[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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