Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 6, 2008 / Notices 45751 

Environmental Quality Regulations, 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, 

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and 

other applicable laws and regulations. 

Dated: July 30, 2008. 

Jon L. Christensen, 

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18019 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted an information 

collection package to OMB for extension 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq. The information collection 

package requests a three-year extension 

of, OMB Control Number 1910–0600, 

entitled ‘‘Industrial Relations.’’ This 

information collection package covers 

information necessary for collection of 

Human Resource information from 

major Department contractors for 

contract management, administration, 

and cost control. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

September 5, 2008. 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 OMB Desk Officer 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 

Robert M. Myers, US Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–1615, 

202–287–1584, or by fax at 202–287–

1656 or by e-mail at 

robert.myers@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Robert Myers at the address 

listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1910–0600; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Industrial Relations; 

(3) Purpose: This information is 

required for management oversight for 

the Department of Energy’s Facilities 

Management Contractors and to ensure 

that the programmatic and 

administrative management 

requirements of the contract are 

managed efficiently and effectively; 

(4) Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 316; 

(5) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

8,140; 

(6) Number of Collections: The 

information collection request contains 

8 information and/or recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Statutory Authority: The basic authority 

for collection of this data is the statute 

establishing the Department of Energy 

(‘‘Department of Energy Organization Act,’’

Public Law 95–91, of Aug 4, 1977, 42 U.S.C. 

7101 et seq. ). It vests the Secretary of Energy 

with the executive direction and 

management function, authority, and 

responsibilities for the Department, including 

contract management. The provisions of 42 

U.S.C. 7254 state that ‘‘The Secretary is 

authorized to prescribe such procedural and 

administrative rules and regulations as he 

may deem necessary or appropriate to 

administer and manage the functions now or 

hereafter vested in him.’’

Issued in Washington, DC on July 30, 2008. 

Edward R. Simpson, 

Director, Office of Procurement and 

Assistance Management. 

[FR Doc. E8–18034 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for Office of 

Management and Budget review and 

comment. 

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 be used to 

assess the organizational climate and 

Safety Conscious Work Environment as 

part of the Office of Civilian Radioactive 

Waste Management’s desire to 

continuously improve performance and 

comply with the employee protection 

requirements of 10 CFR 63.9, Employee 

protection, and Section 211 of the 

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 5851). 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

September 5, 2008. 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 OMB Desk Officer 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 Mark Van Der Puy, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Civilian 

Radioactive Waste Management, M/S 

523 1551 Hillshire Drive, Suite A, Las 

Vegas, NV 89134. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Mark Van Der Puy, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Civilian 

Radioactive Waste Management, M/S 

523 1551 Hillshire Drive, Suite A, Las 

Vegas, NV 89134. Or telephone at: 1–

800–225–6972. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. {‘‘New’’}; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Organization 

Climate and Safety Conscious Work 

Environment; (3) Type of Request: New 

collection; (4) Purpose: The proposed 

collection will be used to assess the 

organizational climate and Safety 

Conscious Work Environment as part of 

the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste 

Management’s (OCRWM) desire to 

continuously improve performance and 

comply with the employee protection 

requirements of 10 CFR 63.9, Employee 

protection, and Section 211 of the 

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 5851; (5) Type of 

Respondents: Federal, national 

laboratory, and other contractor 

employees supporting the OCRWM 

mission; (6) Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 1,750; and (7) Estimated 

Number of Burden Hours: 1,000. 

Statutory Authority: 10 CFR 63.9, 

Employee protection, and Section 211 of the 

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 5851). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 31, 

2008. 

Alan B. Brownstein, 

Chief Operating Officer, Office of Civilian 

Radioactive Waste Management. 

[FR Doc. E8–18037 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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