[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 63 (Monday, April 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17646-17647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06936]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2019-0080]


Information Collection: Tribal Participation in the Advance 
Notification Program

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 information collection. The information 
collection is entitled, ``Tribal Participation in the Advance 
Notification Program.''

DATES: Submit comments by June 4, 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; 
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking website:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0080. 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:

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I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0080 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-2019-0080. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2019-0080 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 ``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 ML20080L789. The supporting statement is 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML19312A393.
     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 or 
301-415-4737, 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 the 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-2019-0080 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. All comment submissions are 
posted at https://www.regulations.gov/ and entered into ADAMS. Comment 
submissions are not routinely edited to remove identifying or contact 
information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the OMB, 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 comment submissions are not routinely edited 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: Tribal Participation in 
the Advance Notification Program.
    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: Information 
would be requested: (1) Every five years, (2) after an Indian Tribe 
achieves Federal recognition, (3) when a transportation route is 
approved that is within an Indian Tribe's reservation or that crosses a 
reservation boundary, and (4) when there are changes. Information is 
requested from those Indian Tribes seeking to receive advance 
notifications. Some information is requested one time.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Federally recognized 
Indian Tribes. Only those federally recognized Indian Tribes with 
reservations and either receiving or seeking to receive the advance 
notifications would be asked to respond to the specific information 
request.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 22 (7 reporting 
responses + 15 recordkeepers).
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 15.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 34.5 (24.5 hours 
reporting + 10 hours recordkeeping).
    10. Abstract: In order to receive notifications when certain 
shipments of nuclear waste or shipments of irradiated reactor fuel 
within or across the boundary of an Indian Tribe's reservation, Indian 
Tribes will submit certifications that Tribal official or their 
designee(s) has (or have) taken training on the handling of safeguards 
information (SGI) and the Indian Tribe has the necessary protection 
measures in place and the Indian Tribe will protect the SGI. If the 
Tribal official is designating another person to receive the advance 
notifications, information on the designation will be provided. The 
Indian Tribe will also provide the contact information for the Tribal 
official or the Tribal official's designee(s). The Indian Tribe will 
also provide an affirmation of the boundaries of the Indian Tribe's 
reservation or the necessary corrections to a map provided by the NRC. 
The NRC will also collect the name and contact information for the 
Indian Tribe's emergency response contact(s). The NRC makes this 
information to others, including NRC licensees and agreement state 
licensees. NRC licensees will use the information to comply with the 
NRC's regulations that require them to provide advance notice of 
certain shipments of radioactive material to participating Indian 
Tribes.

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: March 31, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-06936 Filed 4-2-21; 8:45 am]
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