[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31359-31360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13921]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2019-0067]


Information Collection: Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance

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, ``Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance.''

DATES: Submit comments by August 30, 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: Federal Rulemaking website: Go 
to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0067. 
Address questions about docket IDs in Regulations.gov 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: T-6 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, 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-2019-0067 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 https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0067. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2019-0067 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 https://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]. The 
supporting statement and burden spreadsheet are available in ADAMS 
under Accession Nos. ML19123A214 and ML19123A213.
     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-2019-0067 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 https://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: Reporting of Defects 
and Noncompliance.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0035.

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    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion. 
Defects and noncompliances are reportable as they occur.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Individual directors 
and responsible officers of firms constructing, owning, operating, or 
supplying the basic components of any facility or activity licensed 
under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the Energy 
Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, to report Immediately to the 
NRC the discovery of defects in basic components or failures to comply 
that could create a substantial safety hazard.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 800 (88 reporting 
responses + 357 third-party disclosure responses + 355 recordkeepers).
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 355.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 32,083 (6,500 reporting 
hours + 25,215 hours recordkeeping + 368 hours third party disclosure).
    10. Abstract: Part 21 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), requires each individual, corporation, 
partnership, commercial grade dedicating entity, or other entity 
subject to the regulations in this part to adopt appropriate procedures 
to evaluate deviations and failures to comply to determine whether a 
defect exists that could result in a substantial safety hazard. 
Depending upon the outcome of the evaluation, a report of the defect 
must be submitted to the NRC. Reports submitted under 10 CFR part 21 
are reviewed by the NRC staff to determine whether the reported defects 
or failures to comply in basic components at the NRC licensed 
facilities or activities are potentially generic safety problems. These 
reports have been the basis for the issuance of numerous NRC Generic 
Communications that have contributed to the improved safety of the 
nuclear industry. The records required to be maintained in accordance 
with 10 CFR part 21 are subject to inspection by the NRC to determine 
compliance with the subject regulation.

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 25th day of June 2019.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kristen E. Benney,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-13921 Filed 6-28-19; 8:45 am]
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