[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83707-83708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23961]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2024-0075]
Information Collection: Tribal Participation in the Advance
Notification Program
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for
comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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, ``Tribal Participation in the Advance
Notification Program.''
DATES: Submit comments by December 16, 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
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting
comments on a specific subject); 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-2024-0075. 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-2024-0075 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-2024-0075. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2024-0075 on this website.
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-2024-0075, 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 public comment on its intention to
request the OMB's approval for the information collection summarized
below.
1. The title of the information collection: Tribal Participation in
the Advance Notification Program.
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0250.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Information
would be requested: (1) every five years, (2) after an Indian Tribe
achieves Federal recognition, (3) when a transportation route is NRC-
approved that passes within or across an Indian Tribe's
[[Page 83708]]
reservation boundaries, and (4) when there are changes. Information is
requested from those Indian Tribes seeking to receive advance
notifications. Some information is requested one time.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Federally recognized
Indian Tribes. Only those Federally recognized Indian Tribes with
reservations and either receiving or seeking to receive the advance
notifications would be asked to respond to the specific information
request.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 20 (7 reporting
responses + 13 recordkeepers).
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 13.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 37.5 hours (21 reporting
+ 16.5 recordkeeping).
10. Abstract: In order to receive notification of certain shipments
of irradiated reactor fuel and/or nuclear waste within or across the
boundary of an Indian Tribe's reservation, Tribes shall affirmatively
opt into the advance notification program. Because the notification may
contain Safeguards Information (SGI), the Tribal official will submit
certification that the Tribal official or their designee(s) has
completed NRC-provided training on the handling of SGI and has the
necessary protection measures in place for implementation. The Tribal
official will provide contact information for the designee(s) and
emergency response contact(s). The Tribal official will also provide
confirmation of the reservation boundaries or the necessary corrections
to a map provided by the NRC. The NRC makes this information available
to others, including NRC and Agreement State licensees. NRC licensees
will use the information to comply with the NRC's regulations that
require them to provide advance notice of certain shipments of
radioactive material to participating Tribes. Agreement State licensees
may use the information to comply with the compatible Agreement State
regulations.
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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Document description ADAMS accession No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Five-year Notification Letter Template for ML24170A429
Tribal Participation in the Advance
Notification Program.
Acknowledgment Letter Template for Tribal ML24170A430
Participation in the Advance Notification
Program.
NUREG/BR-0362 ``Protection of Safeguards ML12283A116
Information: Requirements for Tribes
Participating in the Advance Notification of
Irradiated Reactor Fuel Shipments''.
Safeguards Information (SGI) Awareness ML16083A340
Training.
Draft Supporting Statement.................... ML24170A431
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated: October 11, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-23961 Filed 10-16-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P