83_FR_25556 83 FR 25450 - Agency Information Collection Extension

83 FR 25450 - Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 106 (June 1, 2018)

Page Range25450-25451
FR Document2018-11787

The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 106 (Friday, June 1, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25450-25451]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11787]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration, 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 three years an information 
collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before July 31, 2018. 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 by email to 
[email protected]. Include ``Paperwork Reduction Act'' in the 
subject line. Comments can also be sent by fax at (202) 586-6789 or by 
mail to Katie Strangis, Policy Advisor, Office of Nonproliferation and 
Arms Control, NA-24, National Nuclear Security Administration, 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Room 7F-075, 
Washington, DC 20585. Due to potential delays in DOE's receipt and 
processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, DOE encourages 
responders to submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information on DOE's 
regulation of assistance to foreign atomic energy activities pursuant 
to 10 CFR part 810 is available at https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810. For other questions, contact Katie Strangis, Policy Advisor, 
Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control, NA-24, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW, Room 7F-075, Washington, DC 20585, telephone (202) 586-8623.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. A1901-0263; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities; (3) Type of 
Review: Extension; (4) Purpose: This collection of information is 
necessary in order to provide the Secretary of Energy with the 
appropriate information needed to make informed determinations 
regarding requests to directly or indirectly engage or participate in 
the development or production of special nuclear material outside the 
United States; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 89; (6) 
Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 596; (7) Annual Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 1,788; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $178,600. 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.
    Statutory Authority: Section 57 b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act 
(AEA) of 1954 and Section 161(c) of the AEA.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 25, 2018.
Sean Oehlbert,
Acting Policy Director, Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control, 
Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
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                                               commerce in the United States must                      and any other representations of energy               of Nonproliferation and Arms Control,
                                               petition for and be granted a waiver                    use, will require manufacturers to use                NA–24, National Nuclear Security
                                               prior to the distribution in commerce of                the relevant test procedure for these                 Administration, Department of Energy,
                                               that product in the United States.                      products.                                             1000 Independence Avenue SW, Room
                                               Manufacturers may also submit a                            (5) This waiver is issued on the                   7F–075, Washington, DC 20585. Due to
                                               request for interim waiver pursuant to                  condition that the statements,                        potential delays in DOE’s receipt and
                                               the requirements of 10 CFR 430.27.                      representations, and documentation                    processing of mail sent through the U.S.
                                                                                                       provided by Huawei are valid. DOE may                 Postal Service, DOE encourages
                                               III. Consultations with Other Agencies
                                                                                                       revoke or modify this waiver at any time              responders to submit comments
                                                  In accordance with 10 CFR                            if it determines the factual basis                    electronically to ensure timely receipt.
                                               430.27(f)(2), DOE consulted with the                    underlying the petition for waiver is
                                               Federal Trade Commission (‘‘FTC’’) staff                incorrect, or the results from the                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               concerning the Huawei petition for                      alternate test procedure are                          Additional information on DOE’s
                                               waiver. The FTC staff did not have any                  unrepresentative of the basic models’                 regulation of assistance to foreign
                                               objections to granting a waiver to                      true energy consumption characteristics.              atomic energy activities pursuant to 10
                                               Huawei.                                                 10 CFR 430.27(k)(1). Likewise, Huawei                 CFR part 810 is available at https://
                                                                                                       may request that DOE rescind or modify                www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810.
                                               IV. Order
                                                                                                       the waiver if Huawei discovers an error               For other questions, contact Katie
                                                 After careful consideration of all the                in the information provided to DOE as                 Strangis, Policy Advisor, Office of
                                               material that was submitted by Huawei                   part of its petition, determines that the             Nonproliferation and Arms Control,
                                               in this matter, DOE grants a waiver                     waiver is no longer needed, or for other              NA–24, National Nuclear Security
                                               regarding the below specified basic                     appropriate reasons. 10 CFR                           Administration, Department of Energy,
                                               models. Therefore, in accordance with                   430.27(k)(2).                                         1000 Independence Avenue SW, Room
                                               10 CFR 430.27, it is ORDERED that:                         (6) Granting of this waiver does not               7F–075, Washington, DC 20585,
                                                 (1) Huawei must test and rate Huawei                                                                        telephone (202) 586–8623.
                                                                                                       release Huawei from the certification
                                               brand EPS basic models HW–
                                                                                                       requirements set forth at 10 CFR part                                        This
                                                                                                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               200200UPX, HW–200300UPX, HW–
                                                                                                       429.                                        information collection request contains:
                                               200325UPX, HW–200500UPX in
                                               accordance with the alternate test                         Signed in Washington, DC, on May 23,     (1) OMB No. A1901–0263; (2)
                                               procedure as set forth in paragraph (2)                 2018.                                       Information Collection Request Title:
                                               of this section.                                        lllllllllllllllllllll Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy
                                                 (2) The alternate test procedure for the              Kathleen B. Hogan,                          Activities; (3) Type of Review:
                                               Huawei basic models listed in                           Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy       Extension; (4) Purpose: This collection
                                               paragraph (1) of this section of this                   Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable of information is necessary in order to
                                               Order is the test procedure for EPSs                    Energy.                                     provide the Secretary of Energy with the
                                               prescribed by DOE at Appendix Z,                        [FR Doc. 2018–11793 Filed 5–31–18; 8:45 am] appropriate information needed to make
                                               except that under section 4(a)(i)(E) and                BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                      informed determinations regarding
                                               Table 1 of Appendix Z, the adaptive                                                                 requests to directly or indirectly engage
                                               EPSs must be tested such that when                                                                  or participate in the development or
                                               testing at the lowest achievable output                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                        production of special nuclear material
                                               voltage (i.e., 5V), the Nameplate Output                                                            outside the United States; (5) Annual
                                               Current shall be 2A (which corresponds                  Agency Information Collection               Estimated Number of Respondents: 89;
                                               to an output power of 10W at the 100%                   Extension                                   (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total
                                               loading condition). The 75%, 50%, and                   AGENCY: National Nuclear Security           Responses: 596; (7) Annual Estimated
                                               25% loading conditions shall be scaled                  Administration, U.S. Department of          Number of Burden Hours: 1,788; (8)
                                               accordingly and the nameplate output                    Energy.                                     Annual Estimated Reporting and
                                               power of such an EPS, at the lowest                                                                 Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $178,600.
                                                                                                       ACTION: Notice and request for
                                               output voltage, shall be equal to 10W.                                                              Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
                                                 (3) Representations. Huawei must                      comments.
                                                                                                                                                   the extended collection of information
                                               make representations about the                          SUMMARY: The Department of Energy           is necessary for the proper performance
                                               efficiency of the basic models identified               (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork            of the functions of the agency, including
                                               in paragraph (1) of this section for                    Reduction Act of 1995, intends to           whether the information shall have
                                               compliance, marketing, or other                         extend for three years an information       practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
                                               purposes only to the extent that the                    collection request with the Office of       agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                               basic model has been tested in                          Management and Budget (OMB).                proposed collection of information,
                                               accordance with the provisions set forth                                                            including the validity of the
                                                                                                       DATES: Comments regarding this
                                               above and such representations fairly                                                               methodology and assumptions used; (c)
                                                                                                       proposed information collection must
                                               disclose the results of such testing in                                                             ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                                                                       be received on or before July 31, 2018.
                                               accordance with Appendix Z and 10
                                                                                                       If you anticipate difficulty in submitting clarity of the information to be
                                               CFR 429.37.                                                                                         collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
                                                  (4) This waiver shall remain in effect               comments within that period, contact
                                                                                                       the person listed below as soon as          burden of the collection of information
                                               according to the provisions of 10 CFR                                                               on respondents, including through the
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                                               430.27. This Decision and Order will                    possible.
                                                                                                                                                   use of automated collection techniques
                                               terminate on the compliance date of any                 ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
                                                                                                                                                   or other forms of information
                                               future updates to the test procedure for                sent by email to part810@nnsa.doe.gov.
                                                                                                                                                   technology.
                                               EPSs located in Appendix Z that                         Include ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’ in
                                               address the issue presented in the                      the subject line. Comments can also be         Statutory Authority: Section 57 b.(2)
                                               waiver. At such time, testing to                        sent by fax at (202) 586–6789 or by mail of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954
                                               demonstrate compliance with standards,                  to Katie Strangis, Policy Advisor, Office and Section 161(c) of the AEA.


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                                                 Issued in Washington, DC, on May 25,                  utilizing the measurement principle                   Section 2.8 (Modifications of Methods
                                               2018.                                                   based on gas phase chemiluminescence.                 by Users) of Appendix C to 40 CFR part
                                               Sean Oehlbert,                                          This newly designated reference method                58.
                                               Acting Policy Director, Office of                       is identified as follows:                                Consistent or repeated noncompliance
                                               Nonproliferation and Arms Control,                         RFNA–0418–250, ‘‘Sabio Model 6040                  with any of these conditions should be
                                               Department of Energy’s National Nuclear                 Ambient NO/NO2/NOX Analyzer’’,                        reported to: Director, Exposure Methods
                                               Security Administration.                                operated in the measurement range of                  and Measurement Division (MD–E205–
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–11787 Filed 5–31–18; 8:45 am]             0–0.5 PPM, an any ambient temperature                 01), National Exposure Research
                                               BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                  in the range of 5–40 °C, within a line                Laboratory, U.S. Environmental
                                                                                                       voltage range determined by the                       Protection Agency, Research Triangle
                                                                                                       selected optional pump [115 VAC                       Park, North Carolina 27711.
                                               ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                external pump: 105–125 VAC (60 Hz);                      Designation of this reference method
                                               AGENCY                                                  230 VAC external pump: 210–250 VAC                    is intended to assist the States in
                                                                                                       (50–60 Hz); 24 VDC internal pump: 90–                 establishing and operating their air
                                               [FRL–9978–77–ORD]
                                                                                                       260 VAC (50–60 Hz)], at any sample                    quality surveillance systems under 40
                                               Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and                    flow rate in the range of 0.50–0.75 L/                CFR part 58. Questions concerning the
                                               Equivalent Methods; Designation of                      min, in accordance with the ‘‘Sabio                   commercial availability or technical
                                               One New Reference Method                                Model 6040 Ambient NO/NO2/NOX                         aspects of the method should be
                                                                                                       Analyzer Instruction Manual’’, with or                directed to the applicant.
                                               AGENCY: Office of Research and                          without optional zero/span ports for
                                               Development; Environmental Protection                                                                           Dated: May 21, 2018.
                                                                                                       external calibration, and with or
                                               Agency.                                                 without an optional inlet filter.                     Timothy Watkins,
                                               ACTION: Notice of the designation of a                     This application for a reference                   Director, National Exposure Research
                                               new reference method for monitoring                     method determination for this NO2                     Laboratory.
                                               ambient air quality.                                    method was received by the Office of                  [FR Doc. 2018–11832 Filed 5–31–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       Research and Development on March                     BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                               SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                  28, 2018. This analyzer is commercially
                                               the Environmental Protection Agency                     available from the applicant, Sutron
                                               (EPA) has designated one new reference                  Corporation, 21 Cypress Blvd., Suite                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                               method for measuring concentrations of                  1130, Round Rock, TX 78665.                           AGENCY
                                               nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in ambient air.                     A representative test analyzer was
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        tested in accordance with the applicable              [ER–FRL–9039–6]
                                               Robert Vanderpool, Exposure Methods                     test procedures specified in 40 CFR part
                                               and Measurement Division (MD–D205–                      53, as amended on October 26, 2015.                   Environmental Impact Statements;
                                               03), National Exposure Research                         After reviewing the results of those tests            Notice of Availability
                                               Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle                 and other information submitted by the                  Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
                                               Park, North Carolina 27711. Phone:                      applicant, EPA has determined, in                     Activities, General Information (202)
                                               919–541–7877. Email:                                    accordance with part 53, that this                    564–7156 or https://www2.epa.gov/
                                               Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov.                              method should be designated as a                      nepa/.
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In                           reference method.
                                               accordance with regulations at 40 CFR                      As a designated reference method,                  Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
                                               part 53, the EPA evaluates various                      this method is acceptable for use by                    Statements
                                               methods for monitoring the                              states and other air monitoring agencies              Filed 05/21/2018 Through 05/25/2018
                                               concentrations of those ambient air                     under the requirements of 40 CFR part                 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
                                               pollutants for which EPA has                            58, Ambient Air Quality Surveillance.                 Notice
                                               established National Ambient Air                        For such purposes, this method must be
                                               Quality Standards (NAAQS) as set forth                  used in strict accordance with the                      Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
                                               in 40 CFR part 50. Monitoring methods                   operation or instruction manual                       requires that EPA make public its
                                               that are determined to meet specific                    associated with the method and subject                comments on EISs issued by other
                                               requirements for adequacy are                           to any specifications and limitations                 Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters
                                               designated by the EPA as either                         (e.g., configuration or operational                   on EISs are available at: https://
                                               reference or equivalent methods (as                     settings) specified in the designated                 cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/
                                               applicable), thereby permitting their use               method description (see the                           action/eis/search.
                                               under 40 CFR part 58 by States and                      identification of the method above).                  EIS No. 20180111, Draft, NMFS, NAT,
                                               other agencies for determining                             Use of the method also should be in                  Draft Environmental Impact
                                               compliance with the NAAQS. A list of                    general accordance with the guidance                    Statement for Issuing Annual Catch
                                               all reference or equivalent methods that                and recommendations of applicable                       Limits to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling
                                               have been previously designated by EPA                  sections of the ‘‘Quality Assurance                     Commission for a Subsistence Hunt
                                               may be found at http://www.epa.gov/                     Handbook for Air Pollution                              on Bowhead Whales for the Years
                                               ttn/amtic/criteria.html.                                Measurement Systems, Volume I,’’                        2019 and Beyond, Comment Period
                                                  The EPA hereby announces the                         EPA/600/R–94/038a and ‘‘Quality                         Ends: 07/24/2018, Contact: John
                                               designation of one new reference                        Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution                    Henderschedt, 301–427–8385.
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                                               method for measuring concentrations of                  Measurement Systems, Volume II,                       EIS No. 20180112, Draft, FHWA, NY,
                                               NO2 in ambient air. This designation is                 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring                          Hunts Point Interstate Access
                                               made under the provisions of 40 CFR                     Program,’’ EPA–454/B–13–003, (both                      Improvement Project, Comment
                                               part 53, as amended on October 26,                      available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/                    Period Ends: 07/16/2018, Contact:
                                               2015(80 FR 65291–65468).                                amtic/qalist.html). Provisions                          Erik Koester, 718–482–4683.
                                                  The new reference method for NO2 is                  concerning modification of such                       EIS No. 20180113, Draft, CBP, ID, Bog
                                               an automated method (analyzer)                          methods by users are specified under                    Creek Road Project, Comment Period


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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 comments.
DatesComments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before July 31, 2018. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below as soon as possible.
ContactAdditional information on DOE's regulation of assistance to foreign atomic energy activities pursuant to 10 CFR part 810 is available at https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr- part-810. For other questions, contact Katie Strangis, Policy Advisor, Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control, NA-24, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Room 7F-075, Washington, DC 20585, telephone (202) 586-8623.
FR Citation83 FR 25450 

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