Emergency Clearance Memo

D epartment of Energy

Washington, DC 20585

April 27, 2022

MEMORANDUM FOR DOMINIC MANCINI

DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

FROM: ANDREW GRIFFITH

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY NUCLEAR ENERGY

SUBJECT: Emergency Information Collection Request – Collection of Information from the Public regarding Presidential Proclamation Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Russian-Affiliated Vessels to U.S. Ports

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 DOE’s implementation of the Secretary of Energy’s 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.

Until or unless Proclamation 10371 is rescinded or superseded, DOE must begin processing applications for exemptions to Section 1 of the Proclamation, pursuant to the exemptions detailed in Section 2 of the Proclamation. In the coming months, DOE will work to establish a regular submission of this ICR.

To allow for the timely collection of the relevant information, we respectfully request an approval of this emergency clearance for this information collection on Thursday, April 28, 2022, the immediate effective date of the Presidential Proclamation.

Encl. Presidential Proclamation 10371