[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37241-37242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16723]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2017-0174]


Information Collection: Reactor Site Criteria

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for 
comment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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, ``10 CFR part 100, Reactor Site Criteria.'' We 
are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Submit comments by October 10, 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-2017-0174. 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: 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: 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-2017-0174 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-2017-0174.
     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 
supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML17135A101.
     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, 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-2017-0174 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

[[Page 37242]]

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 100, 
Reactor Site Criteria.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0093.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: As necessary 
in order for the NRC to assess the adequacy of proposed seismic design 
bases and the design bases for other site hazards for nuclear power and 
test reactors constructed and licensed in accordance with parts 50 and 
52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Applicants who apply 
for an early site permit (ESP), combined license (COL) or a 
construction permit (CP) or operating license (OL) on or after January 
10, 1997.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 1.3.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 1.3.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 94,900 hours (73,000 
hours per application x 1.3 applications).
    10. Abstract: ``10 CFR part 100, Reactor Site Criteria,'' establish 
approval requirements for proposed sites for the purpose of 
constructing and operating stationary power and testing reactors. 
Subpart B, ``Evaluation Factors for Stationary Power Reactor Site 
Applications on or After January 10, 1997,'' requirements apply to 
applicants who apply for an early site permit (ESP), combined license 
(COL) or a construction permit (CP) or operating license (OL) on or 
after January 10, 1997. This clearance is necessary since the NRC is 
expecting approximately two COL, one CP, and one OL application over 
the next 3 years. The applicants must provide information regarding the 
physical characteristics of the site in addition to the potential for 
natural phenomena and man-made hazards. This includes information on 
meteorological hazards (such as hurricanes, tornadoes, snowfall, and 
extreme temperatures), hydrologic hazards (such as floods, tsunami, and 
seiches) geologic hazards (such as faulting, seismic hazards, and the 
maximum credible earthquake) and factors such as population density, 
the proximity of man-related hazards, and site hydrological and 
atmospheric dispersion characteristics. The NRC staff reviews the 
submitted information and, if necessary, generates a request for 
additional information. The staff meets with the applicant and conducts 
a site visit to resolve any open issues. When the open issues have been 
resolved, the staff writes the final safety evaluation report, which is 
published and used as a basis for the remainder of the NRC licensing 
process.

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 3rd day of August, 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-16723 Filed 8-8-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P