[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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