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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 38514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16241]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: 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 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 August 31, 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 Anne Broker, GC-12, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Office of Conflict Prevention and Resolution, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-
586-4116 or by e-mail at anne.broker@hq.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Broker at 202-586-5060 or 
anne.broker@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5115; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Contractor Legal Management Requirements; (3) Type of Review: 
Renewal; (4) Purpose: The collection of this information continues to 
be necessary to provide a basis for DOE decisions on requests, from 
applicable contractors, for reimbursement of litigation and other legal 
expenses; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 36; (6) Annual 
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 36; (7) Annual Estimated Number of 
Burden Hours: 515; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Cost Burden: None. The costs incurred by the DOE contractors in 
providing the information collections in this package are recovered in 
their contract fees and payments.
    Statutory Authority: These requirements are promulgated under 
authority in section 161 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. 
2201; the Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7101, et 
seq.; and the National Nuclear Security Administration Act, 50 U.S.C. 
2401, et seq.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 28, 2010.
Kathleen M. Binder,
Director, Office of Conflict Prevention and Resolution, Office of 
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2010-16241 Filed 7-1-10; 8:45 am]
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