[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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