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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 51530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20840]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance a proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed collection will enable DOE to have current knowledge 
of Federal employees and contractors conducting foreign travel to a non 
U.S. territory on the behalf of DOE. Information gathered will include 
dates of travel, destination, purpose, and after-hour contact 
information in case of emergency.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register. If you 
anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult 
to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, please 
advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of your intention to make a 
submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 
202-395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 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 Julie Squires by fax at (202) 586-0406 or 
by email at julie.squires@hq.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Julie Squires at julie.squires@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1910-5144.
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: records, and secures 
approval of all foreign travel conducted by DOE federal employees and 
contractors. The system allows DOE to have full accountability of all 
travel and in cases of emergency DOE is able to quickly retrieve 
information as to who is traveling, where the individual is traveling, 
and the dates of travel. Information gathered is listed under three 
categories: (1) Traveler Information which requests traveler's name, 
passport information, site, position, and contact information, (2) 
General Trip Information which consists of estimated travel costs, and 
(3) Trip Itinerary Information which consists of destination, dates of 
travel, and purpose.
    (3) Type of Respondents: DOE Federal employees and contractors 
traveling on behalf of DOE.
    (4) Estimated Annual Number of Respondents 8,313.
    (5) Estimated Annual Number of Burden Hours: 4,228.
    (6) Estimated Annual Cost Burden: None.

    Authority:  DOE Order 551.1D (April 2, 2012), regarding 
``Official Foreign Travel.''

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2012.
Umeki G. Thorne,
Director, Office of Management, Office of International Travel and 
Exchange Visitor Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-20840 Filed 8-23-12; 8:45 am]
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