[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 79 (Thursday, April 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22757-22758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08563]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0098]
Information Collection: COVID-19 Work Hour Controls Exemption
Request Form
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of NRC submission of an information collection request
for emergency review to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and
solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on our request for emergency review for and OMB approval of the
information collection that is summarized below. The information
collection is entitled, ``COVID-19 Work Hour Controls Exemption Request
Form.''
DATES: Submit comments by June 22, 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 https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0098. 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-2020-0098 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-2020-0098. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2020-0098 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 ``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. ML20107J348. The supporting statement is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20107J397.
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-2020-0098 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,
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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.
I. Background
We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). In compliance with the requirement of section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following requirements
for emergency review. We are requesting an emergency review because the
collection of this information is needed before the expiration of the
normal time limits under OMB's regulations under section 1320.13 of
title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). We cannot reasonably
comply with the normal clearance procedures because an unanticipated
event has occurred, as stated in 5 CFR 1320.13(a)(2)(ii). This
information collection only addresses the incremental burden change to
an existing clearance and not the total burden for the clearance.
1. The title of the information collection: COVID-19 Work Hour
Controls Exemption Request Form.
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0146.
3. Type of submission: Revision.
4. The form number, if applicable: There is no form number for the
online submission form.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: On Occasion.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: All holders of, and
certain applicants for, nuclear power plant construction permits and
operating licenses under the provisions of 10 CFR part 50, ``Domestic
Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities'' who seek
exemptions from the work hour controls specified in 10 CFR
26.205(d)(1)-(7) as allowed by 10 CFR 26.9, ``Specific exemptions.''
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 40.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 40.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 80.
10. Abstract: The NRC requested an emergency review of this
information collection in order to add this form to the previously
approved information collection OMB Control Number 3150-0146 for a
period of 6 months. The purpose of this information collection is to
introduce the online COVID-19 Work Hour Controls Exemption Request Form
that simplifies the filing the exemption requests because the existing
system may be too burdensome for licensees under current conditions.
Under the existing collection under OMB Control No. 3150-0146,
licensees are already able to seek exemptions from the requirements of
10 CFR part 26, Fitness-For-Duty Programs. This information collection
only addresses the incremental burden change to this existing clearance
due to the form and not the total burden for the clearance.
10 CFR 26.205(d)(1)-(7) identifies specific work hour control
requirements for individuals subject to the requirements of 10 CFR part
26. Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE),
the NRC is prepared to grant, upon request from individual licensees,
exemptions from the work hour controls specified in 10 CFR
26.205(d)(1)-(7) as allowed by 10 CFR 26.9, ``Specific exemptions.''
The objective of using the online form to submit exemptions from 10
CFR 26.205(d)(1)-(7) is to ensure that the control of work hours and
management of worker fatigue do not unduly limit licensee flexibility
in using personnel resources to most effectively manage the impacts of
the COVID-19 PHE on maintaining the safe operation of these facilities.
Specifically, the licensee can submit an exemption request if (1) a
licensee's staffing levels are affected by the COVID-19 PHE, (2) a
licensee determines that it can no longer meet the work-hour controls
of 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1)-(d)(7), and (3) the licensee can effect site-
specific administrative controls for COVID-19 PHE fatigue-management
for personnel specified in 10 CFR 26.4(a).
II. 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 17, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-08563 Filed 4-22-20; 8:45 am]
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