In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13, this information collection is approved for 180 days as an emergency clearance to meet the requirements of Proclamation 10371. If the Agency decides to continue use of the collection past the approved emergency clearance time period, it must resubmit an ICR to OMB under the normal PRA clearance process, including publication of 30- and 60-day Federal Register notices. The agency should solicit and incorporate comments regarding the estimated burden of this collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2022
6 Months From Approved
20
0
0
40
0
0
2,580
0
0
On April 21, 2022, President Biden signed Proclamation 10371, 87 FR 24265, which states, in part: âThe policies and actions of the Government of the Russian Federation to continue the premeditated, unjustified, unprovoked, and brutal war against Ukraine constitute a national emergency by reason of a disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations of the United States. â¦â
Section 1 of the Proclamation âprohibit[s] Russian-affiliated vessels from entering into United States portsâ.
Section 2 of the Proclamation lists exemptions to Section 1, including: âto Russian-affiliated vessels used in the transport of source material, special nuclear material, and nuclear byproduct material for which, and for such time as, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce, determines that no viable source of supply is available that would not require transport by Russian-affiliated vessels; â¦â The Proclamation will become effective on Thursday, April 28, 2022, and will be immediately transmitted to the Congress and published in the Federal Register. As such, beginning April 28, 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE) must implement a process for receiving, adjudicating, and approving (or rejecting) requests for a Section 2 exemption to the prohibition in Section 1 of the Proclamation. The process involves public applicants submitting requests for exemption to DOEâs Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) for the Secretary of Energyâs consideration.
Pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures established in 5 C.F.R Part 1320, Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public, the Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting that the proposed information collection, Presidential Proclamation Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Russian-Affiliated Vessels to U.S. Ports, be processed as an Emergency Clearance Information Collection Request (ICR) as referenced in 5 C.F.R. § 1320.13, Emergency processing.
DOE has determined that the information must be collected prior to the time periods established under Part 1320 of the regulation, and that this information is essential to DOEâs implementation of the Secretary of Energyâs requirements under Presidential Proclamation 10371, Declaration of National Emergency and Invocation of Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Russian-Affiliated Vessels to United States Ports (Apr. 21, 2022). DOE must collect this information urgently due to the effective date of the Proclamation (Apr. 28, 2022). DOE has determined that public consequence is likely if normal clearance procedures are followed.
US Code:
50 USC 1601
Name of Law: National Emergencies Act
US Code: 50 USC 1601 Name of Law: National Emergencies Act
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.