[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 75 (Friday, April 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21475-21476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08130]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2019-0239]


Information Collection: NRC CUI Program Challenge Request Process

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, ``NRC CUI Program Challenge Request Process.''

DATES: Submit comments by June 16, 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-2019-0239. 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-2019-0239 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-2019-0239. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2019-0239 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. ML19317D847. 
The draft OMB Supporting Statement for NRC CUI Program Challenge 
Request Form is available in ADAMS under Accession ML19317D721.
     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-2019-0239 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make 
your

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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 CUI Program 
Challenge Request
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-XXXX.
    3. Type of submission: New.
    4. The form number, if applicable: N/A.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Authorized holders, 
including any individual or organization who has been provided with CUI 
and has a lawful government purpose to possess CUI.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 12.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 12.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 18.
    10. Abstract:
    The NRC CUI Program Challenge Request Process, also referred to as 
the ``CUI Challenge Request Process'' in this document, provides the 
process used for NRC Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 
authorized holders to challenge the designation of information that has 
been marked as CUI as improperly or incorrectly designated. government 
purpose to possess the information. Any authorized holder who believes 
that the designation of specific information as CUI is improper or 
incorrect, or who believes they have received unmarked CUI, may use 
this process to formally notify the NRC CUI Senior Agency Official 
(SAO). The process also allows for the NRC CUI SAO and CUI Program 
Manager to process such requests and to issue a Final Decision from the 
CUI SAO.
    The CUI Challenge Request Process is not intended to be used to 
address all disagreements regarding the proper designation of CUI. 
Authorized holders are encouraged to seek or utilize less formal means 
when resolving internal good faith disputes over the proper designation 
of information as CUI, such as discussion with the creator or 
designator of the information in dispute. Where resolution cannot be 
achieved through less formal means, the CUI challenge request process 
is available.
    The CUI Challenge Request Process does not supersede any 
obligations under law or NRC policy to report information spills.

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 14, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-08130 Filed 4-16-20; 8:45 am]
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