[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 156 (Friday, August 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39430-39431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15598]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2024-0222]


Information Collection: NRC Form 244, Registration Certificate--
Use of Depleted Uranium Under General License

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, NRC Form 244, ``Registration Certificate--Use 
of Depleted Uranium Under General License.''

DATES: Submit comments by October 14, 2025. 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-2024-0222. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; 
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual(s) 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-2024-0222 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-2024-0222. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2024-0222 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]. The supporting statement is 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML25091A107, and Form 244 is 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML25091A108.
     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-2024-0222, 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

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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 as 
follows.
    1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 244, 
``Registration Certificate--Use of Depleted Uranium Under General 
License.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0031.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 244.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Persons who receive, 
acquire, possess, or use depleted uranium.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 21.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 8.5.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 12.2 (8.5 reporting + 
1.7 recordkeeping + 2 third-party disclosure).
    10. Abstract: The NRC regulations in part 40 of title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations, establishes requirements for the receipt, 
possession, use and transfer of radioactive source and byproduct 
materials. Section 40.25 established a general license authorizing the 
use of depleted uranium contained in industrial products or devices for 
the purpose of providing a concentrated mass in a small volume of the 
product or device. The NRC Form 244 is used to report the receipt and 
transfer of depleted uranium, as required by Section 40.25. The 
registration information required by the NRC Form 244 enables the NRC 
to make a determination on whether the possession, use, or transfer of 
depleted uranium source and byproduct material is in conformance with 
the NRC's regulations for the protection of public health and safety. 
General licensees can also use NRC Form 244 to update any of the 
information contained in the form, once the form is authorized by the 
NRC.

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?

    Dated: August 13, 2025.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-15598 Filed 8-14-25; 8:45 am]
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