[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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