[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 32 (Friday, February 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10360-10362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03357]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0204]
Information Collection: Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities
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
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is entitled ``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization
Facilities.''
DATES: Submit comments by April 20, 2021. 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 for Docket ID: NRC-2020-0204. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
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-6 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-2020-0204 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; however, the NRC encourages electronic comment
submission through the Federal Website:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0204. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2020-0204 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 https://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]. A
copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be
obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession No. ML20244A279.
The seven supporting statements associated with the part 50 information
collections and the burden table are available in ADAMS under Accession
Nos. ML20264E681, ML20264E682, ML20264E683, ML20264E684, ML20264E685,
ML20264E686, ML20264E687 and ML20264E688, respectively.
Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of public documents is currently closed. You may submit your request to
the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
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
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2020-0204 in your comment submission.
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.
1. The title of the information collection: Domestic Licensing of
Production and Utilization Facilities.
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0011.
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 meet its responsibilities to conduct a detailed
review of applications for licenses and amendments thereto to construct
and operate nuclear power plants, preliminary or final design
approvals, design certifications, research and test facilities,
reprocessing plants and other utilization and production facilities,
licensed pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the
Act) and to monitor their activities. Reports are submitted daily,
monthly, quarterly, annually, semi-annually, and on occasion.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Licensees and
applicants for or holder of an operating license or construction
permit, applicant for a standard design certification under part 52 of
this chapter or an applicant for or holder of a standard design
approval, a combined license and research and test facilities.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 41,950 (41,789
reporting responses + 159 recordkeepers + 2 third-party disclosure
response).
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 159.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 3.6M hours (1.2M hours
reporting + 2.4M hours recordkeeping + 200 hours third-party
disclosure).
10. Abstract: Part 50 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities,'' specifies technical information and data to
be provided to the NRC or maintained by applicants and licensees so
that the NRC may take determinations necessary to protect the health
and safety of the public, in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended. The reporting and recordkeeping
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requirements contained in 10 CFR part 50 are mandatory for the affected
licensees and applicants.
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: February 16, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-03357 Filed 2-18-21; 8:45 am]
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