[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 61 (Thursday, April 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17216-17217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06752]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0235]
Information Collection: Financial Protection Requirements and
Indemnity Agreements
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, ``Financial Protection Requirements and
Indemnity Agreements.''
DATES: Submit comments by June 1, 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-2020-0235. 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:
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I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0235 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-2020-0235.
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 and burden
spreadsheet are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML21013A489 and
ML21013A488.
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 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-2020-0235 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
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: Part 140 of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Financial Protection
Requirements and Indemnity Agreements.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0039.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Annually, and
on occasion, as needed for applicants and licensees to meet their
responsibilities called for in Sections 170 and 193 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Each applicant for or
holder of a license issued under 10 CFR parts 50 or 54, to operate a
nuclear reactor, or the applicant for or holder of a combined license
issued under 10 CFR parts 52 or 54, as well as licensees authorized to
possess and use plutonium in a plutonium processing and fuel
fabrication plant. In addition, licensees authorized to construct and
operate a uranium enrichment facility in accordance with 10 CFR parts
40 and 70.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 208.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 104.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: The total reporting and
recordkeeping burden is 753 (727 hours reporting + 26 hours
recordkeeping).
10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 140 specifies the information to be
submitted by licensees that enables the NRC to assess (a) financial
protection required by licensees and for the indemnification and
limitation of liability of certain licensees and other persons pursuant
to Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and (b)
the liability insurance required opinion. On the basis of the EA
included in Section II of this document and incorporated by reference
into this finding, the NRC concludes that the proposed action would not
have significant effects on the quality of the human environment. The
NRC's evaluation considered information provided in the licensee's
application as well as the NRC's independent review of other relevant
environmental documents. Based on its findings, the NRC has determined
not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed
action.
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: March 29, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-06752 Filed 3-31-21; 8:45 am]
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