[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 116 (Thursday, June 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37582-37583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15193]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Documents Containing Reporting of Recordkeeping Requirements: 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and 
solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following 
proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: Proposed rule, 
``Interim Storage for Greater Than Class C Waste'' which would amend 10 
CFR part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of 
Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste.
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: Applications for new 
licenses and amendments may be submitted at any time. Applications for 
renewal of licenses would be required every 20 years for an Independent 
Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) and every 40 years for a 
Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) facility. Required recordkeeping 
would be conducted on a continuing basis.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Licensees and 
applicants for a license to possess power reactor-related waste 
classified for disposal under 10 CFR part 61 as greater than class C 
(GTCC) in an ISFSI, and the Department of Energy for licenses to 
receive, transfer, package and possess power reactor-related GTCC waste 
storage in an MRS.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 3.

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    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 1.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 120 (an average of approximately 
115 hours per response for applications plus approximately 5 hours per 
recordkeeper).
    9. An indication of whether section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Not applicable.
    10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 72 establishes requirements, procedures, 
and criteria for the issuance of licenses to receive, transfer, and 
possess power reactor spent fuel and other radioactive materials 
associated with spent fuel storage in an ISFSI, and requirements for 
the issuance of licenses to the Department of Energy to receive, 
transfer, package, and possess power reactor spent fuel and high-level 
radioactive waste, and other associated radioactive materials, in an 
MRS. This proposed rulemaking would add the ability for licensees to 
request a specific license to allow the interim storage of reactor-
related GTCC waste within an ISFSI or MRS to 10 CFR part 72. GTCC waste 
is low-level radioactive waste that exceeds the concentration limits of 
radionuclides established for Class C waste in 10 CFR 61.55. The 
information will be used by the NRC staff in the licensing process to 
review applications requesting storage of GTCC waste within an ISFSI or 
MRS. This rulemaking does not preclude licensees from licensing the 
storage of GTCC waste under the existing provisions of 10 CFR parts 30 
and/or 70. However, the NRC believes that licensing under 10 CFR part 
72 would simplify the licensing process and reduce the potential burden 
on licensees, the NRC, and Agreement States with no adverse affect on 
public health and safety, or the environment. The revised estimate of 
burden reflects the time necessary for licensees to amend application 
request for storage of spent fuel under 10 CFR part 72 to also include 
GTCC waste.
    Submit, by July 17, 2000, 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 burden estimate 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 be minimized, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology?
    A copy of the submittal may be viewed free of charge at the NRC 
Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW (lower level), Washington, DC. 
The proposed rule indicated in ``The title of the information 
collection'' is or has been published in the Federal Register within 
several days of the publication date of this Federal Register Notice. 
Instructions for accessing the electronic OMB clearance package for the 
rulemaking have been appended to the electronic rulemaking. Members of 
the public may access the electronic OMB clearance package by following 
the directions for electronic access provided in the preamble to the 
titled rulemaking.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
July 17, 2000: Erik Godwin, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0132), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3087.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of June 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-15193 Filed 6-14-00; 8:45 am]
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