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Communication, and Media Studies, for 

the Collaborative Research grant 

program, submitted to the Division of 

Research Programs. 

19. DATE: March 29, 2021 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topics of Literature 

and the Arts, for the Scholarly Editions 

and Translations grant program, 

submitted to the Division of Research 

Programs. 

20. DATE: March 31, 2021 

This video meeting will discuss 

applications on the topics of History 

and Studies of Africa, Asia, and Europe, 

for the Collaborative Research grant 

program, submitted to the Division of 

Research Programs. 

Because these meetings will include 

review of personal and/or proprietary 

financial and commercial information 

given in confidence to the agency by 

grant applicants, the meetings will be 

closed to the public pursuant to sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of Title 5, 

U.S.C., as amended. I have made this 

determination pursuant to the authority 

granted me by the Chairman’s 

Delegation of Authority to Close 

Advisory Committee Meetings dated 

April 15, 2016. 

Dated: February 19, 2021. 

Elizabeth Voyatzis, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03831 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7536–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2021–0050] 

Online Portal for Requesting 

Evaluation of Proposed Alternatives 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of online 

portal for licensees to submit certain 

proposed alternatives. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is notifying the 

public of the upcoming availability of 

an online portal for licensees to submit 

a request for relief in the form of 

alternatives to the regulatory 

requirements. 

DATES: The online portal described in 

this document will be available in 

Spring 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2021–0050 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

You may obtain publicly available 

information related to this document 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2021–0050. Address 

questions about Docket IDs in 

Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 

telephone: 301–415–0624; email: 

Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical 

questions, contact the individual listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly 

available documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

https://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. 

• Attention: The PDR, where you may 

examine and order copies of public 

documents, is currently closed. You 

may submit your request to the PDR via 

email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1– 

800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

• NRC’s Public Website: Licensees 

will be able to access the online portal 

through the NRC’s public website at 

https://www.nrc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Danna, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001, telephone: 301–415–7422, email: 

James.Danna@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC 

is committed to following the NRC’s 

Principles of Good Regulation 

(independence, openness, efficiency, 

clarity, and reliability) while performing 

our mission. In keeping with these 

principles, the NRC is providing 

additional flexibility by creating an 

online portal that licensees may use to 

submit a request for relief in the form of 

alternatives under section 50.55a(z) of 

title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Alternatives to 

codes and standards requirements.’’ 

Use of the portal by licensees is 

optional. Whether a licensee chooses to 

use a traditional method to submit a 

request or opts to use the portal, the 

licensee must adhere to the 

requirements of 10 CFR 50.4, ‘‘Written 

communications,’’ and submit all 

information necessary for the NRC to 

conduct a technical evaluation of the 

request. The licensee’s submittal will be 

captured as an official agency record in 

ADAMS. The public and stakeholders 

will have access through ADAMS to the 

licensee’s request and the supporting 

information provided by the licensee. 

Dated: February 19, 2021. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

James G. Danna, 

Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I, Division of 

Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03815 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. 50–483, 50–331, 50–321, 50– 

366, 50–341, 50–528, 50–529, and 50–530; 

NRC–2020–0110] 

Issuance of Multiple Exemptions in 

Response to COVID–19 Public Health 

Emergency 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Exemptions; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) issued five 

exemptions in response to requests from 

five licensees. The exemptions afford 

these licensees temporary relief from 

certain requirements under NRC 

regulations. The exemptions are in 

response to the licensees’ requests for 

relief due to the coronavirus disease 

2019 (COVID–19) public health 

emergency (PHE). The NRC is issuing a 

single notice to announce the issuance 

of the exemptions. 

DATES: During the period from January 

5, 2021, to January 14, 2021, the NRC 

granted five exemptions in response to 

requests submitted by five licensees 

from December 18, 2020, to January 6, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2020–0110 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

You may obtain publicly available 

information related to this document 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2020–0110. Address 

questions about Docket IDs in 

Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 

telephone: 301–415–0624; email: 

Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical 

questions, contact the individual listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly 


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available documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

https://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. 

• Attention: The PDR, where you may 

examine and order copies of public 

documents, is currently closed. You 

may submit your request to the PDR via 

email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1– 

800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

For the convenience of the reader, 

instructions about obtaining materials 

referenced in this document are 

provided in the ‘‘Availability of 

Documents’’ section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Danna, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001; telephone: 301–415–7422, email: 

James.Danna@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

During the period from January 5, 

2021, to January 14, 2021, the NRC 

granted five exemptions in response to 

requests submitted by five licensees 

from December 18, 2020, to January 6, 

2021. These exemptions temporarily 

allow the licensees to deviate from 

certain requirements (as cited below) of 

various parts of chapter I of title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (10 

CFR). 

The exemptions from certain 

requirements of 10 CFR part 26, 

‘‘Fitness for Duty Programs,’’ for Union 

Electric Company (for Callaway Plant, 

Unit No. 1); for DTE Electric Company 

(for Fermi-2); and for Southern Nuclear 

Operating Company, Inc. (for Edwin I. 

Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2) 

afford these licensees temporary relief 

from the work-hour control 

requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) 

through (d)(7). The exemptions from 10 

CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7) will 

help to ensure that the control of work 

hours and management of worker 

fatigue does not unduly limit licensee 

flexibility in using personnel resources 

to most effectively manage the impacts 

of the COVID–19 PHE on maintaining 

the safe operation of these facilities. 

Specifically, these licensees have stated 

that their staffing levels are affected or 

are expected to be affected by the 

COVID–19 PHE, and they can no longer 

meet or likely will not meet the workhour control requirements of 10 CFR 

26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7). These 

licensees have committed to sitespecific COVID–19 PHE fatiguemanagement controls for personnel 

specified in 10 CFR 26.4(a). 

The exemptions from certain 

requirements of 10 CFR part 73, 

appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria for 

Security Personnel,’’ section VI, 

‘‘Nuclear Power Reactor Training and 

Qualification Plan for Personnel 

Performing Security Program Duties,’’ 

for NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC 

(for Duane Arnold Energy Center) and 

for Arizona Public Service Company (for 

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, 

Units 1, 2, and 3) will help to ensure 

that these regulatory requirements do 

not unduly limit licensee flexibility in 

using personnel resources to most 

effectively manage the impacts of the 

COVID–19 PHE on maintaining the safe 

and secure operation of these facilities 

and the implementation of the licensees’ 

NRC-approved security plans, protective 

strategy, and implementing procedures. 

These licensees have committed to 

certain security measures to ensure 

response readiness and for their security 

personnel to maintain performance 

capability. 

The NRC is providing compiled tables 

of exemptions using a single Federal 

Register notice for COVID–19 related 

exemptions instead of issuing 

individual Federal Register notices for 

each exemption. The compiled tables in 

this notice provide transparency 

regarding the number and type of 

exemptions the NRC has issued. 

Additionally, the NRC publishes tables 

of approved regulatory actions related to 

the COVID–19 PHE on its public 

website at https://www.nrc.gov/aboutnrc/covid-19/reactors/licensingactions.html. 

II. Availability of Documents 

The tables in this notice provide the 

facility name, docket number, document 

description, and ADAMS accession 

number for each exemption issued. 

Additional details on each exemption 

issued, including the exemption request 

submitted by the respective licensee and 

the NRC’s decision, are provided in 

each exemption approval listed in the 

tables in this notice. For additional 

directions on accessing information in 

ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section of 

this document. 

Document description ADAMS accession No. 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1 

Docket No. 50–483 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1—Additional Request for Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part 

26, ‘‘Fitness for Duty Programs,’’ dated December 31, 2020.

ML20366A062. 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1—Response to Request for Additional Information Pertaining to Additional Request for Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part 26, ‘‘Fitness for Duty Programs,’’ dated 

January 7, 2021.

ML21007A374. 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1—Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L–2020–LLE– 

0242 [COVID–19]), dated January 14, 2021.

ML21012A009. 

Duane Arnold Energy Center 

Docket No. 50–331 

Duane Arnold Energy Center—Request for a One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR part 73, appendix B, section VI, subsection C.3.(I)(1) Regarding Annual Force-on-Force (FOF) Exercises due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated December 29, 2020.ML20364A039. 

Duane Arnold Energy Center—Exemption from Annual Force-on-Force Exercise Requirements of 10 CFR 

part 73, appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria for Security Personnel,’’ subsection VI.C.3(I)(1) (EPID L–2020– 

LLE–0241 [COVID–19]), dated January 13, 2021.

ML21004A215. 


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Document description ADAMS accession No. 

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–321 and 50–366 

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2—COVID–19 Related Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 

part 26 Work Hours Requirements, dated January 6, 2021.

ML21006A227. 

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2—Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 

(EPID L–2020–LLE–000 [COVID–19]), dated January 11, 2021.

ML21005A305. 

Fermi-2 

Docket No. 50–341 

Fermi-2—Work Hour Limits Exemption Request due to COVID–19—Supplement, dated January 4, 2021 ... ML21004A195. 

Fermi-2—Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L–2021–LLE–0002 [COVID-19]), 

dated January 13, 2021.

ML21005A421. 

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 

Docket Nos. 50–528, 50–529, and 50–530 

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) Units 1, 2, and 3 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage 

Installation (ISFSI) Request for a Temporary Exemption from 10 CFR part 73, appendix B, section VI, 

subsection A.7 and subsection C.3(I)(1), dated December 18, 2020.

ML20353A391. 

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3—Exemption from Annual Force-on-Force Exercise Requirement of 10 CFR part 73, appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria for Security Personnel,’’ subsection 

A.7 (EPID L–2020–LLE–0237 [COVID-19]), dated January 5, 2021.

ML20355A000. 

Dated: February 18, 2021. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

James G. Danna, 

Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I, Division of 

Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03743 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Comment Request for Review of a 

Revised Information Collection: 

Customer Satisfaction Surveys 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) intends to submit to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request for review of a 

currently approved collection, Customer 

Satisfaction Surveys. Approval of these 

surveys is necessary to collect 

information on Federal agency and 

program performance. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until April 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

Human Resources Strategy and 

Evaluation Solutions, Office of 

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, 

RM 2469 NW, Washington, DC 20415, 

Attention: Coty Hoover, C/O Henry 

Thibodeaux, or via email to 

Organizational_Assessment@opm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this information collection 

request (ICR), with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by contacting Human 

Resources Strategy and Evaluation 

Solutions, Office of Personnel 

Management, 1900 E Street, RM 2469 

NW, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: 

Coty Hoover, C/O Henry Thibodeaux, 

via email to Organizational_

Assessment@opm.gov, or 202–606– 

8001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35) as amended by the ClingerCohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is 

soliciting comments for this collection. 

The previous collection (OMB No. 

3206–0236, published in the Federal 

Register on December 27, 2017 at 82 FR 

61340) has a clearance that expires 

September 30, 2021. Comments are 

particularly invited on: 

1. Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the agency, 

including whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Whether our estimate of the public 

burden of this collection is accurate, and 

based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; and 

3. Ways in which we can minimize the 

burden of the collection of information on 

those who are to respond, through the use of 

the appropriate technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

OPM’s Human Resources Strategy and 

Evaluation Solutions performs 

assessment and related consultation 

activities for Federal agencies on a 

reimbursable basis. The assessment is 

authorized by various statutes and 

regulations: Section 4702 of Title 5, 

U.S.C.; E.O. 12862; E.O. 13715; Section 

1128 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, 

Public Law 108–136; 5 U.S.C. 1101 note, 

1103(a)(5), 1104, 1302, 3301, 3302, 

4702, 7701 note; E.O. 13197, 66 FR 

7853, 3 CFR 748 (2002); E.O. 10577, 12 

FR 1259, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p. 

218; and Section 4703 of Title 5, United 

States Code. 

This collection request includes 

surveys we currently use and plan to 

use during the next three years to 

measure agency performance in 

providing services to meet customer 

needs. These surveys consist of Likerttype, mark-one, and mark-all-that-apply 

items, and may include a small number 

of open-ended comment items. 

Administration of OPM’s Customer 

Satisfaction Surveys (OMB No. 3206– 

0236) typically consists of 

approximately 20 standard items drawn 

from an item bank of approximately 50 

items; client agencies usually add a 

small number of custom items to assess 

satisfaction with specific products and 

services. The survey is almost always 

administered electronically. 

Analysis 

Agency: Human Resources Strategy 

and Evaluation Solutions, Office of 

Personnel Management. 

Title: Customer Satisfaction Surveys 

OMB Number: 3206–0236. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

businesses. 


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