[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 115 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50381-50382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12965]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0161]
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 is entitled, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities.''
DATES: Submit comments by August 12, 2024. 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-2023-0161. 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 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-2023-0161 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-2023-0161.
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, at 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (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-2023-0161, 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 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 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
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public comment on its intention to request the OMB's approval for the
information collection summarized below.
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 holders, of an operating license or construction
permit; applicants for a standard design certification under 10 CFR
part 52; applicants for, or holders of, a standard design approval
license, a combined license or a research and test facility license.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 42,861 (42,692
reporting responses + 169 recordkeepers).
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 195.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 3.7M hours (1.6M hours
reporting + 2.1M hours recordkeeping).
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 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? Please explain your answer.
2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection
accurate? Please explain your answer.
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?
IV. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons through ADAMS.
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Document description ADAMS accession No.
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Supporting Statement, Section 1 ML24008A101
(Overview)--``Domestic Licensing of
Production and Utilization Facilities''.
Supporting Statement Section 2-- ML24008A102
``Applications for Licenses,
Certifications, and Regulatory
Approvals''.
Supporting Statement Section 3-- ML24008A103
``Decommissioning''.
Supporting Statement Section 4-- ML24008A104
``Inspections, Records, Reports,
Notifications''.
Supporting Statement Section 5-- ML24008A105
``Issuance, Limitations, and Conditions
of Licenses and Construction Permits''.
Supporting Statement Section 6--``License ML24008A107
Requirements''.
Supporting Statement Section 7-- ML24008A108
``Standards for Licenses,
Certifications, and Regulatory
Approvals''.
Burden spreadsheet....................... ML24008A109
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Dated: June 10, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-12965 Filed 6-12-24; 8:45 am]
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