[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 69 (Thursday, April 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19965-19966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07457]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2019-0234]
Information Collection: NRC Form 536, ``Operator Licensing
Examination Data''
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, ``NRC Form 536, ``Operator Licensing
Examination Data.''
DATES: Submit comments by June 8, 2020. 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-2019-0234. 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, 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-2019-0234 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-2019-0234. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2019-0234 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
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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. ML19339E077. The supporting statement and
NRC Form 536, ``Operator Licensing Examination Data,'' are available in
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML20008D411 and ML20008D415.
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-2019-0234 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: NRC Form 536,
``Operator Licensing Examination Data.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0131.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: 536.
5. How often the collection is required or requested? Annually.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond?
(a) All holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors
under the provision of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization
Facilities,'' except those that have permanently ceased operations and
have certified that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor
vessel.
(b) All holders of, or applicants for, a limited work
authorization, early site permit, or combined licenses issued under 10
CFR part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications and Approval for Nuclear Power
Plants.''
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 60.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 60.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 45.
10. Abstract: The NRC is requesting renewal of its clearance to
annually request all commercial power reactor licensees and applicants
for an operating license to voluntarily send to the NRC: (1) Their
projected number of candidates for initial operator licensing
examinations; (2) the estimated dates of the examinations, and (3) if
the examinations will be facility developed or NRC developed. This
information is used to plan budgets and resources in regard to operator
examination scheduling in order to meet the needs of the nuclear power
industry.
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: April 6, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-07457 Filed 4-8-20; 8:45 am]
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