[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42842-42843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19333]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2016-0274]
Information Collection: NRC Form 445, ``Request for Approval of
Foreign Travel''
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
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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 445, ``Request for Approval of Foreign
Travel.''
DATES: Submit comments by November 13, 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-2016-0274. 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 the Chief
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T-2 F43, 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-2016-0274 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-2016-0274. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2016-0274 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 No. ML17216A768.
The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML17069A044.
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 the 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-2016-0274 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. All comment submissions are posted at http://www.regulations.gov and entered into ADAMS. Comment submissions are not
routinely edited 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 comment submissions are not routinely edited 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 445, ``Request
for Approval of Official Foreign Travel.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0193.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 445, ``Request for
Approval of Foreign Travel.''
5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Contractors,
consultants and invited NRC travelers who travel in the course of
conducting business for the NRC.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 50.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 50.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 50 (1 hour per form).
10. Abstract: Consultants, contractors, and those invited by the
NRC to travel (e.g., prospective employees) must file travel vouchers
and trip reports in order to be reimbursed for their travel expenses.
The information collected includes the name, address, social security
number, and the amount to be reimbursed. Travel expenses that are
reimbursed are confined to those expenses essential to the transaction
of official business for an approved trip.
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 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 on respondents
be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology?
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of September, 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Dave Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-19333 Filed 9-11-17; 8:45 am]
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