81_FR_79748 81 FR 79529 - Information Collection: Policy Statement for the “Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof by States Through Agreement,” Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Request for Information Through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in IMPEP

81 FR 79529 - Information Collection: Policy Statement for the “Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof by States Through Agreement,” Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Request for Information Through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in IMPEP

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 219 (November 14, 2016)

Page Range79529-79530
FR Document2016-27224

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, ``Policy Statement for the `Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof By States Through Agreement,' Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Request for Information Through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in IMPEP.''

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 219 (Monday, November 14, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27224]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2016-0077]


Information Collection: Policy Statement for the ``Criteria for 
Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory 
Authority and Assumption Thereof by States Through Agreement,'' 
Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Request for 
Information Through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation 
Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in 
IMPEP

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, ``Policy Statement for the 
`Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC 
Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof By States Through 
Agreement,' Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Request 
for Information Through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation 
Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in 
IMPEP.''

DATES: Submit comments by December 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments directly to the OMB reviewer at: Vlad 
Dorjets, Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
(3150-0183), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, 
DC 20503; telephone: 202-395-7315, email: [email protected].

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-2016-0077 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 http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0077. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2016-0077 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 http://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]. A 
copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be 
obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession No. ML16099A056. 
The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML16266A477.
     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 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 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 http://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, 
``Policy Statement for the `Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in 
Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof By 
States Through Agreement,' Maintenance of Existing Agreement State 
Programs, Request for Information Through the Integrated Materials 
Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement 
State Participation in IMPEP.'' 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 July 13, 2016 (81 FR 45309).
    1. The title of the information collection: ``Policy Statement for 
the `Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC 
Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof By States Through 
Agreement,' Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Request 
for Information Through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation 
Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in 
IMPEP.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0183.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Every four 
years for completion of the IMPEP questionnaire in preparation for an 
IMPEP review. One time for new Agreement State applications. For 
participation by Agreement States' staff in all IMPEP reviews and 
fulfilling requirements for Agreement States to maintain their 
programs.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: All Agreement States 
(37 Agreement States who have signed Agreements with NRC under Section 
274b. of the Atomic Energy Act (Act))

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and any non-Agreement State seeking to sign an Agreement with the 
Commission. On average, the staff of 11 Agreement States per year will 
be requested to provide completed questionnaires for regularly and non-
regularly scheduled IMPEP reviews.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 59
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 39 (37 existing 
Agreement States plus 2 applicants).
    9. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
comply with the information collection requirement or request: 287,893 
hours (an average of 7,382 hours per respondent). This includes 477 
hours to complete the IMPEP questionnaires; 5,500 hours to prepare two 
new Agreement State applications, 396 hours for Agreement State staff 
participation in IMPEP reviews; and 281,520 hours for maintaining 
Existing Agreement State programs.
    10. Abstract: The States wishing to become Agreement States are 
requested to provide certain information to the NRC as specified by the 
Commission's Policy Statement, ``Criteria for Guidance of States and 
NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption 
Thereof By States Through Agreement.'' The Agreement States need to 
ensure that the radiation control program under the Agreement remains 
adequate and compatible with the requirements of Section 274 of the Act 
and must maintain certain information.
    The NRC conducts periodic evaluations through IMPEP to ensure that 
these programs are compatible with the NRC's program, meet the 
applicable parts of the Act, and are adequate to protect public health 
and safety.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of November 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-27224 Filed 11-10-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 219 / Monday, November 14, 2016 / Notices 79529 Dated: November 9, 2016. I. Obtaining Information and include identifying or contact Denise McGovern, Submitting Comments information that they do not want to be Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. publicly disclosed in their comment A. Obtaining Information [FR Doc. 2016–27458 Filed 11–9–16; 4:15 pm] submission. Your request should state Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– that comment submissions are not BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 0077 when contacting the NRC about routinely edited to remove such the availability of information for this information before making the comment NUCLEAR REGULATORY action. You may obtain publicly- submissions available to the public or COMMISSION available information related to this entering the comment into ADAMS. action by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to II. Background [NRC–2016–0077] http://www.regulations.gov and search Under the provisions of the for Docket ID NRC–2016–0077. A copy Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Information Collection: Policy of the collection of information and U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently Statement for the ‘‘Criteria for related instructions may be obtained submitted a request for renewal of an Guidance of States and NRC in without charge by accessing Docket ID existing collection of information to Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory NRC–2016–0077 on this Web site. OMB for review entitled, ‘‘Policy Authority and Assumption Thereof by • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Statement for the ‘Criteria for Guidance States Through Agreement,’’ Access and Management System of States and NRC in Discontinuance of Maintenance of Existing Agreement (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- NRC Regulatory Authority and State Programs, Request for available documents online in the Assumption Thereof By States Through Information Through the Integrated ADAMS Public Documents collection at Agreement,’ Maintenance of Existing Materials Performance Evaluation http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Agreement State Programs, Request for Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and adams.html. To begin the search, select Information Through the Integrated Agreement State Participation in ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Materials Performance Evaluation IMPEP select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Agreement State Participation in Commission. please contact the NRC’s Public IMPEP.’’ The NRC hereby informs Document Room (PDR) reference staff at potential respondents that an agency ACTION: Notice of submission to the 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by may not conduct or sponsor, and that a Office of Management and Budget; email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. A copy person is not required to respond to, a request for comment. of the collection of information and collection of information unless it related instructions may be obtained displays a currently valid OMB control SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory without charge by accessing ADAMS number. Commission (NRC) has recently Accession No. ML16099A056. The The NRC published a Federal submitted a request for renewal of an supporting statement is available in Register notice with a 60-day comment existing collection of information to the ADAMS under Accession No. period on this information collection on Office of Management and Budget ML16266A477. July 13, 2016 (81 FR 45309). (OMB) for review. The information • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 1. The title of the information collection is entitled, ‘‘Policy Statement purchase copies of public documents at collection: ‘‘Policy Statement for the for the ‘Criteria for Guidance of States the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One ‘Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC White Flint North, 11555 Rockville in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Regulatory Authority and Assumption Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Authority and Assumption Thereof By Thereof By States Through Agreement,’ • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of States Through Agreement,’ Maintenance of Existing Agreement the collection of information and related Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Request for Information instructions may be obtained without State Programs, Request for Information Through the Integrated Materials charge by contacting the NRC’s Through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program Clearance Officer, David Cullison, Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement Office of the Chief Information Officer, (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in IMPEP.’’ U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, State Participation in IMPEP.’’ DATES: Submit comments by December Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 2. OMB approval number: 3150–0183. 301–415–2084; email: 3. Type of submission: Extension. 14, 2016. INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@nrc.gov. 4. The form number if applicable: Not ADDRESSES: Submit comments directly applicable. to the OMB reviewer at: Vlad Dorjets, B. Submitting Comments 5. How often the collection is required Desk Officer, Office of Information and The NRC cautions you not to include or requested: Every four years for Regulatory Affairs (3150–0183), NEOB– identifying or contact information in completion of the IMPEP questionnaire 10202, Office of Management and comment submissions that you do not in preparation for an IMPEP review. Budget, Washington, DC 20503; want to be publicly disclosed in your One time for new Agreement State telephone: 202–395–7315, email: oira_ comment submission. All comment applications. For participation by submission@omb.eop.gov. submissions are posted at http:// Agreement States’ staff in all IMPEP www.regulations.gov and entered into reviews and fulfilling requirements for mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ADAMS. Comment submissions are not Agreement States to maintain their David Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, routinely edited to remove identifying programs. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 6. Who will be required or asked to or contact information. Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: If you are requesting or aggregating respond: All Agreement States (37 301–415–2084; email: comments from other persons for Agreement States who have signed INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@nrc.gov. submission to the OMB, then you Agreements with NRC under Section SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: should inform those persons not to 274b. of the Atomic Energy Act (Act)) VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Nov 10, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1

79530 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 219 / Monday, November 14, 2016 / Notices and any non-Agreement State seeking to ACTION: Notice of submission to the instructions may be obtained without sign an Agreement with the Office of Management and Budget; charge by contacting the NRC’s Commission. On average, the staff of 11 request for comment. Clearance Officer, David Cullison, Agreement States per year will be Office of the Chief Information Officer, requested to provide completed SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, questionnaires for regularly and non- Commission (NRC) has recently Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: regularly scheduled IMPEP reviews. submitted a request for renewal of an 301–415–2084; email: existing collection of information to the INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@nrc.gov. 7. The estimated number of annual Office of Management and Budget responses: 59 B. Submitting Comments (OMB) for review. The information 8. The estimated number of annual collection is entitled, ‘‘Generic respondents: 39 (37 existing Agreement The NRC cautions you not to include Clearance for the Collection of identifying or contact information in States plus 2 applicants). Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service comment submissions that you do not 9. An estimate of the total number of Delivery.’’ want to be publicly disclosed in your hours needed annually to comply with DATES: Submit comments by December comment submission. All comment the information collection requirement 14, 2016. submissions are posted at http:// or request: 287,893 hours (an average of ADDRESSES: Submit comments directly www.regulations.gov and entered into 7,382 hours per respondent). This to the OMB reviewer at: Vlad Dorjets, ADAMS. Comment submissions are not includes 477 hours to complete the Desk Officer, Office of Information and routinely edited to remove identifying IMPEP questionnaires; 5,500 hours to Regulatory Affairs (3150–0217), NEOB– or contact information. prepare two new Agreement State 10202, Office of Management and If you are requesting or aggregating applications, 396 hours for Agreement Budget, Washington, DC 20503; comments from other persons for State staff participation in IMPEP telephone: 202–395–7315, email: oira_ submission to the OMB, then you reviews; and 281,520 hours for submission@omb.eop.gov. should inform those persons not to maintaining Existing Agreement State include identifying or contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: programs. information that they do not want to be David Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, 10. Abstract: The States wishing to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, publicly disclosed in their comment become Agreement States are requested Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: submission. Your request should state to provide certain information to the 301–415–2084; email: that comment submissions are not NRC as specified by the Commission’s INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@nrc.gov. routinely edited to remove such Policy Statement, ‘‘Criteria for Guidance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information before making the comment of States and NRC in Discontinuance of submissions available to the public or NRC Regulatory Authority and I. Obtaining Information and entering the comment into ADAMS. Assumption Thereof By States Through Submitting Comments Agreement.’’ The Agreement States need II. Background A. Obtaining Information to ensure that the radiation control Under the provisions of the program under the Agreement remains Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 adequate and compatible with the 0140 when contacting the NRC about U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently requirements of Section 274 of the Act the availability of information for this submitted a request for renewal of an and must maintain certain information. action. You may obtain publicly- existing collection of information to available information related to this OMB for review entitled, ‘‘Generic The NRC conducts periodic action by any of the following methods: Clearance for the Collection of evaluations through IMPEP to ensure • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to that these programs are compatible with Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service http://www.regulations.gov and search the NRC’s program, meet the applicable Delivery.’’ The NRC hereby informs for Docket ID NRC–2016–0140. parts of the Act, and are adequate to • NRC’s Agencywide Documents potential respondents that an agency protect public health and safety. Access and Management System may not conduct or sponsor, and that a Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- person is not required to respond to, a of November 2016. available documents online in the collection of information unless it For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ADAMS Public Documents collection at displays a currently valid OMB control David Cullison, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ number. adams.html. To begin the search, select The NRC published a Federal NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Register notice with a 60-day comment select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS period on this information collection on [FR Doc. 2016–27224 Filed 11–10–16; 8:45 am] Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, July 22, 2016 (81 FR 47839). BILLING CODE 7590–01–P please contact the NRC’s Public 1. The title of the information Document Room (PDR) reference staff at collection: Generic Clearance for the NUCLEAR REGULATORY 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Collection of Qualitative Feedback on COMMISSION email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Agency Service Delivery. supporting statement is available in 2. OMB approval number: 3150–0217. ADAMS under Accession No. 3. Type of submission: Extension. [NRC–2016–0140] 4. The form number if applicable: Not mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES ML16285A384. Information Collection: Generic • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Applicable. Clearance for the Collection of purchase copies of public documents at 5. How often the collection is required Qualitative Feedback on Agency the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One or requested: On occasion and annually. Service Delivery White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 6. Who will be required or asked to Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. respond: Individuals and households; AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of businesses and organizations; State, Commission. the collection of information and related Local, or Tribal governments. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Nov 10, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget; request for comment.
DatesSubmit comments by December 14, 2016.
ContactDavid Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 79529 
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