[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1544-1545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00077]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0185]
Information Collection: Voluntary Reporting of Performance
Indicators
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, ``Voluntary Reporting of Performance
Indicators.''
DATES: Submit comments by March 9, 2021. 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;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0185. 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-2020-0185 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-2020-0185. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2020-0185 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]. The supporting statement is available
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20220A570.
Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of public documents is currently closed. You may submit your request to
the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or
301-415-4737 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
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
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2020-0185 in the subject line of your comment
submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information 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. 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: Voluntary Reporting of
Performance Indicators.
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0195.
3. Type of submission: Revision.
4. The form number, if applicable: N/A.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Quarterly for
Performance Indicator reporting and on occasion for the Frequently
Asked Question process.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Power reactor
licensees.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 359.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 89.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: The total reporting and
recordkeeping burden is 72,712 (71,320 hours reporting + 1,392 hours
recordkeeping).
10. Abstract: As part of a joint industry-NRC initiative, the NRC
receives information submitted voluntarily by power reactor licensees
regarding selected performance attributes known as performance
indicators (PIs). Performance indicators are objective measures of the
performance of licensee systems or programs. The NRC uses PI
information and inspection results in its Reactor Oversight Process to
make decisions about plant performance and regulatory response.
Licensees transmit PIs electronically to reduce burden on themselves
and the NRC. Licensees also participate in the ROP Performance
Indicator Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) process that it is used to
resolve interpretation issues with NEI 99-02. The FAQ process and white
papers may also be used to propose changes to NEI 99-02 guidance and
the PI Program. The NRC and industry review FAQs and white papers and
work to achieve resolution during periodic public meetings.
III. Specific Requests for Comments
The NRC is seeking comments that address the following questions:
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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: January 4, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-00077 Filed 1-7-21; 8:45 am]
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