DOE Extends Contractor Paperwork for Three More Years
Published Date: 4/4/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Energy is extending a paperwork request for three more years to keep an eye on how their contractors manage things. This affects 39 contractors who will keep submitting info, but it won’t cost them extra money. If you want to share your thoughts, make sure to comment by June 3, 2025!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
DOE extends contractor reporting 3 years
If you are one of the Department of Energy's Facilities Management Contractors, DOE is extending the information collection (OMB No. 1910-0600) for three years. The extension affects 39 respondents, with an annual estimated 227 total responses and 1,001.25 burden hours; comments are due on or before June 3, 2025.
No direct monetary reporting cost
DOE estimates the annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden for respondents is $0, meaning there is no direct dollar cost imposed by this information collection as measured in the notice.
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