[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19984-19985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07181]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2021-0226]
Information Collection: Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste
in Geologic Repositories
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, ``Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in
Geologic Repositories.''
DATES: Submit comments by June 6, 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-2021-0226. 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: 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 C. 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-2021-0226 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-2021-0226.
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 is available
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML22024A257.
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-2021-0226 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: Part 60 of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Disposal of High-Level
Radioactive Waste in Geologic Repositories.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0127.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
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4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: The
information need only be submitted one time.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: State or Indian
Tribes, or their representatives, requesting consultation with the NRC
staff regarding review of a potential high-level radioactive waste
geologic repository site, or wishing to participate in a license
application review for a potential geologic repository (other than a
potential geologic repository site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, which is
regulated under 10 CFR part 63).
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 6.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 6.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 121 hours per response
(121 reporting + 0 recordkeeping).
10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 60 requires States and Indian Tribes to
submit certain information to the NRC if they request consultation with
the NRC staff concerning the review of a potential repository site or
wish to participate in a license application review for a potential
repository (other than the Yucca Mountain, Nevada site, which is
regulated under 10 CFR part 63). States and Indian Tribes are required
to submit information regarding requests for consultation with the NRC
and participation in the review of a site characterization plan and/or
license application, but only if they wish to obtain NRC consultation
services and/or participate in the reviews. The information submitted
by the States and Indian Tribes is used by the Director of the Office
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards as a basis for decisions
about the commitment of NRC staff resources to the consultation and
participation efforts. The NRC anticipates conducting a public
rulemaking to revise portions of 10 CFR part 60 in the future. If, as
part of this rulemaking, revisions are made affecting the information
collection requirements, the NRC will follow OMB requirements for
obtaining approval for any revised information collection requirements.
[Note: All of the information collection requirements pertaining to
Yucca Mountain were included in 10 CFR part 63 and were approved by OMB
under control number 3150-0199. The Yucca Mountain site is regulated
under 10 CFR part 63 (66 FR 55792, November 2, 2001).].
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, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-07181 Filed 4-5-22; 8:45 am]
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