[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 60386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24428]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection: Contracting

AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comments.

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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 the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before January 7, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Bonneville Power 
Administration, Attn: Laura McCarthy, CGI-7, PO Box 3621, Portland, OR 
97208-3621, or by fax Attn: Laura McCarthy, CGI-7, at 503-230-4619, or 
by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Attn: Laura McCarthy, CGI-7, PO Box 3621, Portland, OR 
97208-3621, or by fax Attn: Laura McCarthy, CGI-7 at 503-230-4619, or 
by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: 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; 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; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and 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 Title: 
Contracting; (3) Type of Request: Existing collections without OMB 
Control Number; (4) Purpose: This information collection is associated 
with BPA's management and oversight of contracting requirements in 
fulfillment of BPA vendor contracts. Non-employees, contractors, and 
the general public complete the following forms: BPA F 4220.04--
Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts; BPA F 4220.5--Amendment 
of Solicitation/Modification of Contract/Order; BPA F 4220.52--
Solicitation, Offer, and Award for Construction; and BPA F 4220.55--
Solicitation/Contract/Order for Services and/or Items; (5) Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 3,370; (6) Annual Estimated Number of 
Respondents; 3,370; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 158; 
and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0.
    Statutory Authority: The Bonneville Project Act codified at 16 
U.S.C. 832; the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act of 1974; 
and the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act.

    Signed on the 2nd day of October, 2019.
Candice D. Palen,
Information Collection Clearance Manager.
[FR Doc. 2019-24428 Filed 11-7-19; 8:45 am]
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