2023-00966. Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY:

U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES:

Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before February 21, 2023. 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 [phone].

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. Find this information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Whiteford, Director, Office of Asset Management, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20585, [phone], or by email at [e-mail].

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.: 1910-1000.

(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Personal Property.

(3) Type of Review: Renewal.

(4) Purpose: The data collected is used by Department of Energy (DOE) leadership to exercise oversight and control over management of Government furnished personal property in the hands of DOE's management and operating (M&O) contractors and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contractors. The contractor management oversight and control function cover the ways in which DOE contractors provide goods and services for DOE organizations and activities in accordance with the terms of their contracts; the applicable statutory, regulatory, and mission support requirements of the Department; and regulations in the functional areas covered by this package.

(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 284.

(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 284.

(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,730.

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $230,090.

Statutory Authority: The basic authority for these collections is the statute establishing the Department of Energy (“Department of Energy Organization Act”, Pub. L. 95-91, August 4, 1977) which vests the Secretary of Energy with the executive direction and management functions, authority, and responsibilities for the Department, including contract management.

Signing Authority

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 5, 2023, by Scott L. Whiteford, Director, Office of Asset Management, 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 January 13, 2023.

Treena V. Garrett,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.