[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51558-51559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13322]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0156]
Information Collection: NRC Form 995, Authorization for Use or
Disclosure of Protected Health Information
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on this proposed information collection. The information
collection is entitled, NRC Form 995, ``Authorization for Use or
Disclosure of Protected Health Information.''
DATES: Submit comments by August 19, 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-2023-0156. 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 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-2023-0156 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-2023-0156. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2023-0156 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]. The supporting statement and NRC
Form 995 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML23254A227 and
ML23254A225.
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-2023-0156, 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
below.
1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 995,
Authorization for Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information.
2. OMB approval number: An OMB control number has not yet been
assigned to this proposed information collection.
3. Type of submission: New.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 995.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Information
is collected as needed.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Medical providers.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 30.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 30.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 37.5.
10. Abstract: This clearance is being requested to collect
information from an employee to authorize the agency's medical
reviewing authority to contact their private health provider. This
authorization will be requested to determine and clarify disability
status in the following situations: (1) an employee has requested
reasonable accommodation and provided medical documentation; but
further clarification or detail is needed to reach an appropriate
determination on the request for accommodation; or (2) an employee is
requesting extended health care coverage for a disabled adult dependent
beyond the age otherwise covered.
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? 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: June 12, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13322 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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