90 FR 120 pg. 27011 - Agency Information Collection Extension

Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 120Page: 27011
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-11707 Filed 6-24-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY:

Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed collection of certain information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995.

DATES:

Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before July 25, 2025. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be contacted at (202) 395-4718.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments may be sent to the Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, or by email at sc.wdts@science.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Ping Ge, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 287-6490; sc.wdts@science.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. With respect to the following collection of information, DOE invites comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended 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.: 1910-NEW;

(2) Information Collection Request Title: Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) Program Longer-Term Follow-up Study;

(3) Type of Request: New;

(4) Purpose: The WDTS SULI Longer-Term Follow-up Study will examine the longer-term impact of SULI on participants' educational and career outcomes. This will allow for program development based on longer-term outcomes. Respondents include SULI participants and a comparison group of eligible applicants who did not participate in the SULI internship.

(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,400;

(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 2,400;

(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,400;

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $93,115.

Statutory Authority: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, continued through Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Pub. L. 119-4, March 15, 2025).

Signing Authority

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 18, 2025, by Harriet Kung, Acting Director, Office of Science, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. The 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 .

Signed in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2025.

Jennifer Hartzell,

Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

[FR Doc. 2025-11707 Filed 6-24-25; 8:45 am]

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