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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 62609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24599]

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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.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before December 23, 2013. 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, telephone (301) 903-5865, by fax at (301) 903-
3445, or by email 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. Information about 
the collection instrument may be obtained at http://www.hss.doe.gov/pra.html.

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: 34; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 
41,500; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$4,150,000; Response Obligation: Mandatory.

    Statutory Authority:  Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, 
Part 835, Subpart H.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2013.
Stephen A. Kirchhoff,
Director, Office of Resource Management, Office of Health, Safety and 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-24599 Filed 10-21-13; 8:45 am]
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