Energy Department Extends Paperwork for Foreign Atomic Energy Help
Published Date: 12/11/2025
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Summary
The Department of Energy is asking to keep collecting info about help given to foreign atomic energy activities for three more years. This affects companies and people involved in these activities, who might need to keep sharing details with the government. You’ve got until February 9, 2026, to share your thoughts, and there’s no new cost, just an extension of the current process.
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DOE extends nuclear-export reporting
If you are a U.S. exporter who provides assistance to foreign atomic energy activities, you must continue to provide information to the Department of Energy under OMB Control Number 1901-0263 for three more years. The agency estimates 303 respondents, 681 annual responses, 1,127 annual burden hours, and $76,397 in annual reporting costs; comments on the extension are due by February 9, 2026. The information is used to help the Secretary decide requests to engage in development or production of special nuclear material outside the United States.
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