82 FR 28362 - Information Collection: Grant and Cooperative Agreement Provisions

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 118 (June 21, 2017)

Page Range		28362-28363
FR Document		2017-12916

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, ``Grant and Cooperative Agreement Provisions.''

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2016-0223]


Information Collection: Grant and Cooperative Agreement 
Provisions

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, ``Grant and Cooperative Agreement Provisions.''

DATES: Submit comments by August 21, 2017. 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 http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0223. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; 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-2 F43, 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-2016-0223 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-2016-0223. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2016-0223 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]. The 
supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML17026A396.
     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 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

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0223 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 in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly 
disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment 
submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment 
submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment 
submissions to remove identifying or contact information.

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    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 
below.
    1. The title of the information collection: Grant and Cooperative 
Agreement Provisions.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0107.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Technical 
Performance reports are required every 6 months; other information is 
submitted on occasion as needed.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Grant and Cooperative 
Agreement recipients.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 548 (370 responses 
plus 178 record keepers).
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 178.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 4,173 (3,894 reporting 
hours plus 279 record keeping hours).
    10. Abstract: The Acquisition Management Division is responsible 
for awarding grants and cooperative agreements (financial assistance) 
for the NRC. The Acquisition Management Division collects information 
from assistance recipients in accordance with and grant and cooperative 
agreement provisions in order to administer the NRC's financial 
assistance program. The information collected under the provisions 
ensures that the Government's rights are protected, the agency adheres 
to public laws, the work proceeds on schedule, and that disputes 
between the Government and the recipient are settled.

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 15th day of June 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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If you are requesting or aggregating properly perform its functions? Does the Corporation, 1200 K Street NW.,
comments from other persons for information have practical utility? Washington, DC 20005–4026.
submission to the NRC, then you should 2. Is the estimate of the burden of the Comments received, including
inform those persons not to include information collection accurate? personal information provided, will be
identifying or contact information that 3. Is there a way to enhance the posted to www.pbgc.gov.
they do not want to be publicly quality, utility, and clarity of the Copies of this collection of
disclosed in their comment submission. information to be collected? information may be obtained without
Your request should state that the NRC 4. How can the burden of the charge by writing to the Disclosure
does not routinely edit comment information collection on respondents Division of the Office of the General
submissions to remove such information be minimized, including the use of Counsel at the above address or calling
before making the comment automated collection techniques or 202–326–4040 during normal business
submissions available to the public or other forms of information technology? hours. (TTY and TDD users may call the
entering the comment into ADAMS. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day Federal relay service toll-free at 1–800–
II. Background of June 2017. 877–8339 and ask to be connected to
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 202–326–4040.)
In accordance with the Paperwork FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Amato Burns (burns.jo.amato@
Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting pbgc.gov), Regulatory Affairs Group,
public comment on its intention to Information Officer.
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1. The title of the information
Deborah C. Murphy (murphy.deborah@
collection: Grant and Cooperative PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY
Agreement Provisions. pbgc.gov), Assistant General Counsel,
CORPORATION
2. OMB approval number: 3150–0107. same address and phone number, ext.
3. Type of submission: Extension. Proposed Submission of Information 3451. TTY and TDD users may call the
4. The form number, if applicable: Collection for OMB Review; Comment Federal relay service toll-free at 800–
Not applicable. Request; Generic Clearance for the 877–8339 and ask to be connected to
5. How often the collection is required Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 202–326–4400.
or requested: Technical Performance Agency Service Delivery SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
reports are required every 6 months; information collection activity will
other information is submitted on AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty gather qualitative customer and
occasion as needed. Corporation. stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
6. Who will be required or asked to ACTION: Notice of intent to request timely manner, in accordance with
respond: Grant and Cooperative extension of OMB approval without PBGC’s commitment to improving
Agreement recipients. change. service delivery. Qualitative feedback
7. The estimated number of annual means information that provides useful
responses: 548 (370 responses plus 178 SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty
insights on perceptions and opinions,
record keepers). Corporation (PBGC) intends to request
but the information requests are not
8. The estimated number of annual that the Office of Management and
statistical surveys that yield quantitative
respondents: 178. Budget (OMB) extend approval, under
results generalizable to the population
9. The estimated number of hours the Paperwork Reduction Act, of the
of interest. This feedback provides
needed annually to comply with the collection of information on qualitative
insights into customer or stakeholder
information collection requirement or feedback on PBGC’s service delivery
perceptions, experiences and
request: 4,173 (3,894 reporting hours (OMB Control Number 1212–0066;
expectations, provides early warnings of
plus 279 record keeping hours). expires August 31, 2017). This notice
10. Abstract: The Acquisition issues with service, and focuses
informs the public of PBGC’s intent and
Management Division is responsible for attention on areas where changes in
solicits comments on the proposed
awarding grants and cooperative PBGC’s communication with the public,
information collection. This collection
agreements (financial assistance) for the in training of staff, or in operations
of information was developed as part of
NRC. The Acquisition Management might improve the delivery of products
a Federal Government-wide effort to
Division collects information from or services. These collections will allow
streamline the process for seeking
assistance recipients in accordance with for ongoing, collaborative and
feedback from the public on service
and grant and cooperative agreement actionable communications between
delivery.
provisions in order to administer the PBGC and its customers and
NRC’s financial assistance program. The DATES: Comments should be submitted stakeholders. These collections also
information collected under the by August 21, 2017. allow feedback to contribute directly to
provisions ensures that the ADDRESSES: Comments may be the improvement of program
Government’s rights are protected, the submitted by any of the following management.
agency adheres to public laws, the work methods: The solicitation of feedback targets
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
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proceeds on schedule, and that disputes areas such as: Timeliness,
between the Government and the www.regulations.gov. Follow the Web appropriateness, accuracy of
recipient are settled. site instructions for submitting information, courtesy, efficiency of
comments. service delivery, and resolution of
III. Specific Requests for Comments • Email: paperwork.comments@ issues with service delivery. Responses
The NRC is seeking comments that pbgc.gov. will be assessed to plan and inform
address the following questions: • Mail or Hand Delivery: Regulatory efforts to improve or maintain the
1. Is the proposed collection of Affairs Group, Office of the General quality of service offered to the public.
information necessary for the NRC to Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty If this information were not collected,

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment.
Dates		Submit comments by August 21, 2017. 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.
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]
FR Citation		82 FR 28362