[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45697-45698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18778]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2012-0149]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of pending U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission action to
submit an information collection request to the Office of Management
and Budget and solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment about our intention to request the Office of Management and
Budget's (OMB) approval for renewal of an existing information
collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this
notice in the Federal Register 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: Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 60, ``Disposal of High-Level
Radioactive Wastes in Geologic Repositories.''
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0127.
3. How often the collection is required: The information need only
be submitted one time.
4. Who is required or asked to report: State or Indian tribes, or
their representatives, requesting consultation with the NRC staff
regarding review of a potential high-level radioactive waste geologic
repository site, or wishing to participate in a license application
review for a potential geologic repository (other than a potential
geologic repository site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, which is regulated
under 10 CFR part 63.
5. The number of annual respondents: 1; however, none are expected
in the next 3 years.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 1; however, none are expected in the next 3 years.
7. Abstract: Part 60 of 10 CFR requires States and Indian tribes to
submit certain information to the NRC if they request consultation with
the NRC staff concerning the review of a potential repository site, or
wish to participate in a license application review for a potential
repository (other than the Yucca Mountain, Nevada site, which is
regulated under 10 CFR part 63). Representatives of States or Indian
tribes must submit a statement of their authority to act in such a
representative capacity. The information submitted by the States and
Indian tribes is used by the Director of the Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards as a basis for decisions about the commitment of
NRC staff resources to the consultation and participation efforts. The
NRC anticipates conducting a public rulemaking to revise portions of 10
CFR part 60 in the near future (i.e., within the next 5 years). If, as
part of this rulemaking, revisions are made affecting the information
collection requirements, the NRC will follow OMB requirements for
obtaining approval for any revised information collection requirements.
[Note: All of the information collection requirements pertaining to
Yucca Mountain were included in 10 CFR part 63, and were approved by
OMB under control number 3150-0199. The Yucca Mountain site is
regulated under 10 CFR part 63 (66 FR 55792, November 2, 2001).]
Submit, by October 1, 2012, 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?
The public may examine and have copied, for a fee, publicly
available documents, including the draft supporting statement, at the
NRC's Public Document Room, Room O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The OMB clearance requests are
available on the NRC's Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/.
The document will be available on the NRC's Web site for 60 days
after the signature date of this notice. Comments submitted in writing
or in electronic form will be made available for public inspection.
Because your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or
contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any
information in your submission that you do not want to be publicly
disclosed. Comments submitted should reference Docket No. NRC-2012-
0149. You may submit your comments by any of the following methods.
Electronic comments: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for
Docket No. NRC-2012-0149. Mail comments to NRC Clearance Officer,
Tremaine Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Questions about the information collection
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine
Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-
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415-6258, or by email to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of July 2012.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-18778 Filed 7-31-12; 8:45 am]
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