[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25015-25016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11177]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2016-0264]
Information Collection: Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes
in a Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for an existing collection of information. The information
collection is entitled, ``Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in
a Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.''
DATES: Submit comments by July 31, 2017. 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-2016-0264. 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: David Cullison, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Mail Stop: O-4F00, 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: David Cullison, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0264 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-2016-0264.
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]. The
draft supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML17031A048.
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
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instructions may be obtained without charge by contacting NRC's
Clearance Officer, David Cullison, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 301-415-2084; email: [email protected].
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0264 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 that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into
ADAMS. 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 submissions 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: 10 CFR part 63,
``Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Geologic Repository at
Yucca Mountain, Nevada.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0199.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: One time.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: The State of Nevada,
local governments, or affected Indian tribes, or their representatives,
requesting consultation with the NRC staff regarding review of the
potential high-level waste geologic repository site, or wishing to
participate in a license application review for the potential geologic
repository.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 6.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 6.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 726.
10. Abstract: Part 63 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), requires the State of Nevada, local governments,
or affected Indian tribes to submit information to the NRC that
describes their request for any consultation with the NRC staff
concerning the review of the potential repository site, or NRC's
facilitation for their participation in a license application review
for the potential repository. Representatives of the State of Nevada,
local governments, or affected Indian tribes must submit a statement of
their authority to act in such a representative capacity. The
information submitted by the State, local governments, and affected
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
the NRC staff resources to the consultation and participation efforts.
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 24th day of May 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-11177 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am]
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