2021-06277. Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY:

U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

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 May 24, 2021. If you anticipate any difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments may be sent to Alesia Harmon, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585 -1615, or by email at [e-mail]; Mrs. Harmon may also be contacted at [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alesia Harmon at [phone], or at the address listed in ADDRESSES. Reporting requirements can be found at: https://energy.gov/​sites/​prod/​files/​2016/​01/​f28/​Policy%20Flash%202016-11%20-%20Model%20H-Clause%201-14-16.pdf.

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. 1910-0600.

(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Industrial Relations.

(3) Type of Review: Renewal.

(4) Purpose: This information is required for management oversight of the Department of Energy's Facilities Management Contractors and to ensure that the programmatic and administrative management requirements of the contract are managed efficiently and effectively.

(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 39.

(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 282.

(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 3530.

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7256; 48 CFR 970.0370-1.

Signing Authority

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 15, 2021, by John Bashista, Director, Office of Acquisition 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 March 23, 2021.

Treena V. Garrett,

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