2018-21976. Information Collection: NRC Form 396, “Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee”  

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    AGENCY:

    Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    ACTION:

    Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment.

    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, “NRC Form 396, `Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee.' ”

    DATES:

    Submit comments by December 10, 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-2018-0118. Address questions about docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@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-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.

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    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.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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    I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

    A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID: NRC-2018-0118 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-2018-0118.
    • 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 “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. A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession No. ML18162A178. The supporting statement and NRC Form 396 are available in ADAMS under ML18162A188 and ML18166A087.
    • 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: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.

    B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID: NRC-2018-0118 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, 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 below.

    1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 396, “Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee.

    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0024.

    3. Type of submission: Extension.

    4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 396.

    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Upon application for an initial or upgrade license; every six years for the renewal of an operator or senior operator license, and notices of disability that occur during licensed tenure.

    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Facility licensees who are tasked with certifying the medical fitness or operator licensee.

    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 1882.

    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 125.

    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 2196.25 hours (1757 Reporting hours plus 439.25 Recordkeeping hours).

    10. Abstract: NRC Form 396 is used to transmit information to the NRC regarding the medical condition of applicants for initial operator licenses or renewal of operator licenses and for the maintenance of medical records for all licensed operators. The information is used to determine whether the physical condition and general health of applicants for operator licensees is such that the applicant would not be expected to cause operational errors and endanger public health and safety.

    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?

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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on October 4, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    David Cullison,

    NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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    [FR Doc. 2018-21976 Filed 10-9-18; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
10/10/2018
Department:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment.
Document Number:
2018-21976
Dates:
Submit comments by December 10, 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.
Pages:
50963-50964 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
NRC-2018-0118
PDF File:
2018-21976.Pdf