[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31930-31931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13631]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2015-0136]
Information Collection: NRC Generic Letter 2015-XX, Monitoring of
Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites the
public to comment on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval
for a new collection for information. NRC is required to publish this
notice in the Federal Register under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is entitled ``NRC
Generic Letter 2015-XX, Monitoring of Neutron-Absorbing Materials in
Spent Fuel Pools.''
DATES: Submit comments by August 3, 2015. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0136. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Mail comments to: Tremaine Donnell, Office of Information
Services, Mail Stop: T-5 F53, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tremaine Donnell, Office of
Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6258; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0136 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0136. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2015-0136 on this Web site.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. A
copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be
obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession No. ML14181B123.
The supporting statement is in ADAMS under ML15138A290.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by
contacting NRC's Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell, Office of
Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6258; email:
[email protected].
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B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0136 in the subject line of your
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment
submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment
submissions into ADAMS, and the NRC does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Background
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting public comment on its intention to
request the OMB's approval for the information collection summarized
below.
1. The title of the information collection: NRC Generic Letter
2015-XX, ``Monitoring of Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel
Pools''.
2. OMB approval number: An OMB control number has not yet been
assigned to this proposed information collection.
3. Type of submission: New.
4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
5. How often is the collection required or requested: One-time.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: All nuclear power
reactors with a license issued under Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities,'' except those that have permanently ceased
operations with all reactor fuel removed from on-site spent fuel pool
storage; all holders of an operating license for a non-power reactor
(research reactor, test reactor, or critical assembly) under 10 CFR
part 50 who have a reactorpool, fuel storage pool, or other wet
locations designed for the purpose of fuel storage, except those who
have permanently ceased operations with all reactor fuel removed from
on-site wet storage.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 112.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 112.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 12,900 hours.
10. Abstract: Neutron-absorbing materials installed in the spent
fuel pool that are credited for maintaining subcriticality must be able
to perform their neutron-absorbing safety function during both normal
operating conditions and design basis events. Monitoring of neutron-
absorbing materials is intended to identify when degradation may affect
the ability to perform the neutron-absorbing safety function, so that
appropriate corrective action can be taken. The NRC is requesting
information to determine if (1) addressees have adequate neutron-
absorbing material monitoring programs in place to ensure compliance
with the regulations, and (2) the agency should take additional
regulatory action. The NRC is required by the Atomic Energy Act to
verify that licensees are in compliance with the regulations and
license conditions. Compliance with the regulations provides reasonable
assurance of public health and safety. The NRC has authority to collect
this type of information pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal
(10 CFR) 50.54(f). The NRC staff may at any time require a licensee to
submit additional information to enable the Commission to determine if
the license to operate a nuclear facility needs to be modified,
revoked, or suspended. The Commission uses the information collected to
verify that licensees meet the NRC regulations and requirements of
their license.
III. Specific Requests for Comments
The NRC is seeking 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 estimate of the burden of the information collection
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 on respondents
be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology?
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of May 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-13631 Filed 6-3-15; 8:45 am]
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