[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3831-3832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02199]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2019-0032]
Information Collection: Pre-Application Communication and
Scheduling for Accident Tolerant Fuel Submittals
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on this proposed collection of information. The information
collection is entitled, ``Pre-Application Communication and Scheduling
for Accident Tolerant Fuel Submittals.''
DATES: Submit comments by April 15, 2019. 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-2019-0032. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Krupskaya Castellon; telephone: 301-287-
9221; 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: TWFN--06-A10M, 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-2019-0032 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-2019-0032. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2019-0032 on this website.
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. ML18270A019. The supporting statement is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18344A004.
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-2019-0032 in the subject line of your
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make
your
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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: Pre-Application
Communication and Scheduling for Accident Tolerant Fuel Submittals.
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 the collection is required or requested: Annually.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: All fuel vendors who
anticipate submitting accident tolerant fuel (ATF) design applications.
All potential applicants for the fabrication, transportation, and
storage of ATF under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 70, ``Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear
Material,'' 10 CFR part 71, ``Packaging and Transportation of
Radioactive Material,'' and 10 CFR part 72, ``Licensing Requirements
for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level
Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C Waste.''
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 9.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 9.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 1,080.
10. Abstract: Accident tolerant fuel (ATF) development is a joint
effort between the U.S. nuclear industry and the U.S. Department of
Energy to design and pursue approval of various fuel types with
enhanced accident tolerance. In preparing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) to review these advanced fuel designs, the agency is
conducting advanced planning, reviewing the existing regulatory
infrastructure, and identifying needs for additional analysis
capabilities. The intent of this information collection is to help
inform the NRC's budget and resource planning for the eventual review
of ATF-related applications. Specifically, the NRC seeks ATF scheduling
information for pre-application activities, topical report submittals,
and other licensing submittals from all respondents. This information
will allow the NRC to better allocate its resources to support the
activities leading up to and including the review of an ATF submittal.
The proper allocation of resources promotes the efficient completion of
the NRC's review responsibilities.
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 8th day of February 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-02199 Filed 2-12-19; 8:45 am]
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