82_FR_10056 82 FR 10030 - Information Collection: “Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging”

82 FR 10030 - Information Collection: “Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging”

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 26 (February 9, 2017)

Page Range10030-10031
FR Document2017-02709

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, ``Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging.''

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2016-0243]


Information Collection: ``Licenses and Radiation Safety 
Requirements for Well Logging''

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, ``Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements 
for Well Logging.''

DATES: Submit comments by April 10, 2017. 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-2016-0243. 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: David Cullison, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, 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: 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-2016-0243 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-2016-0243.
     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. 
ML16301A192.
     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, 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

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0243 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 that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. 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 submissions 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: 10 CFR part 39, 
``Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0130.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: N/A.

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    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Applications 
for new licenses and amendments may be submitted at any time (on 
occasion). Applications for renewal are submitted every 10 years. 
Reports are submitted as events occur.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Applicants for and 
holders of specific licenses authorizing the use of licensed 
radioactive material for radiography.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 2,226.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 200.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 43,331.
    10. Abstract: Part 39 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), establishes radiation safety requirements for the 
use of radioactive material for well logging. The information in the 
applications, reports and records is used by the NRC staff to ensure 
that the health and safety of the public is protected and that licensee 
possession and use of source and byproduct material is in compliance 
with license and regulatory requirements.

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 6th day of February, 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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                                                copyrighted materials in their                          information. The information collection               supporting statement is available in
                                                submission.                                             is entitled, ‘‘Licenses and Radiation                 ADAMS under Accession No.
                                                   If a person other than Mr. Thompson                  Safety Requirements for Well Logging.’’               ML16301A192.
                                                requests a hearing, that person shall set               DATES: Submit comments by April 10,                     • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                forth with particularity the manner in                  2017. Comments received after this date               purchase copies of public documents at
                                                which his interest is adversely affected                will be considered if it is practical to do           the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                by this Order and shall address the                     so, but the Commission is able to ensure              White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                criteria set forth in 10 CFR 2.309(d) and               consideration only for comments                       Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                (f).                                                    received on or before this date.                        • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of
                                                   If a hearing is requested by Mr.                                                                           the collection of information and related
                                                Thompson or a person whose interest is                  ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                                                                        by any of the following methods:                      instructions may be obtained without
                                                adversely affected, the Commission will                                                                       charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance
                                                issue an Order designating the time and                    • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                                                                                        http://www.regulations.gov and search                 Officer, David Cullison, Office of the
                                                place of any hearings. If a hearing is                                                                        Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear
                                                held, the issue to be considered at such                for Docket ID NRC–2016–0243. Address
                                                                                                        questions about NRC dockets to Carol                  Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                hearing shall be whether this Order                                                                           DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
                                                should be sustained. Pursuant to 10 CFR                 Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
                                                                                                        email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                   2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@
                                                2.202(c)(2)(i), Mr. Thompson may, in                                                                          NRC.GOV.
                                                addition to demanding a hearing at the                  technical questions, contact the
                                                time the answer is filed or sooner, move                individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                  B. Submitting Comments
                                                the presiding officer to set aside the                  INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
                                                                                                        document.                                               Please include Docket ID NRC–2016–
                                                immediate effectiveness of the Order on                                                                       0243 in the subject line of your
                                                the ground that the Order, including the                   • Mail comments to: David Cullison,
                                                                                                        Office of the Chief Information Officer,              comment submission, in order to ensure
                                                need for immediate effectiveness, is not                                                                      that the NRC is able to make your
                                                based on adequate evidence but on mere                  Mail Stop: T–5 F53, U.S. Nuclear
                                                                                                        Regulatory Commission, Washington,                    comment submission available to the
                                                suspicion, unfounded allegations, or                                                                          public in this docket.
                                                error. In the absence of any request for                DC 20555–0001.
                                                                                                           For additional direction on obtaining                The NRC cautions you not to include
                                                hearing, or written approval of an                                                                            identifying or contact information that
                                                extension of time in which to request a                 information and submitting comments,
                                                                                                        see ‘‘Obtaining Information and                       you do not want to be publicly
                                                hearing, the provisions specified in                                                                          disclosed in your comment submission.
                                                Section IV above shall be final 30 days                 Submitting Comments’’ in the
                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of                  The NRC posts all comment
                                                from the date of this Order without                                                                           submissions at http://
                                                further order or proceedings. If an                     this document.
                                                                                                                                                              www.regulations.gov as well as entering
                                                extension of time for requesting a                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                              the comment submissions into ADAMS.
                                                hearing has been approved, the                          David Cullison, Office of the Chief
                                                                                                                                                              The NRC does not routinely edit
                                                provisions specified in Section IV shall                Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear
                                                                                                                                                              comment submissions to remove
                                                be final when the extension expires if a                Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                                                                                                                              identifying or contact information.
                                                hearing request has not been received.                  DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
                                                                                                                                                                If you are requesting or aggregating
                                                An answer or a request for hearing shall                2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@
                                                                                                                                                              comments from other persons for
                                                not stay the immediate effectiveness of                 NRC.GOV.
                                                                                                                                                              submission to the NRC, then you should
                                                this order.                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            inform those persons not to include
                                                  Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day            I. Obtaining Information and                          identifying or contact information that
                                                of February 2017.                                                                                             they do not want to be publicly
                                                                                                        Submitting Comments
                                                  For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                                                                      disclosed in their comment submission.
                                                                                                        A. Obtaining Information                              Your request should state that the NRC
                                                Patricia K. Holahan,
                                                                                                           Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–                does not routinely edit comment
                                                Director, Office of Enforcement.                                                                              submissions to remove such information
                                                                                                        0243 when contacting the NRC about
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–02677 Filed 2–8–17; 8:45 am]                                                                    before making the comment
                                                                                                        the availability of information for this
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                                                                                                        action. You may obtain publicly-                      submissions available to the public or
                                                                                                        available information related to this                 entering the comment submissions into
                                                                                                        action by any of the following methods:               ADAMS.
                                                NUCLEAR REGULATORY
                                                                                                           • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to               II. Background
                                                COMMISSION
                                                                                                        http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                                [NRC–2016–0243]                                         for Docket ID NRC–2016–0243.                            In accordance with the Paperwork
                                                                                                           • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                       Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
                                                Information Collection: ‘‘Licenses and                  Access and Management System                          Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting
                                                Radiation Safety Requirements for                       (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     public comment on its intention to
                                                Well Logging’’                                          available documents online in the                     request the OMB’s approval for the
                                                AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                             ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  information collection summarized
                                                Commission.                                             http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        below.
                                                                                                        adams.html. To begin the search, select                 1. The title of the information
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                                                ACTION: Renewal of existing information
                                                                                                        ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                   collection: 10 CFR part 39, ‘‘Licenses
                                                collection; request for comment.
                                                                                                        select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                        and Radiation Safety Requirements for
                                                SUMMARY:  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                   Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                    Well Logging.’’
                                                Commission (NRC) invites public                         please contact the NRC’s Public                         2. OMB approval number: 3150–0130.
                                                comment on the renewal of Office of                     Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                  3. Type of submission: Extension.
                                                Management and Budget (OMB)                             1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                     4. The form number, if applicable: N/
                                                approval for an existing collection of                  email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The                    A.


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                                                   5. How often the collection is required              NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                or requested: Applications for new                      COMMISSION                                            ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                                licenses and amendments may be                                                                                select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                                                                        [Docket No. 40–9083; NRC–2017–0036]
                                                submitted at any time (on occasion).                                                                          Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                Applications for renewal are submitted                  Source Materials License No. SUC–                     please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                every 10 years. Reports are submitted as                1593, Amendment 2, Davy Crockett                      Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                events occur.                                           Depleted Uranium at Various United                    1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                                                                        States Army Installations                             email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                                   6. Who will be required or asked to                                                                        ADAMS accession number for each
                                                respond: Applicants for and holders of                  AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                           document referenced in this document
                                                specific licenses authorizing the use of                Commission.                                           (If that document is available in
                                                licensed radioactive material for                       ACTION: License amendment; issuance;                  ADAMS) is provided the first time that
                                                radiography.                                            opportunity to request a hearing and to               a document is referenced.
                                                   7. The estimated number of annual                    petition for leave to intervene.                         • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                responses: 2,226.                                                                                             purchase copies of public documents at
                                                                                                        SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                   8. The estimated number of annual                    Commission (NRC) is issuing an                        White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                respondents: 200.                                       amendment to Source Materials License                 Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                   9. The estimated number of hours                     No. SUC–1593, issued to the U.S. Army                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                needed annually to comply with the                      Installation Command (Army). The                      Amy Snyder, Office of Nuclear Material
                                                information collection requirement or                   Army submitted site-specific                          Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
                                                request: 43,331.                                        Environmental Radiation Monitoring                    Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                   10. Abstract: Part 39 of title 10 of the             Plans (ERMPs) and site-specific dose                  DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
                                                Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),                   modeling that are consistent with the                 6822, email: Amy.Snyder@nrc.gov.
                                                establishes radiation safety                            programmatic ERMP and the dose
                                                                                                                                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                        modeling methodology approved by
                                                requirements for the use of radioactive
                                                                                                        License Amendment 1. All site-specific                I. Introduction
                                                material for well logging. The
                                                                                                        ERMPs meet license conditions (LCs) 18                   In a letter dated September 15, 2016
                                                information in the applications, reports                and 19. License condition 18 was
                                                and records is used by the NRC staff to                                                                       (ADAMS Accession No. ML16265A221),
                                                                                                        modified indicating that each site-                   the Army submitted documents as
                                                ensure that the health and safety of the                specific ERMP shall be fully
                                                public is protected and that licensee                                                                         required by License Conditions (LCs) 18
                                                                                                        implemented within 6 months of                        and 19 of Source Materials License No.
                                                possession and use of source and                        approval of License Amendment 2 and
                                                byproduct material is in compliance                                                                           SUC–1593, Amendment 1 (ADAMS
                                                                                                        LC 19 was deleted because the Army’s                  Accession No. ML16039A234) to the
                                                with license and regulatory                             submittal met this LC. The                            NRC. The NRC reviewed the Army’s
                                                requirements.                                           programmatic ERMP, dated September                    submittal in support of LC 18, and
                                                III. Specific Requests for Comments                     15, 2016, was determined to be identical              found that each site-specific
                                                                                                        to the approved programmatic ERMP                     environmental radiation monitoring
                                                  The NRC is seeking comments that                      except for the removal of RESRAD                      plan (ERMP) is consistent with the
                                                address the following questions:                        environmental default parameters and                  previously approved programmatic
                                                                                                        has been incorporated into the license                approach for preparation of site-specific
                                                  1. Is the proposed collection of
                                                                                                        by reference.                                         ERMPs. Therefore, the NRC determined
                                                information necessary for the NRC to
                                                                                                        DATES: A request for a hearing or                     that these plans are acceptable. Also, in
                                                properly perform its functions? Does the
                                                information have practical utility?                     petition for leave to intervene must be               support of LC 19, the NRC verified that
                                                                                                        filed by April 10, 2017.                              the Army provided site-specific dose
                                                  2. Is the estimate of the burden of the               ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                  assessments for each Radiation Control
                                                information collection accurate?                        NRC–2017–0036 when contacting the                     Area (RCA) demonstrating that doses
                                                  3. Is there a way to enhance the                      NRC about the availability of                         from each RCA did not exceed 1.0 ×
                                                quality, utility, and clarity of the                    information regarding this document.                  10¥2 mSv/yr (1.0 mrem/yr) TEDE.
                                                information to be collected?                            You may obtain publicly-available                        Two unsolicited comment letters
                                                  4. How can the burden of the                          information related to this document                  (ADAMS Accession No. ML17010A188)
                                                information collection on respondents                   using any of the following methods:                   on the submittal for the Pohakuloa
                                                be minimized, including the use of                         • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to               radiological control areas were received.
                                                                                                        http://www.regulations.gov and search                 These letters and were considered by
                                                automated collection techniques or
                                                                                                        for Docket ID NRC–2017–0036. Address                  the NRC staff in this licensing action.
                                                other forms of information technology?
                                                                                                        questions about NRC dockets to Carol                     As a result, the NRC approved the
                                                  Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day            Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                   site-specific ERMPs and amended the
                                                of February, 2017.                                      email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                   license to incorporate the site-specific
                                                  For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                technical questions, contact the                      ERMPs; modified the license to
                                                David Cullison,                                         individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                  incorporate the September 15, 2016
                                                                                                        INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                   Programmatic ERMP; modified LC 18 to
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                                                NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
                                                Information Officer.                                    document.                                             state that within 6 months from the
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–02709 Filed 2–8–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                           • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                       effective date of License Amendment 2,
                                                                                                        Access and Management System                          the Army shall fully implement each
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                                                                                                        (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly                      installation’s site-specific ERMPs; and
                                                                                                        available documents online in the                     deleted LC 19 from the license.
                                                                                                        ADAMS Public Documents collection at                     For further details with respect to this
                                                                                                        http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        action, see the application for


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRenewal of existing information collection; request for comment.
DatesSubmit comments by April 10, 2017. 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.
ContactDavid Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 10030 

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