[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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