[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58871-58872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23469]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. NRC-2012-0191]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval of the vendor
information collection method 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: NRC Reactor Vendor
Registration.
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-XXXX.
3. How often the collection is required: Annually.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Power reactor licensee and
applicants are asked to report voluntary.
5. The number of annual respondents: 192.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 183.5 hrs.
7. Abstract: The NRC is commencing an effort to identify vendors of
safety-
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related parts and services to nuclear power plants both directly
(vendors) and indirectly (sub-vendors). For the purpose of this
document, the term vendor includes supplier. The NRC licensees and
applicants are responsible for the safety of facilities licensed by the
NRC. As such, they are responsible for ensuring that their vendors meet
applicable regulations and requirements, both technical and quality, in
purchase documents. In order to ensure that licensees are meeting the
regulatory requirements in this area, the NRC inspects vendors to
evaluate their conformance with technical and quality requirements in
part 21 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
``Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance,'' and Appendix B, ``Quality
Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing
Plants,'' to 10 CFR part 50, as required by procurement contracts with
licensees. There is no requirement for vendors to register with the
NRC. This collection will assist the NRC in assessing the number and
variety of vendors of safety-related parts and services for resource
and vendor inspection planning. As part of that effort, the NRC plans
to (1) issue a communication to power reactor licensee and applicants
requesting the voluntary submittal of vendor information and (2) create
a Web page on its public Web site that allows vendor and sub-vendor
information to be submitted individually. When power reactor licensee
and applicants respond either by submitting their information by mail
or online they will be asked to provide the following information:
Vendor names, vendor addresses, vendor points of contact, vendor point
of contact email address, vendor telephone number, scope of supply, and
comments. Additionally, Vendors will also be able to use this Web page
voluntarily to complete self registration.
Submit, by November 23, 2012, 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. The OMB clearance requests
are available at the NRC's Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/. The document will be available on the NRC's 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-
2012-0191.
You may submit your comments by any of the following methods:
Electronic comments to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket
No. NRC-2012-0191. Mail comments to the NRC's 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's Clearance Officer, Tremaine
Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-6258, or by email to
[email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of September, 2012.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
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