[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1825-1827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00284]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2017-0151]


Information Collection: Domestic Licensing of Production and 
Utilization Facilities

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public 
comment on the revision of an existing collection of information. The 
information collection is entitled, Domestic Licensing of Production 
and Utilization Facilities

DATES: Submit comments by March 13, 2020. 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search

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for Docket ID NRC-2018-0215. Address questions about NRC docket IDs in 
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-9127; email: 
[email protected]. For technical questions, contact the 
individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     Mail comments to: David Cullison, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T6-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-2017-0151 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0215.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Document collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 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. ML19184A634.
     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-2017-0151 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 https://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: Appendix H to part 50 
of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Domestic 
Licensing of Production And Utilization Facilities.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0011.
    3. Type of submission: Revision.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Holders of an 
operating license for commercial light-water power reactors.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: A reduction of 1 
response. The total number of responses for the part 50 information 
collection will be reduced from 43,678 to 43,677.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: There will be a 
reduction of 1 respondent submitting an extension request; however, the 
total number of respondents to the 10 CFR part 50 information 
collection remains unchanged.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: A reduction of 78 hours 
of reporting burden. The total burden for the part 50 information 
collection will be reduced from 3,731,355 to 3,731,277 hours.
    10. Abstract: The NRC intends to publish a Direct Final Rule 
amending the information collection requirements in appendix H to 10 
CFR part 50 related to the reactor vessel material surveillance program 
reporting requirements. The requirements for a reactor vessel material 
surveillance program are specified in appendix H to 10 CFR part 50. 
Appendix H to 10 CFR part 50 requires light-water nuclear power reactor 
licensees to implement a reactor vessel material surveillance program 
when it cannot be shown that the end of design life neutron fluence for 
the reactor vessel is below certain criteria. This program monitors 
changes in the fracture toughness properties of the reactor vessel 
materials adjacent to the reactor core. This is done by testing of 
irradiated material specimens that are in surveillance capsules in the 
reactor vessel for changes in material fracture toughness. The test 
results are used to assesses the integrity of the reactor vessel.
    Licensees are required to submit a summary technical report to the 
NRC within one year of the date of the surveillance capsule was 
withdrawn from the reactor vessel unless an extension is granted by the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. The report will contain 
the data required by ASTM E 185, and the results of all fracture 
toughness tests conducted on the beltline materials in the irradiated 
and unirradiated conditions. At that time this requirement was adopted 
(48 FR 24008; July 26, 1983), there was still a limited amount of data 
from irradiated materials from which to estimate embrittlement trends 
of reactor vessels at nuclear power plants; thus, making it crucial for 
timely reporting of test results.
    Some licensees have found it challenging to meet this one-year 
requirement due to the time needed for coordination among the multiple 
licensees participating in the program. Because a significant number of 
test specimens have been analyzed since 1983, resulting in an extensive 
understanding of embrittlement mechanisms, there is no longer a need 
for submitting a report within one year. As a result, the NRC 
determined that the

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reporting requirement in appendix H to 10 CFR part 50 could be revised.
    This Direct Final Rule will extend the reporting period from 1 year 
to 18 months and reduce the need for licensees to prepare and submit 
extension requests and the NRC resources to review the requests.

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 January 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-00284 Filed 1-10-20; 8:45 am]
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