[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73384-73385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23498]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2019-0257]


Information Collection: Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted 
Programs or Activities Receiving Assistance From the Commission

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for 
comment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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, ``Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted 
Programs or Activities Receiving Assistance from the Commission.''

DATES: Submit comments by December 26, 2023. 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-2019-0257. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. 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-2019-0257 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-2019-0257. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2019-0257 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, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. A copy of NRC Forms 781 and 782 
and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing 
ADAMS Accession Nos. ML23137A372 and ML23137A371. The supporting 
statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML23137A378.
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), 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-2019-0257 in the subject line of 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 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 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: 10 CFR part 4, 
Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities 
Receiving Assistance from the Commission.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0053.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Forms 781 and 782.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: NRC Form 781, 
``SBCR Compliance Review Part A,'' is submitted upon initiation or 
modification of a program, during the pre-award and post-award stage, 
periodic monitoring, and, if a complaint is being processed. NRC Form 
782, ``Complaint Form,'' is submitted on occasion, if any person 
believes himself

[[Page 73385]]

or any specific class of individuals, have been subjected to 
discrimination prohibited by part 4 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, (10 CFR), subpart A, ``Regulations Implementing Title VI 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IV of the Energy 
Reorganization Act of 1974,'' on behalf of the primary funding 
recipient or any other recipient that received NRC Federal financial 
assistance through the primary funding recipient. Self-evaluations are 
performed throughout the duration of obligation based on 10 CFR 4.231, 
``Responsibility of applicants and recipients.''
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Recipients of Federal 
financial assistance provided by the NRC (including educational 
institutions, other nonprofit organizations receiving Federal 
assistance, and Agreement States).
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 502.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 200.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 802 (152 hours for 
reporting (4 hours per respondent) and 650 hours for recordkeeping 
(3.25 hours per recordkeeper).
    10. Abstract: All recipients of Federal financial assistance from 
the NRC are subject to the provisions of 10 CFR part 4, 
``Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities 
Receiving Assistance from the Commission.'' Respondents must submit 
assurances of compliance with 10 CFR part 4 and complete NRC Form 781, 
to demonstrate compliance with civil rights statutes and regulations, 
Executive Orders, White House education initiatives, and related 
provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for nondiscrimination with 
respect to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age. 
Respondents must also notify participants, beneficiaries, applicants, 
and employees of nondiscrimination practices and keep records of 
Federal financial assistance and of their own self-evaluations of 
policies and practices. In the event that discrimination is alleged in 
NRC- conducted and Federal financially assisted programs and 
activities, it may be reported using NRC Form 782.

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? Please explain your answer.
    2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection 
accurate? Please explain your answer.
    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: October 19, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-23498 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P