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About the 2022–2026 Arctic Research
Plan
IARPC is required by law to prepare
and execute a 5-year Arctic Research
Plan, which helps coordinate the overall
federal Arctic research effort. To address
the interests and needs of all, IARPC
works collaboratively with
representatives from local communities,
Indigenous Peoples, the state of Alaska,
the private sector, non-governmental
organizations, research institutions, and
the academic community.
In September 2019, the IARPC
Principals approved the development of
the next Arctic Research Plan, covering
the period of 2022–2026, with a planned
release at the end of 2021. On April 3,
2020, IARPC published a notice in the
Federal Register to request public input
on the content and organization of the
2022–2026 Plan (86 FR 19031). In
September 2020, IARPC convened a
workshop to develop the potential
priority areas for the 2022–2026 Arctic
Research Plan for consideration by the
IARPC Principals. The draft plan
reflects input received from these
processes.
Arctic Research Plans focus on
research that will be enhanced through
collaboration among federal agencies
and collaborators, align with federal
agencies missions and with the goals
and objectives set out by the U.S. Arctic
Research Commission. The Arctic
Research Plan 2022–2026 will provide a
blueprint for effective federal
coordination, thus positioning the U.S.
to remain a global leader in Arctic
research and stewardship for years to
come.
Overview of the Draft Plan
As with the Arctic Research Plan
2017–2021, this new plan adheres to
four critical policy drivers in U.S. Arctic
research that reflect long-standing U.S.
interests in the Arctic and the collective
priorities of IARPC federal agencies.
Policy drivers include: Well-Being;
Stewardship; Security; and ArcticGlobal Systems.
There are four priority areas with
thematic goals that, (1) represent areas
of broad, crosscutting focus that need
additional attention or research, (2)
support one or more policy drivers, (3)
meet the mission and interests of more
than one federal agency, (4) and engage
multiple existing collaboration teams
and non-federal partners. Priority areas
and goals include:
1. Community Resilience and Health:
Improve community resilience and wellbeing by strengthening research and tools to
increase understanding of interdependent
social, natural, and built systems in the
Arctic.
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2. Arctic Systems Interactions: Enhance
our ability to observe, understand, predict,
and project the Arctic’s dynamic
interconnected systems and their linkages to
the Earth system as a whole.
3. Sustainable Economies and Livelihoods:
Monitor, maintain, and proactively adapt the
Arctic’s natural, social, and built systems to
promote sustainable economies and
livelihoods.
4. Risk Management and Hazard
Mitigation: Secure and improve quality of life
through an understanding of disaster risk
exposure, sensitivity to hazard, and adaptive
capacity.
In addition to identifying four priority
areas, this plan builds upon five
foundational activities. These activities
are critical to achieving the priority area
goals and will remain foundational to
Arctic research beyond the five-year
duration of this plan. Foundational
activities include: Co-Production of
Knowledge and Indigenous-Led
Research; Data Management; Education;
Monitoring, Observing, Modeling, and
Prediction; and Technology Application
and Innovation.
In contrast to the previous Arctic
Research Plans, this plan presents a
high-level strategy without explicit
direction on implementation. For IARPC
to respond more swiftly to emerging or
immediate needs while continuing to
support U.S. Arctic policy, this plan
will be carried out through biennial
implementation plans. These
implementation plans will identify
specific objectives, deliverables, and
metrics. Four new priority area
collaboration teams will be established
to direct and coordinate activities
including those of existing collaboration
teams, to achieve goals and ensure the
coordination of non-federal partners and
resources.
Seeking Input
IARPC seeks comment on the draft
Arctic Research Plan 2022–2026 to
ensure Arctic research interests, needs,
and priorities are addressed
appropriately. Specifically, comment is
sought on priority area goals,
justifications, and potential partners; the
foundational activities; and the
implementation and metrics for
measuring success.
Dated: March 4, 2021.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[NRC–2020–0190]
Information Collection: U.S .NRC
Acquisition Regulation
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Renewal of existing information
collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:
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, ‘‘US NRC Acquisition
Regulation.’’
SUMMARY:
Submit comments by May 10,
2021. 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 Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2020–0190. Address
questions about Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301–415–0624; email:
Stacy.Schumann@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–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: Infocollects.Resource@
nrc.gov.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020–
0190 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;
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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–2020–0190. A copy
of the collection of information and
related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID
NRC–2020–0190 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
‘‘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 and burden
spreadsheet are available in ADAMS
under Accession Nos. ML20280A683
and ML20280A682.
• Attention: The PDR, where you may
examine and order copies of public
documents is currently closed. You may
submit your request to the PDR via
email at PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call
1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST),
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 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: Infocollects.Resource@
nrc.gov.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic
comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website (https://
www.regulations.gov). Please include
Docket ID NRC–2020–0190 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.
The NRC will post all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
comment submissions into ADAMS,
and 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
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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 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.
1. The title of the information
collection: 48 CFR Chapter 20, US NRC
Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR).
2. OMB approval number: 3150–0169.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable:
Not applicable.
5. How often the collection is required
or requested: Monthly, once (at time of
award), and on occasion (when changes
occur.)
6. Who will be required or asked to
respond: Contractors and bidders.
7. The estimated number of annual
responses: 4,908 (4,762 reporting
responses + 146 recordkeepers).
8. The estimated number of annual
respondents: 535.
9. The estimated number of hours
needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or
request: 12,500 (9,922 reporting + 2,578
recordkeeping).
10. Abstract: The mandatory
requirements of the NRCAR implement
and supplement the government-wide
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
and ensure that the regulations
governing the procurement of goods and
services with the NRC satisfy the needs
of the agency. This includes reports and
recordkeeping requirements for certain
contractors or offerors to submit a
monthly progress report that
summarizes work performed during the
previous month, and/or retain records of
equipment, payroll, inspection and
quality control records, as applicable.
Because of differing statutory authorities
among Federal agencies, the FAR
permits agencies to issue a regulation to
implement FAR policies and procedures
internally to satisfy the specific need of
the agency.
The NRCAR includes policies,
procedures, solicitation provisions and
contract clauses needed to ensure
effective and efficient evaluation,
negotiation, and administration of
agency acquisitions. Certain reports,
such as reports of contractor
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organizational conflicts of interest or
changes in key personnel are collected
from contractors on as needed basis as
changes occur whether at the time
award or throughout the life of the
contract. Some reports are required to be
submitted monthly such as the
Financial Status report and Technical
Progress Report. There are also some
reports that bidders are required to
submit upon request, such as responses
to pre-award questions that demonstrate
their ability to meet minimum standards
set forth in Federal Acquisition
Regulations.
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: March 4, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of intent to request
extension of OMB approval, with
modifications.
AGENCY:
The Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (PBGC) intends to request
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) extend approval, with
modifications, to a collection of
information (OMB Control Number
1212–0055; expires October 31, 2021)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
The purpose of the information
collection is to enable PBGC to pay
benefits to participants and
beneficiaries. This notice informs the
public of PBGC’s intent and solicits
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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Information Collection: U.S .NRC Acquisition Regulation
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, ``US NRC Acquisition Regulation.''
DATES: Submit comments by May 10, 2021. 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0190. 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 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-2020-0190 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;
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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-2020-0190. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2020-0190 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 ``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 [email protected]. The
supporting statement and burden spreadsheet are available in ADAMS
under Accession Nos. ML20280A683 and ML20280A682.
Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of public documents is currently closed. You may submit your request to
the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or
301-415-4737 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), 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 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-2020-0190 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. The NRC will post all comment submissions at
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions
into ADAMS, and 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 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.
1. The title of the information collection: 48 CFR Chapter 20, US
NRC Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR).
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0169.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Monthly, once
(at time of award), and on occasion (when changes occur.)
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Contractors and
bidders.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 4,908 (4,762 reporting
responses + 146 recordkeepers).
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 535.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 12,500 (9,922 reporting
+ 2,578 recordkeeping).
10. Abstract: The mandatory requirements of the NRCAR implement and
supplement the government-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and
ensure that the regulations governing the procurement of goods and
services with the NRC satisfy the needs of the agency. This includes
reports and recordkeeping requirements for certain contractors or
offerors to submit a monthly progress report that summarizes work
performed during the previous month, and/or retain records of
equipment, payroll, inspection and quality control records, as
applicable. Because of differing statutory authorities among Federal
agencies, the FAR permits agencies to issue a regulation to implement
FAR policies and procedures internally to satisfy the specific need of
the agency.
The NRCAR includes policies, procedures, solicitation provisions
and contract clauses needed to ensure effective and efficient
evaluation, negotiation, and administration of agency acquisitions.
Certain reports, such as reports of contractor organizational conflicts
of interest or changes in key personnel are collected from contractors
on as needed basis as changes occur whether at the time award or
throughout the life of the contract. Some reports are required to be
submitted monthly such as the Financial Status report and Technical
Progress Report. There are also some reports that bidders are required
to submit upon request, such as responses to pre-award questions that
demonstrate their ability to meet minimum standards set forth in
Federal Acquisition Regulations.
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: March 4, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-04865 Filed 3-8-21; 8:45 am]
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