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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
Department of Energy (DOE), Office of
Science (SC) has chosen to leverage the
use of Government, Off-the-Shelf
(GOTS) software capabilities to
implement a new consolidated system
called Portfolio Analysis and
Management System (PAMS).
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. This notice is being
republished due to the time lapsed from
original publication.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before October 20,
2014. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments may be
sent to Portfolio Analysis and
Management System (PAMS)
Information Collection Request (ICR) by
email at pams-irccomments@science.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Marina Amoroso by email at
marina.amoroso@science.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: New.
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Information Collection Request
Title: Portfolio Analysis and
Management System (PAMS)
Submissions for Letter of Intent (LOI),
Pre-proposals, Interagency Proposals,
and DOE National Laboratory Proposals;
System Registration by External Users.
(3) Type of Request: New.
(4) Purpose: This new system is based
on the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) Electronic
Handbooks software. Discretionary
financial assistance proposals continue
to be collected using Grants.gov but are
imported into PAMS for use by the
program offices. Under the proposed
information collection, an external
interface will be implemented in PAMS
to allow two other types of proposal
submission: DOE National Laboratories
will be able to submit proposals for
technical work authorizations directly
into PAMS, while other Federal
Agencies will be able to submit
Proposals for interagency awards
directly into PAMS. External users from
all institution types will be able to
submit Solicitation Letters of Intent and
Pre-proposals directly into PAMS. All
applicants, whether they submitted
through Grants.gov or PAMS, will be
able to register with PAMS to view the
proposals that were submitted. They
will also be able to maintain a minimal
amount of information in their personal
profile. The proposed collection will
automate and streamline the
submission, tracking, and
correspondence portions of financial
award pre-review processes. The
information collected will be used by
DOE to select applicants and projects for
financial awards.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: The following numbers
are calculated using the average of the
number of financial assistance proposals
received in fiscal year 2006 through
fiscal year 2010. 9,920 PAMS
registrants, who are to include 8,000
submitters of lab proposals, interagency
proposals, pre-proposals, and Letters Of
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Intent (LOI) (assuming one person per
estimated submission) and 1,920
reviewers of proposals submitted
through Grants.gov.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: Annual Estimated
Number of Total Responses: The Office
of Science receives about 1,000 DOE
national laboratory and interagency
proposals per year, based on an average
of estimated submission numbers (fiscal
year 2006 through fiscal year 2014) and
about 7,000 pre-proposals and letters of
intent per year, based on an estimate of
about 200 per solicitation and the
number of solicitations per year (about
35, based on an average between fiscal
year 2006 and fiscal year 2014).
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: The time it takes to
complete a form depends upon the type
of form being completed. External users
will need to register with PAMS in
order to access the system. It takes
approximately 30 minutes for external
users to complete the forms required to
become a registered PAMS user. Both
LOI and pre-proposal forms take 15
minutes each, whereas completing a
lab/interagency proposal will take about
2 hours. The reviewers require about 1
hour of analysis, per submission. Based
on the annual estimated number of
responses, broken down by DOE
national laboratory, letter of intent and
pre-proposal, the annual estimated time
required for reviewers to complete
analysis or responses and the time
required for external users to register
with PAMS, the estimated annual
number of burden hours is 10,630.
Total number of unduplicated
respondents: 9,920.
Reports filed per person: 1.
Total annual responses: 9,920.
Total annual burden hours: 10,630.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the
Department of Energy Organization Act,
codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 12,
2014.
Marina Amoroso,
Deputy Project Manager for Information
Technology and Services Office of Science.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Electric Transmission
Congestion Study
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Public Comment.
AGENCY:
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The Department of Energy
(Department) invites public comment on
the draft National Electric Transmission
Congestion Study.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received on
or before October 20, 2014.
DATES:
The draft study is available
for review at https://www.energy.gov/
node/942311. Written comments may be
submitted electronically to
Congestionstudy.comments@hq.doe.gov.
Written comments may also be
delivered by conventional mail to David
Meyer, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. Commenters are
cautioned, however, that all
conventional mail to the Department is
subject to an automatic security
screening process that may take up to
three weeks and sometimes renders
mailed material illegible.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Meyer, at David.Meyer@
hq.doe.gov, or telephone 202–586–1411.
Section
1221(a) of the Energy Policy Act of
2005, codified at 16 U.S.C. 824p(a),
directs the Secretary of Energy to
conduct an electric transmission
congestion study every three years, and
to prepare it in consultation with
affected states and regional reliability
organizations. In the study, the
Department seeks to provide
information about transmission
congestion by focusing on specific
indications of transmission constraints
and congestion and their consequences.
The study focuses on a specific time
frame—i.e., historical trends over the
past few years, and looking forward
three to five years. The study is based
entirely on publicly available data and
transmission-related documents.
The draft study is available for review
at https://www.energy.gov/node/942311.
All comments received will be made
publicly available on https://
www.energy.gov/node/942311. After
reviewing and considering the public
comments, the Department will prepare
and release a final version of the study.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Issued at Washington, DC, on August 14,
2014.
Patricia A. Hoffman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9915–14–OARM; EPA–HQ–OEI–2012–
0836]
Notification of a New System of
Records Notice for the EPA Personnel
Access and Security System (EPASS)
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of
Administration and Resource
Management, Office of Administration,
Security Management Division is giving
notice that it proposes to create a new
system of records pursuant to the
provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a). The EPA Personnel Access
and Security System (EPASS) is being
created to comply with the Homeland
Security Presidential Directive-12
(HSPD–12), which was issued on
August 12, 2004 and signed on August
27, 2004. HSPD–12 mandates a
government-wide federal standard for
ensuring that identification cards issued
to government employees and
contractors are reliable and secure.
EPASS complies with the federal
requirements and will enhance security,
increase efficiency, reduce identity
fraud, and protect personal privacy.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on
this new system of records notice must
do so by September 29, 2014.
ADDRESS: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
2012–0836, by mail:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: oei.docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–1752.
• Mail: OEI Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail code: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: OEI Docket, EPA/
DC, EPA West Building, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the docket’s
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OEI–2012–
0836. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
SUMMARY:
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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) 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 Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC) has chosen
to leverage the use of Government, Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) software
capabilities to implement a new consolidated system called Portfolio
Analysis and Management System (PAMS). 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. This notice is being republished due to the time lapsed
from original publication.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before October 20, 2014. 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 Portfolio Analysis and
Management System (PAMS) Information Collection Request (ICR) by email
at pams-irc-comments@science.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Marina Amoroso by email at
marina.amoroso@science.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains:
(1) OMB No.: New.
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Information Collection
Request Title: Portfolio Analysis and Management System (PAMS)
Submissions for Letter of Intent (LOI), Pre-proposals, Interagency
Proposals, and DOE National Laboratory Proposals; System Registration
by External Users.
(3) Type of Request: New.
(4) Purpose: This new system is based on the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) Electronic Handbooks software.
Discretionary financial assistance proposals continue to be collected
using Grants.gov but are imported into PAMS for use by the program
offices. Under the proposed information collection, an external
interface will be implemented in PAMS to allow two other types of
proposal submission: DOE National Laboratories will be able to submit
proposals for technical work authorizations directly into PAMS, while
other Federal Agencies will be able to submit Proposals for interagency
awards directly into PAMS. External users from all institution types
will be able to submit Solicitation Letters of Intent and Pre-proposals
directly into PAMS. All applicants, whether they submitted through
Grants.gov or PAMS, will be able to register with PAMS to view the
proposals that were submitted. They will also be able to maintain a
minimal amount of information in their personal profile. The proposed
collection will automate and streamline the submission, tracking, and
correspondence portions of financial award pre-review processes. The
information collected will be used by DOE to select applicants and
projects for financial awards.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: The following numbers
are calculated using the average of the number of financial assistance
proposals received in fiscal year 2006 through fiscal year 2010. 9,920
PAMS registrants, who are to include 8,000 submitters of lab proposals,
interagency proposals, pre-proposals, and Letters Of
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Intent (LOI) (assuming one person per estimated submission) and 1,920
reviewers of proposals submitted through Grants.gov.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: Annual Estimated
Number of Total Responses: The Office of Science receives about 1,000
DOE national laboratory and interagency proposals per year, based on an
average of estimated submission numbers (fiscal year 2006 through
fiscal year 2014) and about 7,000 pre-proposals and letters of intent
per year, based on an estimate of about 200 per solicitation and the
number of solicitations per year (about 35, based on an average between
fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2014).
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: The time it takes to
complete a form depends upon the type of form being completed. External
users will need to register with PAMS in order to access the system. It
takes approximately 30 minutes for external users to complete the forms
required to become a registered PAMS user. Both LOI and pre-proposal
forms take 15 minutes each, whereas completing a lab/interagency
proposal will take about 2 hours. The reviewers require about 1 hour of
analysis, per submission. Based on the annual estimated number of
responses, broken down by DOE national laboratory, letter of intent and
pre-proposal, the annual estimated time required for reviewers to
complete analysis or responses and the time required for external users
to register with PAMS, the estimated annual number of burden hours is
10,630.
Total number of unduplicated respondents: 9,920.
Reports filed per person: 1.
Total annual responses: 9,920.
Total annual burden hours: 10,630.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2014.
Marina Amoroso,
Deputy Project Manager for Information Technology and Services Office
of Science.
[FR Doc. 2014-19676 Filed 8-18-14; 8:45 am]
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