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Agency Information Collection Extension
The Department of Energy (DOE), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that BPA is developing for submission to th...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
This information collection request contains:
(1)
OMB No.:
1910-5190;
(2)
Information Collection Request Titled:
Contracting;
(3)
Type of Review:
Extension;
(4)
Purpose:
This information collection is associated with BPA's management and oversight of contracting requirements in fulfillment of BPA vendor contracts;
(5)
Annual Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,853;
(6)
Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses:
13,115;
(7)
Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours:
2,740;
(8)
Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$0.
Statutory Authority:
The Bonneville Project Act codified in 16 U.S.C. 832a; the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act of 1974 in 16 U.S.C. 838
et seq.;
and the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act in 16 U.S.C. 839
et seq.,
IRS Code 26 U.S.C. 6109, and Department of Energy Establishment Act 42 U.S.C. 7101
et seq.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 1, 2023, by Candice D. Palen, Information Collection Clearance Manager, Bonneville Power Administration, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register
.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 13, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.