[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 51193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18419]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of DOE's responsibility to develop a regulation pursuant to
section 934 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)
on implementing the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for
Nuclear Damage (CSC), including whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of DOE's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (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 October 3, 2016. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted electronically by emailing
them to: [email protected]. We note that email submission
will avoid delay associated with security screening of U.S. Postal
Service mail.
Also, written comments should be addressed to Sophia Angelini,
Attorney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel for Civilian Nuclear
Programs, GC-72, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Sophia Angelini, Attorney-Advisor, Office of
General Counsel for Civilian Nuclear Programs, GC-72, U.S. Department
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585;
telephone (202) 586-0319. Copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions can be viewed at http://www.energy.gov/gc/convention-supplementary-compensation-rulemaking.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 17, 2014, DOE published a notice
of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) in the Federal Register (79 FR 75076) in
which it proposed regulations under section 934 of EISA to establish a
retrospective risk pooling program whereby, in the event of certain
nuclear incidents, nuclear suppliers would be responsible to pay for
any contribution by the United States government to the international
supplementary fund created by the CSC. DOE held an information session
on the proposed regulation on January 7, 2015, followed by a day-long
public workshop on February 20, 2015 (80 FR 4227). On March 9, 2015,
DOE granted an extension of the public comment period on the NOPR to
April 17, 2015 (80 FR 12352). The extension notice highlighted areas of
particular attention for public comment, and indicated an intent of
DOE's to conduct additional data and information gathering in response
to and in consideration of comments provided in the public review and
comment process. This proposed collection of information responds in
part to DOE's intent to gather additional data and information.
This information collection request contains: (1) OMB Number: New;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Data Collection for
Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Contingent
Cost Allocation; (3) Type of Request: New; (4) Purpose: This
information collection request is necessary for DOE to develop its
regulation containing the risk-informed formula required by section
934(e) of EISA for calculating the deferred payment of a nuclear
supplier; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 150; (6) Annual
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 150; (7) Annual Estimated Number
of Burden Hours: 5 annual burden hours per response, 750 total annual
burden hours; and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost
Burden: $1,500 annual cost per Respondent, $225,000 annual cost burden
for all Respondents.
Statutory Authority: Section 934(f) of the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2016.
Samuel T. Walsh,
Deputy General Counsel for Energy Policy, Office of General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-18419 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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