[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15640-15641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07524]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2019-0088]


Information Collection: Collection of Research Code Non-
Disclosure Agreement Information

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public 
comment on this proposed collection of information. The information 
collection is entitled, ``Collection of Research Code Non-disclosure 
Agreement Information.''

DATES: Submit comments by June 17, 2019. 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 Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0088. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; 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: T6-A10M, 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-2019-0088 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 Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0088. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2019-0088 on this website.
     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. ML19099A416. 
The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML18274A286.
     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-2019-0088 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

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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: Collection of Research 
Code Non-Disclosure Agreement Information.
    2. OMB approval number: An OMB control number has not yet been 
assigned to this proposed information collection.
    3. Type of submission: New.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: As needed.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Domestic and foreign 
users of NRC's nuclear safety analytical computer codes.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 640.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 640.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 640 hours.
    10. Abstract: This information collection request is a non-
disclosure agreement (NDA) used for domestic and foreign entities to 
obtain and use the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) nuclear 
safety analytical computer codes. NRC develops and uses computer codes 
to independently model and evaluate safety issues associated with the 
licensed use of radioactive materials. As a global leader in nuclear 
regulatory research and safety assessment, NRC is frequently approached 
by domestic and international organizations requesting copies of NRC 
computer codes. In general, to obtain an NRC code an individual or 
organization first agrees to not redistribute the code (i.e., non-
disclosure) through a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). The NDA also 
imposes terms and conditions for code use, and requires notification to 
NRC of code errors, code modifications, and updated user information. 
An officially signed and executed NDA of users agreeing to the terms 
and conditions is current NRC practice for access to NRC-developed 
computer codes. Once the NDA has been signed, received, reviewed, and 
accepted, the requesting individual or organization is given access to 
the requested code. The information collection enables the NRC to 
ensure that proper procedures and agreements are in place to guide the 
distribution and use of these codes according to NRC and U.S. 
Government policies and international agreements such as import-export 
restrictions and intellectual property rights. Further information 
collection on code errors and modifications by code users permits NRC 
to maintain control and quality of its codes in a timely and efficient 
manner.

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 11th day of April 2019.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-07524 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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