Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY:

Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; comment request.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Energy (DOE), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), invites public comment on a collection of information that BPA is developing for submission to OMB pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection, Contractor Safety, will be used to manage portions of the Safety program that are related to contractors. These collection instruments allow for compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.

DATES:

Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before October 31, 2022. If you anticipate any difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 60 day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. Written comments may be sent to Bonneville Power Administration, Attn: Stephanie Noell, Privacy Program, CGI-7, PO Box 3621, Portland, OR 97208-3621, or by email at privacy@bpa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Attn: Stephanie Noell, Privacy Program, by email at privacy@bpa.gov, or by phone at (503) 230-3881.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 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 information collection request contains:

(1) OMB No.: New;

(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Contractor Safety;

(3) Type of Review: New;

(4) Purpose: This information collection will be used to manage BPA safety programs that relate to contractors: BPA F 5480.28e, Excavation/Trenching Permit, BPA F 6410.15e, Contractor's Report of Injury or Illness, BPA F 6410.18e, Contractor's Report of Incident/Near-Hit, BPA F 6410.42e, Contract Energized Electrical Work Permit;

(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 190;

(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 190;

(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 50;

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Statutory Authority: The Bonneville Project Act of 1937, 16 U.S.C 832a; and the following additional authorities: 42 U.S.C. 7101; 5 U.S.C. 301; E.O. 12009; 29 U.S.C. 657 and 29 CFR part 1926.

Signing Authority

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 8, 2022, by Candice D. Palen, Information Collection Clearance Manager, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register .