[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4359-4360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01486]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. NRC-2014-0013]
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 for a new
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: Evaluation of Outreach
Efforts Related to the NRC's Safety Culture Policy Statement.
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-XXXX.
3. How often the collection is required: One time.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Respondents asked to
voluntarily participate in this information collection activity will
include licensees of the NRC's Office of Federal and State Materials
and Environment Management Programs, fuel cycle, transportation and
storage, and greater than critical mass licensees overseen by the NRC's
Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, and materials
licensees of the following Agreement States that have expressed
interest in participating: Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio,
Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
5. The number of annual respondents: 6,158 licensees of the NRC and
participating Agreement States will be invited to participate in this
one-time, voluntary information collection activity. The staff
anticipates a response rate of 50 percent; therefore, the expected
number of respondents is 3,079. Because the survey will only be
administered once during the three year clearance period, the
annualized number of respondents is 1,026.3 respondents.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: The survey is estimated to take no more than 20 minutes
(0.33 hours) per respondent. The total annualized burden is estimated
to be 338.7 hours.
7. Abstract: In June 2011, the NRC issued its Safety Culture Policy
Statement, which describes the Commission's expectation that the NRC's
regulated community maintain a positive safety culture. The NRC
continues to seek ways to engage with stakeholders, licensees, members
of the public, and the international community to provide outreach and
education on the Safety Culture Policy Statement. The purpose of the
current information collection activity is to gather feedback on
whether NRC's outreach and communication activities have been effective
in promoting awareness of the Safety Culture Policy Statement, and to
determine if changes to current activities and/or new activities are
necessary and appropriate. To support this evaluation, the NRC staff
plans to conduct a voluntary survey of its materials regulated
community, specifically materials users, organizations involved in the
fuel cycle, and storage and transportation of nuclear materials. The
NRC staff has also invited Agreement States (i.e., States that have
signed formal agreements with the NRC to assume regulatory
responsibility over certain byproduct and source nuclear materials, as
well as small quantities of special nuclear materials) to participate
by voluntarily administering the survey to materials users they
regulate, and eight
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states have agreed to participate. The NRC has determined that a
standardized voluntary survey is the most practical means of gathering
feedback on its outreach and communications regarding the Safety
Culture Policy Statement. Using a survey approach for the evaluation
allows for input to be solicited from a wide range of licensees in an
efficient and consistent manner.
Submit, by March 28, 2014, 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-2014-0013. You may submit your comments by any
of the following methods: Electronic comments: http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. NRC-2014-0013. Mail
comments to the Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Kristen Benney (T-5 F50),
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Questions about the information collection requirements may be directed
to the Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Kristen Benney (T-5 F50), U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone
at 301-415-6355, or by email to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of January, 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Miles,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-01486 Filed 1-24-14; 8:45 am]
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