80 FR 45005 - Information Collection: Request for Information Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights From the Fukushima Dai-ichi Event

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 144 (July 28, 2015)

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, ``Request for Information Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Event.''

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45005-45006]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18408]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2015-0043]


Information Collection: Request for Information Regarding 
Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of 
Insights From the Fukushima Dai-ichi Event

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, ``Request for Information Regarding 
Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of 
Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Event.''

DATES: Submit comments by September 28, 2015. 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:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0043. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     Mail comments to: Tremaine Donnell, Office of Information 
Services, Mail Stop: T-5 F53, 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: Tremaine Donnell, Office of 
Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6258; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0043 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 Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0043. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2015-0043 on this Web site.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then 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]. A 
copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be 
obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession No. ML12053A340. 
The supporting statement and burden estimates are available in ADAMS 
under Accession Nos. ML15128A589 and ML15128A602.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
     NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of 
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by 
contacting NRC's Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell, Office of 
Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6258; email: 
[email protected].

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0043 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make 
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    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. The NRC will post all comment 
submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment 
submissions into ADAMS, and the NRC does not routinely edit comment 
submissions 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 the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions 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: Request for Information 
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3 
of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-
ichi Event.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0211.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Once.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: 99 power reactor 
licensees, 1 reactor in the process of resuming licensing, and 2 
Combined License holders (2 units each).
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 124.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 104.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 205,902.
    10. Abstract: Following events at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear 
power plant resulting from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and 
subsequent tsunami, and in response to requirements contained in 
section 402 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 112-074), 
the NRC requested information from power reactor

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licensees pursuant to title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations part 
50.54(f). The information requested includes seismic and flooding 
hazard reevaluations to determine if further regulatory action is 
necessary, walkdowns to confirm compliance with the current licensing 
basis and provide input to the hazard reevaluations, and analysis of 
the Emergency Preparedness capability with respect to staffing and 
communication ability during a prolonged multiunit event. The NRC will 
use the information provided by licensees to determine if additional 
regulatory action is necessary.

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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of July 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine U. Donnell,
Senior Specialist, FOIA, Privacy, and Information Collection Branch, 
Customer Service Division, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-18408 Filed 7-27-15; 8:45 am]
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