[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16397-16398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06342]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2019-0102]


Information Collection: Public Records

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget; 
request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently 
submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of 
information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. 
The information collection is entitled, ``Public Records.'' NRC Form 
509, ``Statement of Estimated Fees for Freedom of Information Act 
(FOIA) Request.'' NRC updated one form integral to the agency's Freedom 
of Information Act (FOIA) process, NRC Form 507, ``Freedom of 
Information--Privacy Act Record Request Form.''

DATES: Submit comments by April 28, 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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, NRC Clearance 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-2019-0102 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; 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-2019-0102.
     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]. NRC Form 509 and NRC Form 507 are 
available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML20203M082 and ML20203M081 
respectively. The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML21029A214.
     NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of 
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by 
contacting the 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-2019-0102 in your comment submission.
    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. All comment submissions are 
posted at https://www.regulations.gov and entered into ADAMS. Comment 
submissions are not routinely edited to remove identifying or contact 
information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the OMB, 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 comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove such 
information before making the comment submissions available to the 
public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Background

    Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently submitted a request for renewal of 
an existing collection of information to OMB for review entitled, 
``Public Records.'' The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that 
an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The NRC published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment 
period on this information collection on January 8, 2021 (86 FR 1542).
    1. The title of the information collection: Part 9 of title 10 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Public Records.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0043.
    3. Type of submission: Revision.
    4. The form number if applicable: NRC Form 509; NRC Form 507.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: FOIA Requesters who 
have requests that require pre-payment or agree to pay for the 
processing of their FOIA requests.

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    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 3,803.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 3,803.
    9. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
comply with the information collection requirement or request: 2,082.
    10. Abstract: The proposed information collection removes the need 
for requesters to provide the information they are requesting under 
FOIA, since it would be duplicative. NRC Form 507 will accompany 
acknowledgement letters, at which point we are requesting additional 
information, if necessary, for FOIA requesters to submit proof of 
identification or third-party release authorizations. Providing NRC 
Form 509 to a request serves as a notification of the processing fees 
as it relates to search, review, and duplication. Pursuant to NRC's 
regulations, 10 CFR 9.40, when fees exceed $25.00 the requester has the 
opportunity to re-scope their request. Additionally, in response to the 
FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, in accordance with 10 CFR 9.39, the 
revised form notifies the requester that if the agency fails to comply 
with statutory time limits, the agency cannot charge the requester any 
fees (except in unusual circumstances). In the event that fees are 
required, the requester can verify their willingness to pay on this 
form and must submit payment within ten working days of the receipt of 
the form.

    Dated: March 23, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-06342 Filed 3-26-21; 8:45 am]
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