[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51215-51216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18304]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2016-0070]
Information Collection: ``NRC Form 212, Qualifications
Investigation, Professional, Technical and Administrative Positions''
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on the renewal of the information collection entitled, ``NRC
Form 212, Qualifications Investigation, Professional, Technical and
Administrative Positions.''
DATES: Submit comments by October 3, 2016. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID: NRC-2016-0070. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
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Mail comments to: David Cullison, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T-5 F53, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0070 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0070. A copy of
the collection of information ``NRC Form 212, Qualifications
Investigation, Professional, Technical and Administrative Positions''
and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing
Docket ID NRC-2016-0070 on this Web site.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. A
copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be
obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession ML16168A149. The
supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML16168A215.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by
contacting NRC's Clearance Officer, David Cullison, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email:
[email protected].
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0070 in the subject line of your
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment
submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment
submissions into ADAMS, and the NRC does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Background
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting public comment on its intention to
request the OMB's approval for the information collection summarized
below.
1. The title of the information collection: ``NRC Form 212,
Qualifications Investigation, Professional, Technical and
Administrative Positions.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0033.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number: NRC Form 212.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.
The forms are collected for every new hire to the NRC.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Former employers,
supervisors, and other references indicated on job applications are
asked to complete the NRC Form 212.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 1,000.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 0.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 500 hours.
10. Abstract: Information requested on NRC Form 212,
``Qualifications Investigation, Professional, Technical, and
Administrative Positions'' is used to determine the qualifications and
suitability of external applicants for employment with the NRC. The
completed form may be used to examine, rate and/or assess the
prospective employee's qualifications. The information regarding the
qualifications of applicants for employment is reviewed by professional
personnel of the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, in
conjunction with other information in the NRC files, to determine the
qualifications of the applicant for appointment to the position under
consideration.
III. Specific Requests for Comments
The NRC is seeking 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 estimate of the burden of the information collection
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 on respondents
be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology?
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of July 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-18304 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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