OMB Burden Disclosure Statement

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1910-0900

INSTRUCTION S: In a continuing eff ort to im prove the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Technical Standards, t his form is

prov ided for use in submitting comm ents and suggestions for improvements. A ll users of DOE Technical Standards are inv it ed

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STA PLE) mailed t o th e address indic ated or fax ed to (42 3) 5 74 -03 82 .

The submitter of t his form must complete blocks 1 through 8 .

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w ill reply t o th e submit ter w ithin 30 calendar days of receipt f rom t he TSPO.

NOTE: This form may not be used to request copies of document s, nor t o request w aivers, deviatio ns, or clarification of

spec ification requirements on cu rrent con tract ors. Comm ents submit ted on t his form do not c onstit ute or im ply aut horizatio n

to w aive any port ion of the ref erenced doc ument (s) or to amend c ont ract ual requirem ents.

OM B Burden Disclosure Statem ent

Public reporting burden for this collection of inform ation is estimated t o average 30 minutes per response, including the time for

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the coll ect ion o f i nf orm ati on. Send c om men ts regard ing t his bu rden es ti mat e or any ot her aspect of this collection of information,

including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Off ice of Information Resources Management Policy, Plans, and Oversight,

Records M anagem ent Div ision , HR-4 22 - GTN, Paperw ork Reduct ion Project (1910-09 00), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20 58 5; and to t he Office of M anagement and Budget (OMB), Paperwork Reduction

Project (19 10 -09 00 ), W ashingt on, DC 20 50 3.

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