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Written comments may be
sent to: Sarah Lynch, Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, or by e-mail at
sarah.lynch@ee.doe.gov and DOE Desk
Officer, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
guidance and/or collection instrument
should be directed to Sarah Lynch at
sarah.lynch@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
emergency information collection
request contains: (1) OMB No.: New; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
Biomass; (3) Type of Review:
Emergency; (4) Purpose: To collect data
on the status of activities, project
progress, jobs created and retained,
spend rates and performance metrics
under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. This will
ensure adequate information is available
to support sound project management
and to meet the transparency and
accountability associated with the
Recovery Act by requesting approval for
monthly reporting.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 19.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 228.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 6,175.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $11,000.
(9) Type of Respondents: Recipients of
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act funding.
An agency head or the Senior Official,
or their designee, may request OMB to
authorize emergency processing of
submissions of collections of
information.
(a) Any such request shall be
accompanied by a written determination
that:
(1) The collection of information:
(i) Is needed prior to the expiration of
time periods established under this Part;
and
(ii) Is essential to the mission of the
agency; and
(2) The agency cannot reasonably
comply with the normal clearance
procedures under this Part because:
(i) Public harm is reasonably likely to
result if normal clearance procedures
are followed;
(ii) An unanticipated event has
occurred; or
(iii) The use of normal clearance
procedures is reasonably likely to
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prevent or disrupt the collection of
information or is reasonably likely to
cause a statutory or court ordered
deadline to be missed.
(b) The agency shall state the time
period within which OMB should
approve or disapprove the collection of
information.
Statutory Authority: Title IV, H.R. 1
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 23,
2009.
John Ferrell,
Biomass Program Manager, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy-Biomass.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice and request for OMB
review and comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department
of Energy (DOE) invites public comment
on a proposed emergency collection of
information that DOE is developing to
collect data on the status of activities,
project progress, jobs created and
retained, spend rates and performance
metrics under the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed 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.
Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
April 12, 2010. 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
sent to:
Drew Ronneberg, Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Ave, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
DATES:
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Or by e-mail at
drew.ronneberg@ee.doe.gov and
DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room
10102, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Drew Ronneberg at
drew.ronneberg@ee.doe.gov.
This
emergency information collection
request contains: (1) OMB No: New; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
Batteries; (3) Type of Review:
Emergency; (4) Purpose: To collect data
on the status of activities, project
progress, jobs created and retained,
spend rates and performance metrics
under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. This will
ensure adequate information is available
to support sound project management
and to meet the transparency and
accountability associated with the
Recovery Act by requesting approval for
monthly reporting.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 30; (6) Annual Estimated
Number of Total Responses: 360; (7)
Annual Estimated Number of Burden
Hours: 3600; (8) Annual Estimated
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost
Burden: $90,000–$129,000; (9) Type of
Respondents: Recipients of American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act
funding.
An agency head or the Senior Official,
or their designee, may request OMB to
authorize emergency processing of
submissions of collections of
information.
(a) Any such request shall be
accompanied by a written determination
that:
(1) The collection of information:
(i) Is needed prior to the expiration of
time periods established under this Part;
and
(ii) Is essential to the mission of the
agency; and
(2) The agency cannot reasonably
comply with the normal clearance
procedures under this Part because:
(i) Public harm is reasonably likely to
result if normal clearance procedures
are followed;
(ii) An unanticipated event has
occurred; or
(iii) The use of normal clearance
procedures is reasonably likely to
prevent or disrupt the collection of
information or is reasonably likely to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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cause a statutory or court ordered
deadline to be missed.
(b) The agency shall state the time
period within which OMB should
approve or disapprove the collection of
information.
Statutory Authority: Title IV, H.R. 1
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 23,
2010.
Patrick Davis,
Program Manager, Office of Vehicles
Technology, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Technical Evaluation Report for the
Phase 1 Decommissioning Plan for the
West Valley Demonstration Project,
West Valley, NY
Department of Energy.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) announces the availability
of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) Technical
Evaluation Report (TER) for the Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan for the West
Valley Demonstration Project, West
Valley, NY. The Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan describes the
Phase 1 decommissioning actions for
the West Valley Demonstration Project
(WVDP) and is consistent with DOE’s
preferred alternative in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
Decommissioning and/or Long-Term
Stewardship at the West Valley
Demonstration Project and Western New
York Nuclear Service Center (DOE/EIS–
0226).
ADDRESSES: Copies of the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Technical
Evaluation Report for the Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan for the West
Valley Demonstration Project are
available for public inspection at the
following locations:
U.S. Department of Energy, FOIA
Reading Room, Room 1G–033, Forrestal
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585–0001, (202)
586–5955.
Concord Public Library, DOE–WVDP
Public Reading Room, 18 Chapel Street,
Springville, NY 14141, 716–592–7742.
Ashford Office Complex Public
Reading Room, 9030 Route 219, West
Valley, NY 14171–0191, (716) 942–
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U.S. Department of Energy West
Valley Demonstration Project Web site:
https://www.wv.doe.gov.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Electronic Reading Room Web site:
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Moira N. Maloney,
Decommissioning Plan Project Manager,
West Valley Demonstration Project, U.S.
Department of Energy, 10282 Rock
Springs Road, West Valley, New York
14171–0191 or via electronic mail at
Moira.N.Maloney@wv.doe.gov.
Mr. Bryan C. Bower, Director, West
Valley Demonstration Project, U.S.
Department of Energy, 10282 Rock
Springs Road, West Valley, New York
14171–0191, or via electronic mail at
Bryan.Bower@wv.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The West Valley Demonstration
Project Act (the Act), Public Law 96–368
of October 1, 1980, directed DOE to
carry out a high-level radioactive waste
management demonstration project at
the Western New York Nuclear Service
Center in West Valley, New York. The
purpose of the project was to
demonstrate the solidification of highlevel radioactive waste for disposal in a
Federal repository for permanent
disposal. The Act also requires the
Department to decontaminate and
decommission the underground waste
storage tanks and other facilities where
the solidified high-level radioactive
waste was stored, the facilities used in
the solidification of the waste, and any
material and hardware used in
connection with the project in
accordance with such requirements as
the NRC may prescribe.
In accordance with the Act, DOE
entered into an agreement with the NRC
to establish arrangement for review and
consultation by the NRC for the Project.
The procedures for NRC review and
consultation were established in the
September 23, 1981, Memorandum of
Understanding between DOE and NRC
and section 2(c)(1) of the Act. The Act
and Memorandum of Understanding
require the DOE to submit to the NRC,
for its review and comment, a Project
Decommissioning Plan for the facilities
that were used in solidifying the waste,
which includes a description of
engineering and operating activities to
be performed. The plan was reviewed
by the NRC and comments provided to
DOE. DOE will review and consider the
comments provided prior to the
initiation of decontamination and
decommissioning operations.
The decommissioning activities
described in the Phase 1
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Decommissioning Plan for the WVDP
are consistent with the Phased
Decisionmaking Alternative, the
preferred alternative for project closure
described in the Final Environmental
Impact Statement for Decommissioning
and/or Long-Term Stewardship at the
West Valley Demonstration Project and
Western New York Nuclear Service
Center (DOE/EIS–0226). Under the
Phased Decisionmaking Alternative, the
decommissioning of the Project and
Western New York Nuclear Service
Center (WNYNSC) would be completed
in two phases. Phase 1
decommissioning activities within the
project premises, which are described in
the Phase 1 Decommissioning Plan, are
near-term removal actions that include
removal of the Main Plant Process
Building, Vitrification Facility, source
area of the North Plateau Groundwater
Plume, wastewater treatment facility
lagoons, and certain ancillary buildings,
foundations, slabs, and pads on the
WVDP project premises. The Phase 2
decisions on the decommissioning of
the remainder of the Project and
WNYNSC, or its long-term management,
would be made in the future and are not
part of the Phase 1 Decommissioning
Plan.
The TER for the Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan presents NRC’s
technical evaluation and view of the
Phase 1 decommissioning approach for
the WVDP and is based on its technical
review of both the Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan and DOE
responses to NRC. As prescribed in
section 2(c)(1) of the West Valley
Demonstration Project Act, Public Law
96–368 of October 1, 1980, and the
September 23, 1981, Memorandum of
Understanding between DOE and NRC,
the NRC review of the DOE’s Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan is an informal
process, as the NRC does not have a
licensing role with regard to DOE’s
involvement at WVDP and may not
require formal procedures or actions.
DOE submitted Revision 0 of the
Phase 1 Decommissioning Plan to NRC
for technical review on December 3,
2008, and submitted Revision 1, which
incorporated additional information, on
March 16, 2009. NRC notified DOE on
March 20, 2009, that it had finished its
completeness review of the Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan and that it was
suitable for NRC technical review. After
its technical review, NRC submitted a
total of 44 requests for additional
information (RAI) for the Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan to the DOE on
May 15, 2009. DOE responded to the
NRC RAI in three separate submittals on
August 13, 2009, September 16, 2009,
and November 5, 2009. Revision 2 of the
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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: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed
emergency collection of information that DOE is developing to collect
data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs created and
retained, spend rates and performance metrics under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed 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 collection must be received on or before
April 12, 2010. 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 sent to:
Drew Ronneberg, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
Or by e-mail at drew.ronneberg@ee.doe.gov and
DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Drew Ronneberg at drew.ronneberg@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This emergency information collection
request contains: (1) OMB No: New; (2) Information Collection Request
Title: Batteries; (3) Type of Review: Emergency; (4) Purpose: To
collect data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs
created and retained, spend rates and performance metrics under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This will ensure
adequate information is available to support sound project management
and to meet the transparency and accountability associated with the
Recovery Act by requesting approval for monthly reporting.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 30; (6) Annual
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 360; (7) Annual Estimated Number
of Burden Hours: 3600; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping
Cost Burden: $90,000-$129,000; (9) Type of Respondents: Recipients of
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.
An agency head or the Senior Official, or their designee, may
request OMB to authorize emergency processing of submissions of
collections of information.
(a) Any such request shall be accompanied by a written
determination that:
(1) The collection of information:
(i) Is needed prior to the expiration of time periods established
under this Part; and
(ii) Is essential to the mission of the agency; and
(2) The agency cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance
procedures under this Part because:
(i) Public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance
procedures are followed;
(ii) An unanticipated event has occurred; or
(iii) The use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely
to prevent or disrupt the collection of information or is reasonably
likely to
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cause a statutory or court ordered deadline to be missed.
(b) The agency shall state the time period within which OMB should
approve or disapprove the collection of information.
Statutory Authority: Title IV, H.R. 1 American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 23, 2010.
Patrick Davis,
Program Manager, Office of Vehicles Technology, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-6877 Filed 3-26-10; 8:45 am]
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