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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23469-23470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9428]

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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; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection request to OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a 
three-year extension of its Security, OMB Control Number 1910-1800. The 
proposed collection will cover information necessary for DOE management 
to exercise management oversight and control over their contractors (1) 
for collection of Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence data from 
bidders on DOE contracts requiring personnel security clearances; and 
(2) for individuals who are either in the process of applying for a 
security clearance/access authorization or who already hold one.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
May 21, 2012. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, 
but find it difficult to do so within that 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.

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ADDRESSES: Written comments may 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 and to Felecia A. Briggs, HS-83/C-412 Germantown 
Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-1290 or by fax at 301-903-5492, by email at 
felecia.briggs@hq.doe.gov, or information about the collection 
instruments may be obtained at: http://www.hss.doe.gov/pra.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed at the addressees listed above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-1800; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Security; (3) Type of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: The 
collections are used by DOE to exercise management oversight and 
control over its contractors that provide goods and services for DOE 
organizations and activities in accordance with the terms of their 
contracts and the applicable statutory, regulatory, and mission support 
requirements of the Department. Information collected is for (1) 
Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence data from bidders on DOE 
contracts requiring personnel security clearances; and (2) individuals 
in the process of applying for a security clearance/access 
authorization or who already holds one. The collections are: DOE F 
5631.34, Data Report on Spouse/Cohabitant; Security Incident 
Notification Report and Report of Preliminary Security Incident/
Infraction; DOE F 471.1 and DOE F 5639.3; DOE F 5631.20, Request for 
Visitor Access Approval; DOE Form 5631.18, Security Acknowledgement; 
DOE Form 5631.29, Security Termination Statement; DOE Form 5631.29, 
Security Termination Statement; DOE Form 5631.5, The Conduct of 
Personnel Security Interviews; Influence (e-FOCI) System as required by 
DOE Order 470.4B, Safeguards and Security Program, Section 2; and 
Foreign Access Central Tracking System (FACTS); (5) Annual Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 81,669; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total 
Responses: 81,669; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 71,206; 
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0

    Statutory Authority:  Section 641 of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251, and the following 
additional authorities:

    DOE F 5631.34, Data Report on Spouse/Cohabitant: Section 145(b) 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 
2165; Executive Order 12968 (August 2, 1995); Executive Order 10865 
(February 20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE O 
472.2 (July 21, 2011).
    Security Incident Notification Report and Report of Preliminary 
Security Incident/Infraction (DOE F 471.1 and DOE F 5639.3): 
Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); 32 C.F.R. Part 2001; DOE 
O 470.4B (July 21, 2011).
    DOE F 5631.20, Request for Visitor Access Approval: Section 
145(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 
U.S.C. 2165.
    DOE Form 5631.18, Security Acknowledgement: Section 145(b) of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 
2165; Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); Executive Order 
10865 (Feb. 20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE O 
5631.2C (February 17, 1994).
    DOE Form 5631.29, Security Termination Statement: Section 145(b) 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 
2165; Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); Executive Order 
10865 (Feb. 20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (Apr. 27, 1953); 32 
C.F.R. Part 2001; DOE O 472.2 (July 21, 2011).
    DOE Form 5631.5, The Conduct of Personnel Security Interviews: 
10 C.F.R. Part 710; Executive Order 12968 (Aug. 2, 1995); Executive 
Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE Order 472.2 (July 21, 2011).
    Electronic Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (e-FOCI) 
System: Executive Order 12829 (January 6, 1993); DOE O 470.4B (July 
21, 2011).
    Foreign Access Central Tracking System (FACTS): Presidential 
Decision Directive 61 (February 1999); DOE O 142.3A (October 14, 
2010).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2012.
Stephen A. Kirchhoff,
Director, Office of Resource Management, Office of Health, Safety and 
Security.
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