[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 71673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28602]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. NRC-2013-0162]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and 
solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently 
submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection 
of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential 
respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a 
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC 
published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period on 
this information collection on August 14, 2013 (78 FR 49551).
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension.
    2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 21, 
``Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance.''
    3. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0035.
    4. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required: On occasion. Defects and 
noncompliance are reportable as they occur.
    6. Who will be required or asked to report: Individual directors 
and responsible officers of firms constructing, owning, operating, or 
supplying the basic components of any facility or activity licensed 
under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the Energy 
Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, to report immediately to the 
NRC the discovery of defects in basic components or failures to comply 
that could create a substantial safety hazard.
    7. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 447 (96 reporting 
responses + 1 third party disclosure response + 350 recordkeepers).
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 350.
    9. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 34,705 hours (9,420 hours 
reporting + 25,190 hours recordkeeping + 95 hours third-party 
disclosure).
    10. Abstract: Part 21 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, requires each individual, corporation, partnership, 
commercial grade dedicating entity, or other entity subject to the 
regulations in this part to adopt appropriate procedures to evaluate 
deviations and failures to comply to determine whether a defect exists 
that could result in a substantial safety hazard. Depending upon the 
outcome of the evaluation, a report of the defect must be submitted to 
the NRC. Reports submitted under 10 CFR Part 21 are reviewed by the NRC 
staff to determine whether the reported defects or failures to comply 
in basic components at the NRC licensed facilities or activities are 
potentially generic safety problems. These reports have been the basis 
for the issuance of numerous NRC Generic Communications that have 
contributed to the improved safety of the nuclear industry. The records 
required to be maintained in accordance with 10 CFR Part 21 are subject 
to inspection by the NRC to determine compliance with the subject 
regulation.
    The public may examine and have copied for a fee publicly-available 
documents, including the final 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 and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer 
listed below by December 30, 2013. Comments received after this date 
will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of 
consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date.

Chad Whiteman, Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0035), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Comments can also be emailed to [email protected] or 
submitted by telephone at 202-395-4718.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Tremaine Donnell, telephone: 301-415-
6258.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of November, 2013.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer,
    Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2013-28602 Filed 11-27-13; 8:45 am]
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