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[Federal Register: September 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 174)]
[Notices]               
[Page 54859]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an 
information collection request (ICR) with the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) concerning the Occupational Radiation Protection Program, 
OMB Control Number 1910-5105. The Office of Worker Safety and Health 
Policy ensures that adequate policies are in place for the protection 
of workers at DOE sites and operations. The Office of Worker Safety and 
Health Policy uses the information collected from the contractors to 
evaluate the adequacy of DOE policies for the protection of workers 
from exposure to ionizing radiation. 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.
    Comments submitted in response to this Notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before November 8, 2010. 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 Dr. Judith D. Fouke, Office 
of Worker Safety and Health Policy (HS-11), U.S. Department of Energy, 
Office of Health, Safety and Security, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, by fax at (301) 903-7773 or by e-mail at 
judy.foulke@hq.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 listed above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5105; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Occupational Radiation Protection Program; (3) Type of Review: 
Renewal; (4) Purpose: The recordkeeping and reporting requirements that 
comprise this information collection will permit DOE and its 
contractors to provide management control and oversight over health and 
safety programs concerning worker exposure to ionizing radiation; (5) 
Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 34; (6) Annual Estimated Number 
of Total Responses: 0; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 
41,500; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$4,150,000.

    Statutory Authority: Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, part 
835, subpart h.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2010.
Lesley A. Gasperow,
Director, Office of Resource Management, Office of Health, Safety and 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-22525 Filed 9-8-10; 8:45 am]
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