:00 p.m.                                                Docket Numbers: RP95–408–085.
                                                hq.doe.gov.                                             ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy,                    Applicants: Columbia Gas
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     This                     1000 Independence Ave. SW,                            Transmission, LLC.
                                                                                                        Washington, DC 20585.                                    Description: Annual Report on
                                                information collection request contains:
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                              Sharing Profits from Base Gas Sales with
                                                (1) OMB No.: 1910–5143; (2)
                                                                                                        Dana Hunter, Office of RDT&E (NA–11),                 Customers of Columbia Gas
                                                Information Collection Request Title:
                                                                                                        National Nuclear Security                             Transmission, LLC.
                                                Labor Relations Report; (3) Type of                                                                              Filed Date: 5/1/18.
                                                Request: Renewal; (4) Purpose: The                      Administration, U.S. Department of                       Accession Number: 20180501–5441.
                                                proposed collection will request                        Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW,                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.
                                                information from the Department of                      Washington, DC 20585, (202) 287–6287.
                                                                                                                                                                 Docket Numbers: RP18–784–001.
                                                Energy M&O and Facilities Management                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               Applicants: Columbia Gas
                                                Contractors for contract administration,                   Background: The DPAC provides                      Transmission, LLC.
                                                management oversight, and cost control.                 advice and recommendations to the                        Description: Tariff Amendment:
                                                This information is used to ensure that                 Deputy Administrator for Defense
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                                                                                                                                                              Virginia Power Amended Filing to be
                                                Department contractors maintain good                    Programs on the stewardship and                       effective 5/1/2018.
                                                labor relations and retain a workforce in               maintenance of the Nation’s nuclear                      Filed Date: 5/9/18.
                                                accordance with the terms of their                      deterrent.                                               Accession Number: 20180509–5104.
                                                contract and in compliance with                            Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose                   Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/18.
                                                statutory and regulatory requirements as                of this meeting of the DPAC is to                        Docket Numbers: RP18–809–000.
                                                identified by contract. The respondents                 finalize the report on Plutonium and                     Applicants: Trailblazer Pipeline
                                                are Department M&O and Facility                         discuss the path ahead on new topics.                 Company LLC.


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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 16, 2018. 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: John M. Sullivan, 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 Citation83 FR 22657 

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