[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43481-43482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17255]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2025-0414]


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

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

DATES: Submit comments by November 10, 2025. 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-2025-0414. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; 
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual(s) 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-2025-0414 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-2025-0414. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2025-0414 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 ADAMS Public 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. ML25197A568 (NRC Form 781) and ML25197A569 (NRC Form 
782). The supporting statement and burden spreadsheet are available in 
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML25197A565 and ML25203A374, respectively.
     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]

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or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 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-2025-0414, 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: Nondiscrimination in 
Federally Assisted Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial 
Assistance from the Commission.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0053.
    3. Type of submission: Revision.
    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 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. (102 hours for 
reporting, 650 hours for recordkeeping, and 50 hours for third-party 
disclosures.
    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 Federal Financial Assistance from the Commission.'' 
Respondents must submit assurances of compliance with 10 CFR part 4 and 
a 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: September 5, 2025.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-17255 Filed 9-8-25; 8:45 am]
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