[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13874-13875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05108]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2016-0219]


Information Collection: NRC Form 536, ``Operator Licensing 
Examination Data''

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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval for an existing collection of information. The information 
collection is entitled, NRC Form 536, ``Operator Licensing Examination 
Data.''

DATES: Submit comments by May 15, 2017. 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-2016-0219. 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.
     Mail comments to: David Cullison, Office of Information 
Services, 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 Information 
Services, 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-2016-0219 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-2016-0219. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2016-0219 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 Number 
ML17005A103. The NRC Form 536, ``Operator Licensing Examination Data,'' 
Draft Supporting Statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML17005A114.
     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 
Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: 
[email protected].

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0219 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 
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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 536, 
``Operator Licensing Examination Data''.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0131.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 536.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Annually.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond:
    (a) All holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors 
under the provision of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 
CFR) Part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization 
Facilities,'' except those that have permanently ceased operations and 
have certified that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor 
vessel.
    (b) All holders of, or applicants for, a limited work 
authorization, early site permit, or combined licenses issued under 10 
CFR part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications and Approval for Nuclear Power 
Plants.''
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 100.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 100.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 75 (0.75 hour per form x 
100).
    10. Abstract: The NRC is requesting renewal of its clearance to 
annually request all commercial power reactor licensees and applicants 
for an operating license to voluntarily send to the NRC: (1) Their 
projected number of candidates for initial operator licensing 
examinations; (2) the estimated dates of the examinations, and (3) if 
the examinations will be facility developed or NRC developed. This 
information is used to plan budgets and resources in regard to operator 
examination scheduling in order to meet the needs of the nuclear power 
industry.

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: March 10, 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Information Collection Branch, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-05108 Filed 3-14-17; 8:45 am]
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