Information Collection: Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to or Control Over Special Nuclear Material, 26836-26837 [2016-10342]

Download as PDF 26836 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 86 / Wednesday, May 4, 2016 / Notices NCSES’s current data collection instruments and processes and to reduce respondent burden, as well as to develop new surveys and new or improved data dissemination tools. Qualitative methods include, but are not limited to expert review; exploratory, cognitive, and usability interviews; focus groups; and respondent debriefings. Cognitive and usability interviews may include the use of scenarios, paraphrasing, card sorts, vignette classifications, and rating tasks. Quantitative methods include, but are not limited to, telephone surveys; behavior coding, split panel tests, and field tests. Estimate of Burden. NCSES estimates that a total reporting and recordkeeping burden of 11,180 hours will result from activities to improve its surveys. The calculation is shown in Table 1. TABLE 1—POTENTIAL SURVEYS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, WITH THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS AND BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Number of hours Graduate Student Survey ........................................................................................................................................ SESTAT Surveys (National Survey of College Graduates; Survey of Doctorate Recipients) ................................ Early Career Doctorate Survey ............................................................................................................................... Survey of Earned Doctorates .................................................................................................................................. Higher Education Research & Development Survey .............................................................................................. State Government Research & Development Survey ............................................................................................. Survey of Nonprofit Research Activities .................................................................................................................. Business Research & Development and Innovation Survey .................................................................................. Microbusiness Survey .............................................................................................................................................. Survey of Scientific & Engineering Facilities ........................................................................................................... Innovation Survey .................................................................................................................................................... Public Understanding of Science & Engineering Survey ........................................................................................ Data dissemination tools and mechanisms ............................................................................................................. Other surveys and projects not specified ................................................................................................................ 2,000 1,000 500 600 300 150 230 50 250 400 1,500 550 150 1,000 2,500 500 1,000 600 540 300 415 150 500 400 3,000 125 150 1,000 Total .................................................................................................................................................................. 8,680 11,180 Dated: April 29, 2016. Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation. [FR Doc. 2016–10403 Filed 5–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2015–0280] Information Collection: Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to or Control Over Special Nuclear Material Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comments on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled: ‘‘Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to or Control over Special Nuclear Material.’’ DATES: Submit comments by July 5, 2016. 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. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:44 May 03, 2016 Jkt 238001 You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2015–0280. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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–5 F53, 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: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@ NRC.GOV. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– 0280 when contacting the NRC about PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this action by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2015–0280. A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC–2015–0280 on this Web site. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 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, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16048A183. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 86 / Wednesday, May 4, 2016 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 8. The estimated number of annual Officer, David Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear respondents: 2. Regulatory Commission, Washington, 9. The estimated number of hours DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– needed annually to comply with the 2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@ information collection requirement or NRC.GOV. request: 73.4. B. Submitting Comments 10. Abstract: The NRC’s regulations in part 11 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– 0280 in the subject line of your Regulations (10 CFR), establish comment submission, in order to ensure requirements for access to special that the NRC is able to make your nuclear material, and the criteria and comment submission available to the procedures for resolving questions public in this docket. concerning the eligibility of individuals The NRC cautions you not to include to receive special nuclear material identifying or contact information that access authorization. The specific part you do not want to be publicly 11 requirements covered under this disclosed in your comment submission. OMB clearance include requests for The NRC posts all comment exemptions to part 11 requirements, submissions at https:// amendments to security plans that www.regulations.gov as well as entering require incumbents to have material the comment submissions into ADAMS. access authorizations, access The NRC does not routinely edit authorization cancellations. In addition, comment submissions to remove licensees must keep records of the identifying or contact information. names and access authorization If you are requesting or aggregating numbers of certain individuals assigned comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should to shipments of special nuclear material. The information required by 10 CFR inform those persons not to include part 11 is needed to establish control identifying or contact information that over and maintain records of who is they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. properly authorized to safeguard and Your request should state that the NRC have access to special nuclear material. does not routinely edit comment Not knowing this information could submissions to remove such information cause harm to the public and national before making the comment security. submissions available to the public or III. Specific Requests for Comments entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC is seeking comments that II. Background address the following questions: 1. Is the proposed collection of In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. information necessary for the NRC to Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting properly perform its functions? Does the public comment on its intention to information have practical utility? request the OMB’s approval for the 2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection summarized information collection accurate? below. 3. Is there a way to enhance the 1. The title of the information quality, utility, and clarity of the collection: 10 CFR part 11, Criteria and information to be collected? Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to or Control over Special 4. How can the burden of the Nuclear Material. information collection on respondents 2. OMB approval number: 3150–0062. be minimized, including the use of 3. Type of submission: Extension. automated collection techniques or 4. The form number, if applicable: other forms of information technology? N/A. 5. How often the collection is required or requested: On Occasion. 6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Employees (including applicants for employment), contractors, and consultants of NRC licensees and contractors whose activities involve access to, or control over, special nuclear material at either fixed sites or for transportation activities. 7. The estimated number of annual responses: 294. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:44 May 03, 2016 Jkt 238001 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of April 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. David Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2016–10342 Filed 5–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26837 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 52–017; NRC–2008–0066] Dominion Virginia Power; North Anna, Unit 3 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Combined license application; receipt. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is giving notice once each week for four consecutive weeks of the North Anna Unit 3 combined license (COL) application from Dominion Virginia Power (Dominion). DATES: May 4, 2016. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2008–0066 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2008–0066. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 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, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Shea, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–1388, email: James.Shea@ nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Virginia Electric and Power Company, doing business as Dominion Virginia SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2015-0280]


Information Collection: Criteria and Procedures for Determining 
Eligibility for Access to or Control Over Special Nuclear Material

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 
comments on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval for an existing collection of information. The information 
collection is entitled: ``Criteria and Procedures for Determining 
Eligibility for Access to or Control over Special Nuclear Material.''

DATES: Submit comments by July 5, 2016. 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:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0280. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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-5 F53, 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: 
INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0280 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 Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0280. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2015-0280 on this Web site.
     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 ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then 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, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 
supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML16048A183.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
     NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of 
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by 
contacting NRC's Clearance

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Officer, David Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 
301-415-2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0280 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make 
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions 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 the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment submissions 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: 10 CFR part 11, 
Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to or 
Control over Special Nuclear Material.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0062.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: N/A.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On Occasion.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Employees (including 
applicants for employment), contractors, and consultants of NRC 
licensees and contractors whose activities involve access to, or 
control over, special nuclear material at either fixed sites or for 
transportation activities.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 294.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 2.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 73.4.
    10. Abstract: The NRC's regulations in part 11 of title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), establish requirements for access 
to special nuclear material, and the criteria and procedures for 
resolving questions concerning the eligibility of individuals to 
receive special nuclear material access authorization. The specific 
part 11 requirements covered under this OMB clearance include requests 
for exemptions to part 11 requirements, amendments to security plans 
that require incumbents to have material access authorizations, access 
authorization cancellations. In addition, licensees must keep records 
of the names and access authorization numbers of certain individuals 
assigned to shipments of special nuclear material. The information 
required by 10 CFR part 11 is needed to establish control over and 
maintain records of who is properly authorized to safeguard and have 
access to special nuclear material. Not knowing this information could 
cause harm to the public and national security.

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?
    2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection 
accurate?
    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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of April 2016.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-10342 Filed 5-3-16; 8:45 am]
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