[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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