[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 59494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29586]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information 
collection request to OMB and solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of 
continued approval of information collections under the provisions of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:
    1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 72, 
Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear 
Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0132.
    3. How often the collection is required: Required reports are 
collected and evaluated on a continuing basis as events occur; 
submittal of reports varies from less than one per year under some rule 
sections to up to an average from less than one per year under some 
rule sections to up to an average of about 100 per year under other 
rule sections. Applications for new licenses, certificates of 
compliance (CoCs), 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. Application 
for renewal of a CoC would be required every 20 years.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Certificate holders of casks 
for the storage of spent fuel, licensees and applicants for a license 
to possess power reactor spent fuel and other radioactive materials 
associated with spent fuel storage in an ISFSI, and the Department of 
Energy for licenses to receive, transfer, package and possess power 
reactor spent fuel, high-level waste, and other radioactive materials 
associated with spent fuel and high-level waste storage in an MRS.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 33.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 41,283 hours (27,777 hours for reporting plus 13,506 hours 
for recordkeeping) or approximately 1,251 hours per respondent.
    7. 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. The information in the applications, reports and records is used 
by NRC to make licensing and other regulatory determinations. The 
revised estimate of burden reflects an increase primarily because of 
five rulemakings completed (and approved by OMB) since the last 
extension and an increase in the number of licensees.
    Submit, by January 28, 2002, 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 draft supporting statement may be viewed free of 
charge at the NRC Public Document Room located at One White Flint 
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. OMB clearance requests are 
available at the NRC worldwide web site (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/OMB/index.html). The document will be available on the NRC home page 
site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice.
    Comments and questions about the information collection 
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Brenda Jo. 
Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 E 6, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of November, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-29586 Filed 11-27-01; 8:45 am]
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