83 FR 27592 - Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 114 (June 13, 2018)

Page Range		27592-27592
FR Document		2018-12698

The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its Procurement Collection, OMB Control Number 1910-4100. This information collection request covers information necessary to administer and manage DOE's procurement and acquisition programs.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12698]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and 
comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a 
three-year extension of its Procurement Collection, OMB Control Number 
1910-4100. This information collection request covers information 
necessary to administer and manage DOE's procurement and acquisition 
programs.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
July 13, 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 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.
    If you wish access to the collection of information, without 
charge, contact the person listed as soon as possible. Sharon Archer, 
Procurement Analyst, MA-61/L'Enfant Plaza Building, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024, 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Sharon Archer, by email: [email protected], or by 
telephone at (202) 287-1739.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-4100 (Renewal); (2) Information Collection 
Request Title: Procurement Information Collection; (3) Type of Request: 
Renewal; (4) Purpose: Under 48 CFR part 952 and Subpart 970.52, DOE 
must collect certain types of information from those seeking to do 
business with the Department or those awarded contracts by the 
Department. This information collection is necessary for the 
solicitation, award, administration, and closeout of DOE procurement 
contracts. (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,387; (6) 
Annual Estimated Total Burden Hours: 666,082; (7) Annual Estimated 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $56,616,970.

    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2018.
John Bashista,
Director, Office of Acquisition Management.
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station regulatory compliance costs and ADDRESSES: Written comments should provides EIA with the authority to
time for regulatory processing have been be sent to the: DOE Desk Officer, Office utilize qualitative and quantitative
shown to be substantial. Courses-of- of Information and Regulatory Affairs, methodologies to pretest questionnaires
action may include areas such as: Office of Management and Budget, New and validate the quality of data
Identifying gaps in existing regulations, Executive Office Building Room 10102, collected on EIA’s surveys. EIA uses
codes and standards; streamlining 735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC EIA–882T to meet its obligation to
regulatory, permitting, and certification 20503. publish, and otherwise make available
processes; reducing unneeded If you wish access to the collection of independent, high-quality statistical
compliance actions; or consolidating information, without charge, contact the data to federal government agencies,
regulatory requirements. The RFI [DE– person listed as soon as possible. state and local governments, the energy
FOA–0001948] is available at: https:// Sharon Archer, Procurement Analyst, industry, researchers, and the general
eere-exchange.energy.gov/. MA–61/L’Enfant Plaza Building, U.S. public.
Confidential Business Information Department of Energy, 950 L’Enfant DATES: EIA must receive all comments
Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024, on this proposed information collection
Because information received in Sharon.Archer@hq.doe.gov.
response to this RFI may be used to no later than August 13, 2018. If you
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: anticipate any difficulties in submitting
structure future programs, funding and/
Requests for additional information or your comments by the deadline, contact
or otherwise be made available to the
copies of the information collection the person listed in the ADDRESSES
public, respondents are strongly advised
instrument and instructions should be section of this notice as soon as
to not include any information in their
directed to Sharon Archer, by email: possible.
responses that might be considered
business sensitive, proprietary, or Sharon.Archer@hq.doe.gov, or by
telephone at (202) 287–1739. ADDRESSES: Send your comments to
otherwise confidential. If, however, a Brian Hewitt, U.S. Energy Information
respondent chooses to submit business SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Administration, 1000 Independence
sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise information collection request contains: Avenue SW, EI–21 Washington, DC
confidential information, it must be (1) OMB No. 1910–4100 (Renewal); (2) 20585. If you prefer, you can email them
clearly and conspicuously marked as Information Collection Request Title: to: brian.hewitt@eia.gov.
such in the response as detailed in the Procurement Information Collection; (3)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
RFI [DE–FOA–0001948] at: https://eere- Type of Request: Renewal; (4) Purpose:
Under 48 CFR part 952 and Subpart you need additional information, send
exchange.energy.gov/. your request to Brian Hewitt, U.S.
970.52, DOE must collect certain types
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2018.
of information from those seeking to do Energy Information Administration,
Sunita Satyapal,
business with the Department or those 1000 Independence Avenue SW, EI–21,
Director, Fuel Cell Technologies Office. awarded contracts by the Department. Washington, DC 20585. If you prefer,
[FR Doc. 2018–12699 Filed 6–12–18; 8:45 am] This information collection is necessary you can email brian.hewitt@eia.gov or
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P for the solicitation, award, contact him by telephone at 202–586–
administration, and closeout of DOE 5045.
procurement contracts. (5) Annual SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Estimated Number of Respondents: information collection request contains:
7,387; (6) Annual Estimated Total (1) OMB No.: 1905–0186;
Agency Information Collection (2) Information Collection Request
Extension Burden Hours: 666,082; (7) Annual
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Title: Generic Clearance for
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. Cost Burden: $56,616,970. Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and
ACTION:Submission for Office of Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201.
Research;
Management and Budget (OMB) review (3) Type of Request: Renewal;
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, (4) Purpose: The U.S. Energy
and comment. 2018. Information Administration (EIA) is
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy John Bashista, requesting a three-year approval from
(DOE) has submitted an information Director, Office of Acquisition Management. the Office of Management and Budget
collection request to the OMB for [FR Doc. 2018–12698 Filed 6–12–18; 8:45 am] (OMB) to utilize qualitative and
extension under the provisions of the BILLING CODE 6450–01–P quantitative methodologies to pretest
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The questionnaires and validate the quality
information collection requests a three- of the data that is collected on EIA and
year extension of its Procurement DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOE survey forms. Through the use of
Collection, OMB Control Number 1910– these methodologies, EIA will conduct
4100. This information collection Energy Information Administration research studies to improve the quality
request covers information necessary to of energy data being collected, reduce or
administer and manage DOE’s Agency Information Collection
minimize survey respondent burden,
procurement and acquisition programs. Proposed New Survey or Extension
and increase agency efficiency. This
DATES: Comments regarding this AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information authority would also allow EIA to
collection must be received on or before Administration (EIA), Department of improve data collection in order to meet
July 13, 2018. If you anticipate that you Energy (DOE). the needs of EIA’s customers while also
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will be submitting comments, but find ACTION: Notice and request for staying current in the evolving nature of
it difficult to do so within the period of comments. the energy industry.
time allowed by this notice, please The specific methods proposed for the
advise the OMB Desk Officer of your SUMMARY: EIA is requesting a three-year coverage by this clearance are described
intention to make a submission as soon extension of EIA–882T, ‘‘Generic below. Also outlined is the legal
as possible. The Desk Officer may be Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, authority for these voluntary
telephoned at (202) 395–4650. Evaluation, and Research.’’ EIA–882T information gathering activities.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and comment.
Dates		Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before July 13, 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.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Sharon Archer, by email: [email protected], or by telephone at (202) 287-1739.
FR Citation		83 FR 27592