[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34464-34465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14716]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2015-0119]


Information Collection: Financial Protection Requirements and 
Indemnity Agreements

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 the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) 
approval for an existing collection of information. The information 
collection is entitled, ``Financial Protection Requirements and 
Indemnity Agreements.''

DATES: Submit comments by August 17, 2015. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, however, the 
Commission will only ensure consideration 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-2015-0119. 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: Tremaine Donnell, Office of Information 
Services, 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: Tremaine Donnell, Office of 
Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6258; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

l. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0119 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-2015-0119.
     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. 
ML15104A625.
     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

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charge by contacting the NRC's Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell, 
Office of Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6258; email: 
[email protected].

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0119 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 http://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.

ll. 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 approval from OMB on the information collection summarized 
below.
    1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 140, 
``Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0039.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: N/A.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion, 
as needed for the licensees to meet their responsibilities called for 
in Sections 170 and 193 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Licensees authorized 
to operate reactor facilities in accordance with part 50 of Title 10 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), or a holder of a combined 
license under 10 CFR part 52, and licensees authorized to construct and 
operate a Uranium enrichment facility in accordance with 10 CFR parts 
40 and 70.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 102.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 101.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 803.
    10. Abstract: Information submitted by licensees pursuant to 10 CFR 
part 140 enables the NRC to assess (a) the financial protection 
required of licensees and for the indemnification and limitation of 
liability of certain licensees and other persons pursuant to Section 
170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and (b) the liability 
insurance required of Uranium enrichment facility licensees pursuant to 
Section 193 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

lll. 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 11th day of June, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-14716 Filed 6-15-15; 8:45 am]
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