[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17056]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION



[Docket No. NRC-2011-0032]




Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request



AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).



ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information 

collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 

solicitation of public comment.



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SUMMARY: The NRC invites public comment about our intention to request 

the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection 

that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

    Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:

    1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 9, Public 

Records.

    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0043.

    3. How often the collection is required: On occasion.

    4. Who is required or asked to report: Individuals requesting 

access to records under the Freedom of Information (FOIA) or Privacy 

Acts (PA), through the Public Document Room (PDR), and submitters of 

information containing trade secrets or confidential commercial or 

financial information who have been notified that the NRC has made an 

initial determination that the information should be disclosed.

    5. The number of annual respondents: 3,870.

    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 

or request: 1,042.5.

    7. Abstract: Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 

9, prescribes procedures for individuals making requests for records 

under the FOIA or PA, and through the PDR. It contains information 

collection requirements for requests to waive or reduce fees for 

searching for and reproducing records in response to FOIA requests; 

appeals of denied requests; and requests for expedited processing. The 

information required from the public is necessary to justify requests 

for waivers or reductions in searching or copying fees; or to justify 

expedited processing. Section 9.28(b) provides that if the submitter of 

information designated to be trade secrets or confidential commercial 

or financial information objects to the disclosure, he must provide a 

written statement within 30 days that specifies all grounds why the 

information is a trade secret or commercial or financial information 

that is privileged or confidential.

    Submit, by September 6, 2011, comments that address the following 

questions:

    1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC 

to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical 

utility?

    2. Is the burden estimate accurate?

    3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information to be collected?

    4. How can the burden of the information collection be minimized, 

including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology?

    The public may examine and have copied for a fee, publicly 

available documents, including the draft supporting statement, at the 

NRC's Public Document Room, Room O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. OMB clearance requests are 

available at the NRC Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/index.html. The document will be available on the NRC home 

page site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice. Comments 

submitted in writing or in electronic form will be made available for 

public inspection. Because your comments will not be edited to remove 

any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against 

including any information in your submission that you do not want to be 

publicly disclosed. Comments submitted should reference Docket No. NRC-

2011-0032. You may submit your comments by any of the following 

methods: Electronic comments: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and 

search for Docket No. NRC-2011-0032. Mail comments to NRC Clearance 

Officer, Tremaine Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Questions about the information 

collection requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, 

Tremaine Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-6258, or by e-mail 

to [email protected].



    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of July, 2011.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Tremaine Donnell,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.

[FR Doc. 2011-17056 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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