WE UNDERSTAND DOE HAS REPORTING TO IT ROUGHLY 60 GOCO'S, 4000 CONTRACTORS, AND 40,000 SUBCONTRACTORS, AND THAT DOE HAD PREVIOUSLY PLANNED TO SUBMIT COMPREHENSIVE CLEARANCE REQUESTS BY 12/31/83. DOE HAS NOW REQUESTED A BLANKET PROVISIONAL CLEARANCE THROUGH 12/31/83, DURING WHICH TIME DOE WILL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE INTERNAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS, AND SUBMIT THEM FOR OMB CLEARANCE. A SCHEDULE IS TO BE FORWARDED TO OMB IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE BURDEN ASSOCIATED WITH UNCLEARED REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS IS TO BE DETERMINED AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW. *** CLEARANCE IS GRANTED THROUGH 12/31/83, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT DOE PLANS TO DEVELOP AND SUBMIT THIS SCHEDULE AND PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES OF POSSIBLE BURDEN TO OMB BY 6/30/83, WHICH ESTIMATES MAY WELL INCREASE AS A RESUL OF THE COMPREHENSIVE INTERNAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS. IN THE MEANWHILE, HAVE ASSIGNED A BURDEN OF 200,000 HOURS. DOE SHOULD CONSULT WITH CONCERNING THE SCHEDULE, ESTIMATED BURDENS, SCOPE, CONTENT AND P OF GENERIC CLEARANCES, AND EXISTING AND PLANNED CENTRAL AGENC PROCEDURES FOR RECEIVING AND APPROVING THESE INFORMATION COLLE PRIOR TO 6/30/83.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/1983
12/31/1983
10,000
0
0
200,000
0
0
0
0
0
DATA ARE USED BY DOE TO FULFILL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS AND TO OVERSEE UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR ALL MANAGEMENT PROCUREMENT AND ASSISTANCE REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS NO PREVIOUSLY CLEARED AS PART OF THE UNIFORM REPORTING SYSTEM FOR CONTRACTORS OR THE UNIFORM REPORTING SYSTEM FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.