Nonsubstantive Change Request to NRC Form 531

NRC Form 531 REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

OMB 3150-0188

Nonsubstantive Change Request

The NRC is submitting this Nonsubstantive Change Request to update the 2015 Final Supporting Statement for NRC Form 531, "Request for Taxpayer Identification Number," (OMB 3150-0188). The Final Supporting Statement references the Financial Accounting and Integrated Management Information System (FAIMIS), the NRC accounting system, as the system of record for the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). After October 2, 2017, the NRC will utilize additional systems to maintain the TIN. These systems are designated as “NRC-32 Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Transactions and Debt Collection Management Records”.

The first proposed change would provide consistency with the language stated on the second page of the NRC Form 531 “Request for Taxpayer Identification Number” which refers to the system of record designated as NRC-32 and described at 81 Federal Register 81342 (November 17, 2016), or the most recent Federal Register publication of the NRC’s Systems of Records Notices. The second proposed change will reflect the frequency of requests for the licensee to provide the TIN information.

No change in burden is anticipated as a result of these changes. No additional information is being collected, and the requirement is to submit the TIN only once.

The NRC is proposing the following changes to the Final Supporting Statement for NRC Form 531 "Request for Taxpayer Identification Number" OMB 3150-0188):

• “Agency Use of Information” - The TIN will be requested from all licensees and applicants for which we have not previously collected a TIN. This information is maintained in a system of records designated as NRC-32 and described at 81 Federal Register 81342 (November 17, 2016), or the most recent Federal Register publication of the NRC’s Systems of Records Notices. The TIN will be used on payments (refunds) made to licensees by electronic funds transfer by the Department of the Treasury. The Department of the Treasury will use the TIN to determine whether the refund can be used to administratively offset any delinquent debts reported to the Treasury by other government agencies. In addition, the TIN will be used to collect and report to the Department of the Treasury any delinquent indebtedness arising out of the licensee's or applicant's relationship with the NRC.

• “Reduction of Burden Through Information Technology” - There are no legal obstacles to reducing the burden associated with this information collection. The NRC encourages respondents to use new automated information technology when it would be beneficial to them. Requests which are not for personal records that require verification of identity of the requester are being accepted by electronic mail and facsimile transmission in addition to mail and in-person written request. The NRC Form 531, “Request for Taxpayer Identification Number,” is presently on NRC’s Website where it is electronically accessible to the licensees. All licensees are only required to submit once, however, a continuous monthly request is sent until the licensee submits the TIN.

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