83 FR 18356 - Information Collection: NRC Form 7, “Application for NRC Export or Import License, Amendment, Renewal, or Consent Request(s)”

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 81 (April 26, 2018)

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, ``Application for NRC Export/Import License, Amendment, Renewal or Consent Request(s)'' (OMB No. 3150-0027).

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18356-18357]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08712]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2018-0030]


Information Collection: NRC Form 7, ``Application for NRC Export 
or Import License, Amendment, Renewal, or Consent Request(s)''

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, ``Application for NRC Export/Import License, 
Amendment, Renewal or Consent Request(s)'' (OMB No. 3150-0027).

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DATES: Submit comments by June 25, 2018. 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 http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0030. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; 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-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: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0030 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 http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0030.
     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 Nos. ML18002A474 
and ML18002A475.
     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-2018-0030 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. 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 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 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 
below.
    1. The title of the information collection: Application for NRC 
Export or Import License, Amendment, Renewal, or Consent Request(s).
    2. OMB approval number: OMB Approval Number 3150-0027.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 7.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion 
for each separate export, import, amendment, renewal, consent request, 
or exemption from a licensing requirement.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Any person in the 
United States who wishes to (a) export or import nuclear material and 
equipment subject to the requirements of a specific license; (b) amend 
a license; (c) renew a license; (d) obtain consent to export Category 1 
quantities of materials listed in appendix P to title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 110; or (5) request an exemption from 
a licensing requirement under part 110.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 85.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 85.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 204.
    10. Abstract: Persons in the United States wishing to export or 
import nuclear material or equipment who are required to obtain a 
specific license, amendment, license renewal; obtain consent to export 
Category 1 quantities of byproduct material listed in appendix P to 10 
CFR part 110; or request an exemption from a licensing requirement 
under part 110. The NRC Form 7 will be reviewed by NRC staff and the 
Executive Branch and, if applicable statutory, regulatory, and policy 
considerations are satisfied, the NRC will issue an export, import, 
amendment, or renewal license.

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 20th day of April, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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