[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42946-42947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18387]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2018-0036]


Information Collection: NRC Form 244, ``Registration 
Certificate--Use of Depleted Uranium Under General License''

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 NRC Form 244, ``Registration Certificate--Use of 
Depleted Uranium Under General License.''

DATES: Submit comments by October 23, 2018. 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 Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0036. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; 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-2 F43, 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-2018-0036 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 Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0036. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2018-0036.
     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 ``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. ML18135A097. The supporting statement is 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18135A098.
     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

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Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-
2084; email: [email protected].

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2018-0036 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 Form 244, 
``Registration Certificate--Use of Depleted Uranium Under General 
License.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0031.
    3. Type of submission: Revision.
    4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 244.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Within 30 
days after the first receipt or acquisition of depleted uranium. Any 
changes in information furnished by the registrant in the NRC Form 244 
shall be reported in writing to the Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, with a copy to the Regional 
Administrator of the appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Regional Office listed in appendix D of title 10 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) part 20; this report shall be submitted within 30 
days after the effective date of such change.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Persons who receive, 
acquire, possess, or use depleted uranium pursuant to the general 
license established in 10 CFR 40.25(a).
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 19.0 (3 NRC Licensees 
+ 16.0 Agreement State Licensees).
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 18.0 (2 NRC Licensee 
+ 16.0 Agreement State Licensees).
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 11.0 hours (1.7 NRC 
hours + 9.3 Agreement State hours).
    10. Abstract: Part 40 of 10 CFR establishes requirements for the 
receipt, possession, use and transfer of radioactive source and 
byproduct materials. Section 40.25 established a general license 
authorizing the use of depleted uranium contained in industrial 
products or devices for the purpose of providing a concentrated mass in 
a small volume of the product or device. The NRC Form 244 is used to 
report the receipt and transfer of depleted uranium, as required by 10 
CFR 40.25. The registration information required by the NRC Form 244 
enables the NRC to make a determination on whether the possession, use, 
or transfer of depleted uranium source and byproduct material is in 
conformance with the NRC's regulations for the protection of public 
health and safety.

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 21st day of August 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-18387 Filed 8-23-18; 8:45 am]
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