80 FR 51847 - Information Collection: NRC's Policy Statement on Cooperation With States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 51847-51848] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-21035] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2015-0079] Information Collection: NRC's Policy Statement on Cooperation With States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities 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 this renewal of an existing information collection. The information collection is entitled, ``NRC's Policy Statement on Cooperation with States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities.'' The NRC has a number of programs and activities that involve coordinating with States, requesting their input on proposed policies and rulemakings, and exchanging information with the States on a wide range of topics. The NRC has entered into cooperative agreements with States to conduct security inspections to verify that their materials licensees are in compliance with the NRC's orders requiring additional measures to enhance security at their facilities and to provide the NRC with information arising from their inspections. DATES: Submit comments by October 26, 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 (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject):Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0129. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, 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-2015-0079 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-2015-0079. 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]. The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15173A222. 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-2015-0079 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. [[Page 51848]] 1. The title of the information collection: Cooperation With States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities, Policy Statement. 2. OMB approval number: 3150-0163. 3. Type of submission: Extension. 4. The form number, if applicable: N/A. 5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion, when a State or Tribe wishes to observe NRC inspection or perform inspections for the NRC or when a State or Tribe wishes to negotiate an agreement to observe or perform inspections. States with an agreement and State Resident Engineer have both regular reporting and occasion- specific reporting. 6. Who will be required or asked to respond: States and Tribes interested in observing or performing inspections. 7. The estimated number of annual responses: 248. 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 36. 9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 815. 10. Abstract: States and Tribes are involved and interested in monitoring the safety status of nuclear power plants and radioactive materials. This involvement is, in part, in response to the States' and Tribes' public health and safety responsibilities and, in part, in response to their citizens' desire to become more knowledgeable about the safety of nuclear power plants and radioactive materials. States have identified NRC inspections as one possible source of knowledge for their personnel regarding plant and materials licensee activities, and the NRC, through the policy statement on Cooperation with States, has been amenable to accommodating the States' needs in this regard. Additionally, the NRC has been able to accommodate Tribal interests in the same way. The NRC has also entered into reimbursable Agreements with certain States under Section 274i of the Act, as amended, to employ their resources to conduct radioactive materials security inspections against NRC Orders. 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 20th day of August, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Tremaine Donnell, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services. 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within this timeframe, presenters on a wide range of topics. The NRC has http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
should provide the DFO with a CD entered into cooperative agreements adams.html. To begin the search, select
containing each presentation at least with States to conduct security ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
thirty minutes before the meeting. inspections to verify that their materials select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Electronic recordings will be permitted licensees are in compliance with the Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
only during those portions of the NRC’s orders requiring additional please contact the NRC’s Public
meeting that are open to the public. measures to enhance security at their Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
Detailed procedures for the conduct of facilities and to provide the NRC with 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
and participation in ACRS meetings information arising from their email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
were published in the Federal Register inspections. supporting statement is available in
on October 1, 2014 (79 FR 59307). ADAMS under Accession No.
DATES: Submit comments by October 26,
Information regarding changes to the ML15173A222.
2015. Comments received after this date
agenda, whether the meeting has been • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
will be considered if it is practical to do
canceled or rescheduled, and the time purchase copies of public documents at
so, but the Commission is able to ensure
allotted to present oral statements can the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
consideration only for comments
be obtained by contacting the identified White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
received on or before this date.
DFO. Moreover, in view of the Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
possibility that the schedule for ACRS ADDRESSES: You may submit comments • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of
meetings may be adjusted by the by any of the following methods (unless the collection of information and related
Chairman as necessary to facilitate the this document describes a different instructions may be obtained without
conduct of the meeting, persons method for submitting comments on a charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance
planning to attend should check with specific subject): Officer, Tremaine Donnell, Office of
• Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to Information Services, U.S. Nuclear
the DFO if such rescheduling would
http://www.regulations.gov and search Regulatory Commission, Washington,
result in a major inconvenience.
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0129. Address DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
If attending this meeting, please enter
questions about NRC dockets to Carol 6258; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@
through the One White Flint North
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; NRC.GOV.
building, 11555 Rockville Pike,
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
Rockville, MD. After registering with B. Submitting Comments
technical questions, contact the
security, please contact Mr. Theron
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Please include Docket ID NRC–2015–
Brown (240–888–9835) to be escorted to
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 0079 in the subject line of your
the meeting room.
document. comment submission, in order to ensure
Dated: August 19, 2015. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, that the NRC is able to make your
Mark L. Banks, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: comment submission available to the
Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear public in this docket.
Committee on Reactor Safeguards. Regulatory Commission, Washington, The NRC cautions you not to include
[FR Doc. 2015–21167 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am] DC 20555–0001. identifying or contact information in
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P For additional direction on obtaining comment submissions that you do not
information and submitting comments, want to be publicly disclosed in your
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and comment submission. The NRC will
NUCLEAR REGULATORY Submitting Comments’’ in the post all comment submissions at
COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of http://www.regulations.gov as well as
[NRC–2015–0079] this document. enter the comment submissions into
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ADAMS, and the NRC does not
Information Collection: NRC’s Policy Tremaine Donnell, Office of Information routinely edit comment submissions to
Statement on Cooperation With States Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory remove identifying or contact
at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants Commission, Washington, DC 20555– information.
and Other Nuclear Production and 0001; telephone: (301) 415–6258; email: If you are requesting or aggregating
Utilization Facilities INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV. comments from other persons for
submission to the NRC, then you should
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory inform those persons not to include
Commission. I. Obtaining Information and identifying or contact information that
ACTION: Renewal of existing information Submitting Comments they do not want to be publicly
collection; request for comment. disclosed in their comment submission.
A. Obtaining Information
Your request should state that the NRC
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– does not routinely edit comment
Commission (NRC) invites public 0079 when contacting the NRC about submissions to remove such information
comment on this renewal of an existing the availability of information for this before making the comment
information collection. The information action. You may obtain publicly- submissions available to the public or
collection is entitled, ‘‘NRC’s Policy available information related to this entering the comment into ADAMS.
Statement on Cooperation with States at action by any of the following methods:
Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to II. Background
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other Nuclear Production and http://www.regulations.gov and search In accordance with the Paperwork
Utilization Facilities.’’ The NRC has a for Docket ID NRC–2015–0079. Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
number of programs and activities that • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting
involve coordinating with States, Access and Management System public comment on its intention to
requesting their input on proposed (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- request the OMB’s approval for the
policies and rulemakings, and available documents online in the information collection summarized
exchanging information with the States ADAMS Public Documents collection at below.
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1. The title of the information 3. Is there a way to enhance the 8:35 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Braidwood/
collection: Cooperation With States at quality, utility, and clarity of the Byron Combined License Renewal
Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and information to be collected? Application (Open)—The Committee
Other Nuclear Production and 4. How can the burden of the will hear presentations by and hold
Utilization Facilities, Policy Statement. information collection on respondents discussions with representatives of the
2. OMB approval number: 3150–0163. be minimized, including the use of staff and Exelon regarding the safety
3. Type of submission: Extension. automated collection techniques or evaluation associated with the
4. The form number, if applicable: other forms of information technology? Braidwood/Byron combined license
N/A. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day renewal application.
5. How often the collection is required of August, 2015. 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Advanced Light
or requested: On occasion, when a State For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Water Reactor Probabilistic Risk
or Tribe wishes to observe NRC Tremaine Donnell,
Assessment Requirements Interim Stagg
inspection or perform inspections for Guidance-DC/COL–ISG–028 (Open)—
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
the NRC or when a State or Tribe wishes Services.
The Committee will hear presentations
to negotiate an agreement to observe or by and hold discussions with
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perform inspections. States with an representatives of the NRC staff
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agreement and State Resident Engineer regarding the development of Interim
have both regular reporting and Staff Guidance on probabilistic risk
occasion-specific reporting. assessment requirements for advanced
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light water reactor license applications
6. Who will be required or asked to COMMISSION
under Title 10 of the Code of Federal
respond: States and Tribes interested in
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observing or performing inspections.
Safeguards; Notice of Meeting 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Meeting with
7. The estimated number of annual Chairman Burns (Open)—The
responses: 248. In accordance with the purposes of Committee will meet with Chairman
8. The estimated number of annual Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic Burns to discuss items of mutual
respondents: 36. Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the interest.
9. The estimated number of hours Advisory Committee on Reactor 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of
needed annually to comply with the Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee
information collection requirement or on September 9–12, 2015, 11545 will continue its discussion of proposed
request: 815. Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. ACRS reports.
10. Abstract: States and Tribes are
Wednesday, September 9, 2015, Friday, September 11, 2015, Conference
involved and interested in monitoring
Conference Room T2–B1, 11545 Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
the safety status of nuclear power plants
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland Rockville, Maryland
and radioactive materials. This
involvement is, in part, in response to 1:00 p.m.–1:05 p.m.: Opening 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS
the States’ and Tribes’ public health and Remarks by the ACRS Chairman Activities/Report of the Planning and
safety responsibilities and, in part, in (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make Procedures Subcommittee (Open/
response to their citizens’ desire to opening remarks regarding the conduct Closed)—The Committee will discuss
become more knowledgeable about the of the meeting. the recommendations of the Planning
safety of nuclear power plants and 1:05 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Review of the and Procedures Subcommittee regarding
radioactive materials. States have Containment Protection and Release items proposed for consideration by the
identified NRC inspections as one Reduction (Open)—The Committee will Full Committee during future ACRS
possible source of knowledge for their hear presentations by and hold Meetings, and matters related to the
personnel regarding plant and materials discussions with representatives of the conduct of ACRS business, including
licensee activities, and the NRC, staff, industry, and other members of the anticipated workload and member
through the policy statement on public regarding Containment assignments. [Note: A portion of this
Cooperation with States, has been Protection and Release Reduction for meeting may be closed pursuant to 5
amenable to accommodating the States’ boiling water reactors with Mark I and U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss
needs in this regard. Additionally, the Mark II containments. organizational and personnel matters
NRC has been able to accommodate 4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: Discussion of that relate solely to internal personnel
Tribal interests in the same way. The Commission Meeting Topics (Open)— rules and practices of ACRS, and
NRC has also entered into reimbursable The Committee will prepare for the information the release of which would
Agreements with certain States under upcoming meeting with the constitute a clearly unwarranted
Section 274i of the Act, as amended, to Commission. invasion of personal privacy.]
employ their resources to conduct 5:15 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of 10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: Reconciliation
radioactive materials security ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee of ACRS Comments and
inspections against NRC Orders. will discuss proposed ACRS reports on Recommendations (Open)—The
III. Specific Requests for Comments matters discussed during this meeting. Committee will discuss the responses
from the NRC Executive Director for
The NRC is seeking comments that Thursday, September 10, 2015, Operations to comments and
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address the following questions: Conference Room T2–B1, 11545 recommendations included in recent
1. Is the proposed collection of Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland ACRS reports and letters.
information necessary for the NRC to 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening remarks 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Assessment of
properly perform its functions? Does the by the ACRS Chairman (Open)—The the Quality of Selected Research
information have practical utility? ACRS Chairman will make opening Projects (Open)—The Committee will
2. Is the estimate of the burden of the remarks regarding the conduct of the hold a discussion of the quality of
information collection accurate? meeting. selected NRC research projects.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by October 26, 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. | |
| Contact | Tremaine Donnell, Office of Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: (301) 415-6258; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 51847 |
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