[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70211-70212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19470]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2023-0189]


Information Collection: Public Records and NRC Forms 507 and 509

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 and NRC Forms 
507 and 509.''

DATES: Submit comments by September 30, 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: 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-2023-0189 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-2023-0189.
     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 the collection of 
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by 
accessing ADAMS Accession Nos. ML24022A113, ML24227A020, and 
ML24022A116. The supporting statement and burden spreadsheet are 
available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML24191A457 and ML24022A112.
     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:

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301-415-2084; email: [email protected].

B. Submitting Comments

    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.
    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 and NRC Forms 507 and 509.'' 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 May 6, 2024, 89 FR 37267.
    1. The title of the information collection: Public Records and NRC 
Forms 507 and 509.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0043.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Forms 507 and 509.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Freedom of Information 
Act (FOIA) requesters, outside vendors, and licensees who submit an 
objection to disclosure.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 628.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 273.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 180.5.
    10. Abstract: The FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552, and the implementing 
regulations, part 9 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 
CFR), ``Public Records,'' require individuals seeking access to records 
under the FOIA and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, to 
submit a request in writing and to describe the records sought 
sufficiently for the NRC to conduct a reasonable search. The Privacy 
Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, establishes a code of fair 
information practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, 
and dissemination of information about individuals that is maintained 
in systems of records by Federal agencies. Specifically, Subpart B 
(Privacy Act regulations) implements the provisions of the Privacy Act 
of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, with respect to the procedures by 
which individuals may determine the existence of, seek access to, and 
request correction of NRC records concerning themselves. Requesters can 
currently submit FOIA and/or Privacy Act requests in writing, fax, 
email, https://www.foia.gov or by using the Public Access Link (https://foia.nrc-gateway.gov/app/Home.aspx). NRC Form 509, ``Statement of 
Estimated Fees for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request'' is used 
by: (1) the NRC to notify requesters that fees will be assessed for 
processing their FOIA requests, (2) the requester to notify NRC in 
writing of their agreement to pay fees, (3) the NRC to notify the 
requester to submit a written request for a waiver pursuant to 10 CFR 
9.41 within 10 working days from the receipt of the notice, and (4) the 
NRC to notify the requester to provide advanced payment of estimated 
fees. NRC Form 507, ``Identity Verification and/or Third-Party 
Authorization for Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Requests,'' is 
used by requesters to provide the identity verification or third-party 
authorization that is needed by the NRC in order to process their 
requests. The NRC uses the information provided by requesters to 
process requests from the public. In addition, outside vendors and 
licensees can submit an objection to disclosure. The NRC needs this 
information to properly process FOIA requests that involve confidential 
information or trade secrets.

    Dated: August 26, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-19470 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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