[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 221 (Friday, November 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64964-64966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25264]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2021-0207]
Information Collection: Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED)
for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, and Follow-Up
Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act (AEA) Radioactive
Byproduct Material
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 is entitled, ``Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) for
the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, and Follow-up Data
on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act (AEA) Radioactive
Byproduct Material.''
DATES: Submit comments by January 18, 2022. 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-2021-0207. 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.
Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
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0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
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-2021-0207 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 rulemaking website:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0207.
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]. The supporting statement for Nuclear
Material Events Database OMB Clearance (3150-0178) can be found in
ADAMS under Accession No. ML21210A399.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), 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-2021-0207 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: Nuclear Material Events
Database (NMED) for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses,
and Follow-up Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act
(AEA) Radioactive Byproduct Material.
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0178.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: N/A.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Agreement
States are requested to provide copies of licensee nuclear material
event reports electronically or by hard copy to the NRC within 30 days
of receipt from their licensee. In addition, Agreement States are
requested to report events that may pose a significant health and
safety hazard to the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer within 24
hours of notification by an Agreement State licensee.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Current Agreement
States and any State receiving Agreement State status in the future.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 452.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 40.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 723 hours.
10. Abstract: NRC regulations require NRC licensees to report
incidents and overexposures, leaking or contaminated sealed source(s),
release of excessive contamination of radioactive material, lost or
stolen radioactive material, equipment failures, abandoned well logging
sources and medical events. Agreement State licensees are also required
to report these events to their individual Agreement State regulatory
authorities under compatible Agreement State regulations. The NRC is
requesting that the Agreement States provide information to NRC on the
initial notification, response actions, and follow-up investigations on
events involving the use (including suspected theft or terrorist
activities) of nuclear materials regulated pursuant to the Atomic
Energy Act. The event information should be provided in a uniform
electronic format, for assessment and identification of any facilities/
site specific or generic safety concerns that could have the potential
to impact public health and safety. The identification and review of
safety concerns may result in lessons learned, and may also identify
generic issues for further study which could result in proposals for
changes or revisions to technical or regulatory designs, processes,
standards, guidance or requirements.
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: November 15, 2021.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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