[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38195-38197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09915]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0169]
Information Collection: Fitness for Duty Programs
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, ``Fitness for Duty Programs.''
DATES: Submit comments by July 8, 2024. 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-2023-0169. 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].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0169 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. Y ou 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-2023-0169. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2023-0169 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]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
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 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-2023-0169, 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 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 as
follows.
1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 26,
``Fitness for Duty Programs.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0146.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 890, ``Single Positive
Test Form''; NRC Form 891, ``Annual Reporting Form for Drug and Alcohol
Tests''; and NRC Form 892, ``Annual Fatigue Reporting Form.''
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Annually and
on occasion. The NRC receives reports on an annual basis that detail
the Fitness for Duty (FFD) Program performance. The NRC also receives,
on occasion, reports associated with FFD policy violations or
programmatic failures. Depending on the type of violation or
programmatic failure, the report would be made within 24 hours of the
event occurrence, or within 30 days of completing an investigation into
a programmatic failure.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Nuclear power reactor
licensees licensed under 10 CFR part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of
Production and Utilization Facilities'' and 10 CFR part 52, ``Licenses,
Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants'' (except those
who have permanently ceased operations and have verified that fuel has
been permanently removed from the reactor); all holders of nuclear
power plant construction permits and early site permits with a limited
work authorization and applicants for nuclear power plant construction
permits that have a limited work authorization under the provisions of
10 CFR part 50; all holders of a combined license for a nuclear power
plant issued under 10 CFR part 52 and applicants for a combined license
that have a limited work authorization; all licensees who are
authorized to possess, use, or transport formula quantities of
strategic special nuclear material (SSNM) under the provisions of 10
CFR part 70, ``Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material''; all
holders of a certificate of compliance of an approved compliance plan
issued under 10 CFR part 76 ``Certification of Gaseous Diffusion
Plants,'' if the holder engages in activities involving formula
quantities of SSNM; and all contractor/vendors (C/Vs) who implement FFD
programs or program elements to the extent that the licensees and other
entities listed in this paragraph rely on those C/V FFD programs or
program elements to comply with 10 CFR part 26.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 324,646 responses (254
reporting responses + 49 recordkeepers + 324,343 third-party disclosure
responses).
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 64,392 respondents
(28 drug and alcohol testing programs + 21 fatigue management programs
+ 64,343 third party respondents).
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 540,050 (5,301 hours
reporting + 169,746 hours recordkeeping + 365,003 hours third-party
disclosure)
10. Abstract: The NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 26 prescribe
requirements to establish, implement, and maintain FFD programs at
affected licensees and other entities. The objectives of these
requirements are to provide reasonable assurance that persons subject
to the rule are trustworthy, reliable, and not under the influence of
any substance, legal or illegal, or mentally or physically impaired
from any cause, which in any way could adversely affect their ability
to safely and competently perform their duties. These requirements also
provide reasonable assurance that the effects of fatigue and degraded
alertness on individual's abilities to safely and competently perform
their duties are managed commensurate with maintaining public health
and safety. The information collections required by 10 CFR part 26 are
necessary to properly manage FFD programs and to enable effective and
efficient regulatory oversight of affected licensees and other
entities. These licensees and other entities must perform certain
tasks, maintain records, and submit reports to comply with 10 CFR part
26 drug and alcohol and fatigue management
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requirements. These records and reports are necessary to enable
regulatory inspection and evaluation of a licensee's or other entity's
compliance with NRC regulations, FFD performance, and significant FFD-
related events to help maintain public health and safety, promote the
common defense and security, and protect the environment.
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?
IV. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons through ADAMS.
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ADAMS
Document description accession No.
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Draft Supporting Statement.............................. ML24012A205
Burden Spreadsheet...................................... ML24012A206
NRC Form 890, ``Single Positive Test Form''............. ML22321A221
NRC Form 891, ``Annual Reporting Form for Drug and ML22321A193
Alcohol Tests''........................................
NRC Form 892, ``Annual Fatigue Reporting Form''......... ML22013B250
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Dated: May 2, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-09915 Filed 5-6-24; 8:45 am]
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