Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2012 / Notices 2713 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and 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 package with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

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. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before March 19, 2012. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed below as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Melissa Scholz and Kasia 

Mendelsohn, Office of Nonproliferation 

and International Security (NA–24), 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration, 1000 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by 

fax at (202) 586–1348 or by email at 

Melissa.Scholz@nnsa.doe.gov or 

Kasia.Mendelsohn@nnsa.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to the person in ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

package contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–5139; 

(2) Package Title: U.S. Declaration 

under the Protocol Additional to the 

U.S.–IAEA Safeguards Agreement 

(‘‘Additional Protocol’’) and Collection 

of Information by the Department of 

Energy; 

(3) Type of Review: Renewal; 

(4) Purpose: Obtain information for 

inclusion by the Department of Energy 

in the United States Declaration to the 

International Atomic Energy Agency 

(IAEA) under Articles 2 and 3 of the 

Protocol Additional to the Agreement 

Between the United States of America 

and the International Atomic Energy 

Agency for the Application of 

Safeguards in the United States, Nov. 

18, 1977; 

The Department of Energy (DOE) is 

the Lead Agency for implementing the 

Additional Protocol at locations owned, 

operated, or leased by or for DOE, 

including Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) licensed or certified 

activities on DOE installations, and, in 

coordination with the Department of 

Defense, non-military locations on 

installations that store or process naval 

reactor fuel (collectively known as 

‘‘DOE Locations’’). Only those persons 

performing activities at DOE Locations 

that would be declarable to the IAEA 

under the U.S. AP are affected by this 

collection of information by DOE. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 10–15 respondents. 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 10–15 responses per 

annum. 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 6000. The burden in 

person hours of responding to the 

collection of information will depend 

on the number of declarable activities 

that take place at the respondent’s 

location. This effort might range from as 

low as 40 hours for a location with one 

or two declarable activities, to as many 

as 400 hours for a location with many 

(30–40) activities. 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: None. 

Statutory Authority: Section 211 of the 

Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful 

Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006, 

Public Law 109–401 (Dec. 18, 2006), codified 

at 22 U.S.C. 8111. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

19, 2011. 

Kasia Mendelsohn, 

Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator, Office 

of Nonproliferation and International 

Security (NIS). 

[FR Doc. 2012–947 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, February 9, 2012; 8:30 

a.m.–5 p.m. 

Friday, February 10, 2012; 8:30 a.m.– 

3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hanford House, 

802 George Washington Way, Richland, 

WA 99356. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Richland 

Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 

P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA 

99352; Phone: (509) 376–2048; or Email: 

Paula.Call@rl.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE–EM 

and site management in the areas of 

environmental restoration, waste 

management, and related activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Potential Board Advice 

Æ Waste Treatment Plant Safety 

Culture 

Æ 200–PW 1/3/6 and 200–CW–5 

Operable Units Record of Decision 

Æ 100 K Area Draft Proposed Plan 

• Discussion Topics 

Æ Cleanup Budget Priorities 

Æ Tri-Party Agreement Agency 

Updates 

Æ Committee Reports 

Æ Board Business 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Hanford, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Paula Call at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Paula Call at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Paula Call’s office at 

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