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reports are required every 6 months; 

other information is submitted on 

occasion as needed. 

6. Who will be required or asked to 

respond: Grants and Cooperative 

Agreement recipients. 

7. The estimated number of annual 

responses: 619. 

8. The estimated number of annual 

respondents: 235. 

9. The estimated number of hours 

needed annually to comply with the 

information collection requirement or 

request: 3,346.5 (3,082 reporting + 264.5 

recordkeeping). 

10. Abstract: The Acquisition 

Management Division is responsible for 

the awarding grants 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 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? 

Please explain your answer. 

2. Is the estimate of the burden of the 

information collection accurate? Please 

explain your answer. 

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? 

IV. Availability of Documents 

The documents identified in the 

following table are available to 

interested persons through ADAMS. 

Document description Adams 

Accession No. 

Draft supporting statement ............................................................................................................................................................... ML23158A081. 

Burden spreadsheet ......................................................................................................................................................................... ML23158A097. 

The NRC’s Standard Terms and Conditions for U.S. Nongovernmental Recipients ...................................................................... ML23158A093. 

Educational Performance Progress Report Guidance ..................................................................................................................... ML21364A044. 

Research Performance Progress Report Guidance ......................................................................................................................... ML21364A048. 

NRC Form 972, NRC University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Service Agreement for Grant Fellowships, and Scholarships to Colleges, Universities and Trade/Community Colleges.ML23192A011. 

NRC Form 975, NRC Minority Serving Institutions Grants Program (MSIGP) Service Agreement for Grant Fellowships, and 

Scholarships to Colleges, Universities and Trade/Community Colleges.

ML23156A250. 

Dated: September 1, 2023. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

David C. Cullison, 

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19278 Filed 9–6–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2023–0048] 

Information Collection: Licenses, 

Certifications, and Approvals for 

Nuclear Power Plants 

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, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and 

Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.’’ 

DATES: Submit comments by November 

6, 2023. 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; 

however, the NRC encourages electronic 

comment submission through the 

Federal rulemaking website: 

• Federal rulemaking website: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2023–0048. 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. 

• Mail comments to: David C. 

Cullison, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, Mail Stop: T–6 A10M, 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 C. 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments 

A. Obtaining Information 

Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023– 

0048 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 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2023–0048. A copy 

of the collection of information and 

related instructions may be obtained 

without charge by accessing Docket ID 

NRC–2023–0048 on this website. 

• 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, at 

301–415–4737, or by email to 

PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The supporting 

statement and burden spreadsheet are 

available in ADAMS under Accession 

Nos. ML23046A096 and ML23046A097. 

• NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you 

may examine and order copies of 

publicly available documents, is open 

by appointment. To make an 


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appointment to visit the PDR, please 

send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov 

or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 

4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern 

time (ET), Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

• NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of 

the collection of information and related 

instructions may be obtained without 

charge by contacting the NRC’s 

Clearance Officer, David C. 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 

The NRC encourages electronic 

comment submission through the 

Federal rulemaking website (https://

www.regulations.gov). Please include 

Docket ID NRC–2023–0048, in your 

comment submission. 

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 https://

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 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: 10 CFR part 52, Licenses, 

Certifications, and Approvals for 

Nuclear Power Plants. 

2. OMB approval number: 3150–0151. 

3. Type of submission: Extension. 

4. The form number, if applicable: 

Not applicable. 

5. How often the collection is required 

or requested: On occasion. Applications 

are submitted only when licensing 

action is sought. 

6. Who will be required or asked to 

respond: Applicants for early site 

permits (ESPs), standard design 

approvals (SDAs) and certifications, 

manufacturing licenses (MLs), and 

combined licenses (COLs) for 

commercial nuclear power reactors. 

7. The estimated number of annual 

responses: 59 (48 reporting responses 

plus 11 recordkeepers). 

8. The estimated number of annual 

respondents: 13. 

9. The estimated number of hours 

needed annual to comply with the 

information collection requirement or 

request: 308,931 (294,200 hours 

reporting + 14,711 hours 

recordkeeping). 

10. Abstract: The licensing processes 

in part 52 of title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR) provide 

for issuance of ESPs, SDAs, MLs, and 

COLs for commercial nuclear power 

reactors. The applicants submit updated 

reports, applications for renewals, 

exemption requests and maintain 

records of changes to the facility and 

records of detailed design related 

information. These licensing procedures 

are options to the two-step licensing 

process in 10 CFR part 50, which 

provides for a construction permit (CP) 

and an operating license (OL). The part 

52 licensing process places procedural 

requirements in part 52 and technical 

requirements in part 50. Part 52 can 

reduce the overall paperwork burden 

borne by applicants for CPs and OLs 

because part 52 only requires a single 

application and provides options for 

referencing standardized designs. The 

information in 10 CFR part 52 is needed 

by the agency to assess the adequacy 

and suitability of an applicant’s site, 

plant design, construction, training and 

experience, plans and procedures for 

the protection of public health and 

safety. Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.206 

provides guidance for applicants for 

COLs for nuclear power plants. Section 

C.2.1 of RG 1.206 deals with preapplication activities for respondents 

who intend to submit applications for 

COLs for nuclear power plants. Preapplication activities encompass all the 

communications, correspondence, 

meetings, document submittals/reviews, 

and other interactions that occur 

between the NRC staff and a prospective 

applicant before the tendering of an 

application under 10 CFR part 52. 

Participation in pre-application 

activities is voluntary. Potential 

applicants who engage in preapplication 

activities benefit from an early NRC staff 

assessment of the completeness and 

level of detail of the information that the 

applicant proposes to submit and staff 

identification of potential deficiencies 

in the application. Pre-application 

activities are expected to increase the 

efficiency of the staff’s review of those 

applications once they are submitted. 

Subpart B of 10 CFR part 52 establishes 

the process for obtaining design 

certifications. 

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? 

Please explain your answer. 

2. Is the estimate of the burden of the 

information collection accurate? Please 

explain your answer. 

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: September 1, 2023. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

David C. Cullison, 

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19280 Filed 9–6–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2023–0094] 

Information Collection: Solicitation of 

Non-Power Operator Licensing 

Examination Data 

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, ‘‘Solicitation of Non-Power 

Operator Licensing Examination Data.’’ 

DATES: Submit comments by November 

6, 2023. 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; 

however, the NRC encourages electronic 

comment submission through the 

Federal rulemaking website: 


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