[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8574-8575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2762]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Security and Emergency Operations; Agency Information
Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed Agency information collection and request
for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed information collection that
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DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This collection
would gather information over a three-year period from DOE Federal and
contractor employees concerning their opinion of the DOE security
program in the workplace.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted by April 2, 2001. 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 Stephanie Grimes, U.S.
Department of Energy, Headquarters, SO-213, 19901 Germantown Road,
Germantown, MD, 20874-1290; or by FAX at (301) 903-4601; or by e-mail
at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the forms and instructions should be directed to Stephanie
Grimes using the contact information listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Collection Title: Security Opinion Survey.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New collection.
Frequency of response: semi-annually.
Respondents: DOE Federal and contractor employees.
Estimated number of annual respondents: 12,000.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 4,000 hours.
Background
The Department of Energy, as part of its effort to comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35),
provides the general public and other Federal agencies with
opportunities to comment on collections of information conducted by or
in conjunction with DOE. Any comments received help the Department to
prepare data requests that maximize the utility of the information
collected, and to assess the impact of collection requirements on the
public. Also, DOE will later seek approval by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) of the collections under Section 3506(c) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Data will be collected from DOE Federal and contractor employees to
ascertain their opinion of the DOE security program. Data will be
collected from employees using a web-based survey and will consist of
30 multiple choice opinion questions. Participation is totally
voluntary and anonymous. The data collected will indicate the
respondent's opinion of the effectiveness of the DOE security program
in the workplace and indicate those security functional areas which
require increased security education and awareness emphasis. The data
will also provide input for an evaluation of the DOE Security Program
performance in compliance with the Government Performance and Results
Act 1993 (GPRA).
Request for Comments
DOE invites comments from prospective respondents and other
interested parties on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of data is
necessary to measure the opinion of DOE employees regarding the
effectiveness of the DOE security program; (2) the accuracy of DOE's
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; or (3)
any means of minimizing the burden of the collection of information on
those who choose to respond. Additional information about DOE's
proposed information collection may be obtained from the contact person
named in this notice.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the form. They also
will become a matter of public record.
Statutory Authority: Section 3506(c) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Issued in Washington, DC on January 24, 2001.
Susan L. Frey,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Records and Business
Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-2762 Filed 1-31-01; 8:45 am]
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