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###### Nuclear Regulatory Commission

          - [NRC-2016-0265]

# 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 Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for renewal of an existing information collection. The document details clauses and provisions that affect NRC contractors. The NRCAR implements and supplements the government-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and ensures that the policies governing the procurement of goods and services within the NRC satisfy the needs of the agency. The information collection is entitled, “Nuclear Regulatory Commission Acquisition Regulation.”

# DATES:

Submit comments by November 13, 2017. 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 Web site:                          Go to                          http://www.regulations.gov                          and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0265. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-3463; email:                          Carol.Gallagher@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-2 F43, 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 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-2016-0265 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-2016-0265.                
    -  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                      pdr.resource@nrc.gov.                      The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML17074A579.                
    -  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 the 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-2016-0265 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. All comment submissions are posted at                     *http://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:*48 CFR 20 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR).                

                    2.                     *OMB approval number:*                     3150-0169.                

                    3.                     *Type of submission:*                     Extension.                

                    4.                     *The form number, if applicable:*                     N/A.                

                    5.                     *How often the collection is required or requested:*                     On occasion, one time.                

                    6.                     *Who will be required or asked to respond:*                     NRC contractors and potential contractors.                

                    7.                     *The estimated number of annual responses:*                     5,613.                

                    8.                     *The estimated number of annual respondents:*                     4,985.                

                    9.                     *The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request:*                     37,337 (34,393 reporting + 2,944 recordkeeping).                

                    10.                     *Abstract:*                     The mandatory requirements of the NRCAR implement and supplement the government-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and ensure that the regulations governing the procurement of goods and services with the NRC satisfy the particular needs of the agency. Because of differing statutory authorities among Federal agencies, the FAR permits agencies to issue a regulation to implement FAR policies and procedures internally to satisfy the specific need of the agency.                

## 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, this 7th day of September, 2017.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

David Cullison,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 2017-19368 Filed 9-12-17; 8:45 am]

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