[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44470-44471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20212]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2017-0116]


Information Collection: Public Records

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, ``Public Records.'' NRC updated two forms 
integral to the agency's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process, NRC 
Form 509, ``Statement of Estimated Fees for Freedom of Information Act 
(FOIA) Request'' and NRC Form 507, ``Freedom of Information--Privacy 
Act Record Request Form.''

DATES: Submit comments by November 21, 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-2017-0116. 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-2F43, 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-2017-0116 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-2017-0116.
     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]. NRC 
Form 509 and NRC Form 507 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. 
ML17172A497 and ML17178A261, respectively. The supporting statement can 
be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML17172A698.
     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

    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: 10 CFR part 9, ``Public 
Records.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0043.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 509; NRC Form 507.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: FOIA requesters who 
have requests that require pre-payment or agree to pay for the 
processing of their FOIA requests.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 2,490.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 2,490.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 1,111.
    10. Abstract: The proposed information collection activity provides 
communication with FOIA requesters to have the opportunity to be 
notified about any fees to process their FOIA requests. Providing NRC 
Form 509 to a requester serves as notification of the processing fees 
as it relates to search,

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review, and duplication. Pursuant to NRC's regulations, 10 CFR part 
9.40, when fees exceed $25.00 the requester has the opportunity to re-
scope their request. Additionally, in response to the FOIA Improvement 
Act of 2016, in accordance with 10 CFR part 9.39, the revised form 
notifies the requester that if the agency fails to comply with 
statutory time limits, the agency cannot charge the requester any fees 
(except in unusual circumstances). In the event that fees are required, 
the requester can verify their willingness to pay on this form, and 
must submit payment within ten working days of the receipt of the form. 
In addition, the NRC created Form 507 which allows the public to 
electronically submit FOIA requests from the FOIA Web site. Unlike the 
previous online FOIA request submission form, requesters can provide 
identification verification at the time the request is made, which 
shortens the processing time.

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 14th day of September, 2017.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-20212 Filed 9-21-17; 8:45 am]
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