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 Nuclear Regulatory Commission [NRC-2023-0072]
 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
 ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget; request for comment.
 SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, “Grants and Cooperative Agreement Provisions.”
 DATES: Submit comments by January 10, 2024. 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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
                        *https://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.*
                         Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, NRC Clearance 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-2023-0072 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-2023-0072.
                *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.*
                     For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are provided in the “Availability of Documents” section.
                *NRC's PDR:*
                     The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 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 Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
                    *https://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.*
                     Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. 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 OMB, 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 Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the NRC recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to OMB for review entitled, “Grants and Cooperative Agreement Provisions.” The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a 
                    **Federal Register**
                     notice with a 60-day comment period on this information collection on September 7, 2023, 88 FR 61625. 1. 
                    *The title of the information collection:*
                     Grants and Cooperative Agreement Provisions. 2. 
                    *OMB approval number:*
                     3150-0107. 3. 
                    *Type of submission:*
                     Extension. 4. 
                    *The form number, if applicable:*
                     NRC Forms 972 and 975. 5. 
                    *How often the collection is required or requested:*
                     Technical Performance 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. Availability of Documents The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through ADAMS. Document description
ADAMS 
                             Accession No.Final Supporting Statement for Grants and Cooperative Agreement Provisions
ML23312A037.Burden spreadsheet for Grants and Cooperative Agreements
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: December 6, 2023. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. David C. Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.


[FR Doc. 2023-27106 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P