[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48494-48495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18746]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


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

AGENCY: 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, 
``Geological and Seismological Characteristics for the Siting and 
Design of Dry Cask Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations and 
Monitored Retrievable Storage Installations'' which would amend 10 CFR 
part 72, ``Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent 
Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater 
Than Class C Waste.''
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: Specific license 
applications are only required to be submitted for the initial license, 
for the Certificate of Compliance, for amendments, and for renewal 
every 20 years (40 years for a monitored retrievable storage 
installation). General licenses for a dry cask independent spent fuel 
storage installation are issued under Sec. 72.210 to persons authorized 
to possess a NPP license under part 50, without filing a part 72 
license application. General licensees are required under 
Sec. 72.212(b)(2) to retain as a record on site, a copy of the written 
evaluation until spent fuel is no longer stored under the general 
license issued under Sec. 72.210.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: New specific licensees 
and applicants under 72.7 and 72.16 (reporting). General licensees 
under 72.212(b)(2) (recordkeeping).
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: (8.5).
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: (8.5) (--1.5 
reporting under sections 72.7 and 72.16 and --7 recordkeepers under 
72.212(b)(2)).
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: (466) (-7,406 hours for reporting 
and 6,940 hours for recordkeeping).
    9. An indication of whether section 3507(d), Public Law 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 a dry cask independent spent fuel 
storage installation, 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 a monitored retrievable storage 
installation. The proposed amendments would make the part 72 
regulations compatible with the 1996 revision to 10 CFR part 100 that 
addressed uncertainties in seismic hazard analysis, and commensurate 
with the risk associated with a dry cask independent spent fuel storage 
installation or a monitored retrievable storage installation. The 
proposed amendments would also specify that general licensees evaluate 
dynamic loads, as well as static loads, in the design of cask storage 
pads and areas. These proposed amendments would make the part 72 
requirements more effective and efficient and reduce the burden on 
licensees and on the NRC, without an adverse effect on public health 
and safety, or on the environment.
    Submit, by August 23, 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?

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    A copy of the submittal may be viewed free of charge at the NRC 
Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Room 
O-1 F23, Rockville, MD 20852. 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. The OMB clearance package and rule are 
available at the NRC WorldWide Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/index.html for 60 days after the signature date 
of this notice and are also available at the rule forum site, http://ruleforum.llnl.gov.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
August 23, 2002, Bryon Allen, 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 17th day of July 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-18746 Filed 7-23-02; 8:45 am]
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