82 FR 27536 - Information Collection: Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C Waste
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 27536-27537] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-12383] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2016-0269] Information Collection: Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C Waste 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, ``Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C Waste.'' DATES: Submit comments by August 14, 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-2016-0269. 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-2 F43, 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-2016-0269 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-2016-0269. 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/ [[Page 27537]] 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 and burden spreadsheet are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML17060A263 and ML17145A449, respectively. 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-2016-0269 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: Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C Waste. 2. OMB approval number: 3150-0132. 3. Type of submission: Extension. 4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable. 5. How often the collection is required or requested: Required reports are collected and evaluated on a continuing basis as events occur; submittal of reports varies from less than one per year under some rule sections to up to an average of about 80 per year under other rule sections. Applications for new licenses, certificates of compliance (CoCs), and amendments may be submitted at anytime; applications for renewal of licenses are required every 40 years for an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) or CoC effective May 21, 2011, and every 40 years for a monitored retrievable storage (MRS) facility. 6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Certificate holders and applicants for a CoC for spent fuel storage casks; licensees and applicants for a license to possess power reactor spent fuel and other radioactive materials associated with spent fuel storage in an ISFSI; and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for licenses to receive, transfer, package and possess power reactor spent fuel, high-level waste, and other radioactive materials associated with spent fuel and high-level waste storage in an MRS. 7. The estimated number of annual responses: 839.3 (607.3 reporting responses + 150 third-party disclosure responses + 82 recordkeepers). 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 82. 9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 79,040 hours (33,909 hours reporting + 42,319 hours recordkeeping + 2,812 hours third-party disclosure). 10. Abstract: Part 72 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, establishes mandatory requirements, procedures, and criteria for the issuance of licenses to receive, transfer, and possess power reactor spent fuel and other radioactive materials associated with spent fuel storage in an ISFSI, as well as requirements for the issuance of licenses to DOE to receive, transfer, package, and possess power reactor spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and other associated radioactive materials in an MRS. The information in the applications, reports, and records is used by the NRC to make licensing and other regulatory determinations. II. 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 12th day of May 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. David Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-12383 Filed 6-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024– museum fields can use to more deeply SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
2135. Dr. Webb can be reached by collaborate with their communities. Commission (NRC) invites public
Telephone: 202–653–4718, Fax: 202– The evaluation is intended to support comment on the renewal of Office of
653–4608, or by email at swebb@ the work of Community Catalyst grantee Management and Budget (OMB)
imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for project teams and those in the museum approval for an existing collection of
persons with hearing difficulty at 202/ and library fields who are interested in information. The information collection
653–4614. Office hours are from 8:30 local community-based interventions is entitled, ‘‘Licensing Requirements for
a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through and partnerships. Methods will include the Independent Storage of Spent
Friday, except Federal holidays. qualitative and quantitative data Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: collection via a developmental Waste and Reactor-Related Greater than
evaluation approach. Data will be Class C Waste.’’
I. Background collected through activities such as DATES: Submit comments by August 14,
The Institute of Museum and Library online and/or paper and pencil surveys, 2017. Comments received after this date
Services is the primary source of federal phone interviews, in-person interviews, will be considered if it is practical to do
support for the Nation’s 123,000 focus groups, video or photographs, and so, but the Commission is able to ensure
libraries and 35,000 museums. The documentation of artifacts used by consideration only for comments
Institute’s mission is to inspire libraries grantees in their work. received on or before this date.
and museums to advance innovation, Agency: Institute of Museum and
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
learning and civic engagement. The Library Services.
Title: The Roles of Libraries and by any of the following methods:
Institute works at the national level and
Museums as Enablers of Community • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
in coordination with state and local http://www.regulations.gov and search
Vitality and Co-Creators of Positive
organizations to sustain heritage, for Docket ID NRC–2016–0269. Address
Community Change Program
culture, and knowledge; enhance questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Evaluation.
learning and innovation; and support OMB Number: To Be Determined. Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
professional development. IMLS is Frequency: One-time collection email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
responsible for identifying national anticipated. technical questions, contact the
needs for and trends in museum, Affected Public: Libraries, agencies, individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
library, and information services; institutions of higher education, INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
measuring and reporting on the impact museums, and other entities that document.
and effectiveness of museum, library advance the museum and library fields • Mail comments to: David Cullison,
and information services throughout the and that meet the eligibility criteria. Office of the Chief Information Officer,
United States, including programs Number of Respondents: To be Mail Stop: T–2 F43, U.S. Nuclear
conducted with funds made available by determined. Regulatory Commission, Washington,
IMLS; identifying, and disseminating Estimated Average Burden per DC 20555–0001.
information on, the best practices of Response: To be determined. For additional direction on obtaining
such programs; and developing plans to Estimated Total Annual Burden: To information and submitting comments,
improve museum, library and be determined. see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
information services of the United Total Annualized capital/startup Submitting Comments’’ in the
States and strengthen national, State, costs: N/A. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
local, regional, and international Total Annual costs: To be determined. this document.
communications and cooperative Public Comments Invited: Comments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
networks (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 submitted in response to this notice will
David Cullison, Office of the Chief
U.S.C. 9108). be summarized and/or included in the
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear
request for OMB’s clearance of this
II. Current Actions Regulatory Commission, Washington,
information collection.
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
The purpose of this collection is to Dated: June 12, 2017. 2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@
build the capacity of the ‘‘The Roles of Kim Miller, NRC.GOV.
Libraries and Museums as Enablers of Grants Management Specialist, Office of Chief SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Community Vitality and Co-Creators of Information Officer.
Positive Community Change Program’’ [FR Doc. 2017–12402 Filed 6–14–17; 8:45 am] I. Obtaining Information and
grantee cohort to successfully execute Submitting Comments
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their projects while at the same time
documenting community engagement A. Obtaining Information
and partnership processes, and Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–
identifying the outcomes of the projects’ NUCLEAR REGULATORY 0269 when contacting the NRC about
interventions. The Roles of Libraries COMMISSION the availability of information for this
and Museums as Enablers of [NRC–2016–0269] action. You may obtain publicly-
Community Vitality and Co-Creators of available information related to this
Positive Community Change Program Information Collection: Licensing action by any of the following methods:
Evaluation is designed to identify the Requirements for the Independent • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-
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factors, resources, partnerships, and http://www.regulations.gov and search
practices that together increase the Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor- for Docket ID NRC–2016–0269.
capacity of libraries, archives, and Related Greater Than Class C Waste • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
museums to successfully serve the AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Access and Management System
needs of their local communities. An Commission. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
evaluation of the 9–20 museum and available documents online in the
ACTION: Renewal of existing information
library projects can produce frameworks ADAMS Public Documents collection at
collection; request for comment.
and methodologies that the library and http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
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adams.html. To begin the search, select 1. The title of the information used by the NRC to make licensing and
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then collection: Licensing Requirements for other regulatory determinations.
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS the Independent Storage of Spent
II. Specific Requests for Comments
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive
please contact the NRC’s Public Waste and Reactor-Related Greater than The NRC is seeking comments that
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at Class C Waste. address the following questions:
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 2. OMB approval number: 3150–0132. 1. Is the proposed collection of
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 3. Type of submission: Extension. information necessary for the NRC to
supporting statement and burden 4. The form number, if applicable: properly perform its functions? Does the
spreadsheet are available in ADAMS Not applicable. information have practical utility?
under Accession Nos. ML17060A263 5. How often the collection is required 2. Is the estimate of the burden of the
and ML17145A449, respectively. or requested: Required reports are information collection accurate?
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and collected and evaluated on a continuing 3. Is there a way to enhance the
purchase copies of public documents at basis as events occur; submittal of quality, utility, and clarity of the
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One reports varies from less than one per information to be collected?
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville year under some rule sections to up to 4. How can the burden of the
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. an average of about 80 per year under
• NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of information collection on respondents
other rule sections. Applications for be minimized, including the use of
the collection of information and related new licenses, certificates of compliance
instructions may be obtained without automated collection techniques or
(CoCs), and amendments may be other forms of information technology?
charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance submitted at anytime; applications for
Officer, David Cullison, Office of the renewal of licenses are required every Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear of May 2017.
40 years for an independent spent fuel
Regulatory Commission, Washington, storage installation (ISFSI) or CoC For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– effective May 21, 2011, and every 40 David Cullison,
2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@ years for a monitored retrievable storage NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
NRC.GOV. (MRS) facility. Information Officer.
B. Submitting Comments 6. Who will be required or asked to [FR Doc. 2017–12383 Filed 6–14–17; 8:45 am]
Please include Docket ID NRC–2016– respond: Certificate holders and BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
0269 in the subject line of your applicants for a CoC for spent fuel
comment submission, in order to ensure storage casks; licensees and applicants
that the NRC is able to make your for a license to possess power reactor
spent fuel and other radioactive POSTAL SERVICE
comment submission available to the
public in this docket. materials associated with spent fuel
storage in an ISFSI; and the U.S. Product Change—Priority Mail and
The NRC cautions you not to include First-Class Package Service
identifying or contact information that Department of Energy (DOE) for licenses
to receive, transfer, package and possess Negotiated Service Agreement
you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission. power reactor spent fuel, high-level AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
The NRC posts all comment waste, and other radioactive materials
ACTION: Notice.
submissions at http:// associated with spent fuel and high-
www.regulations.gov as well as entering level waste storage in an MRS. SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives
the comment submissions into ADAMS. 7. The estimated number of annual notice of filing a request with the Postal
The NRC does not routinely edit responses: 839.3 (607.3 reporting Regulatory Commission to add a
comment submissions to remove responses + 150 third-party disclosure domestic shipping services contract to
identifying or contact information. responses + 82 recordkeepers). the list of Negotiated Service
If you are requesting or aggregating 8. The estimated number of annual Agreements in the Mail Classification
comments from other persons for respondents: 82. Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
submission to the NRC, then you should 9. The estimated number of hours
needed annually to comply with the DATES: Effective date: June 15, 2017.
inform those persons not to include
identifying or contact information that information collection requirement or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
they do not want to be publicly request: 79,040 hours (33,909 hours Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
disclosed in their comment submission. reporting + 42,319 hours recordkeeping SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Your request should state that the NRC + 2,812 hours third-party disclosure). United States Postal Service® hereby
does not routinely edit comment 10. Abstract: Part 72 of title 10 of the gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
submissions to remove such information Code of Federal Regulations, establishes 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on June 8, 2017, it
before making the comment mandatory requirements, procedures, filed with the Postal Regulatory
submissions available to the public or and criteria for the issuance of licenses Commission a Request of the United
entering the comment submissions into to receive, transfer, and possess power States Postal Service to Add Priority
ADAMS. reactor spent fuel and other radioactive Mail & First-Class Package Service
materials associated with spent fuel Contract 43 to Competitive Product List.
II. Background
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storage in an ISFSI, as well as Documents are available at
In accordance with the Paperwork requirements for the issuance of licenses www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2017–144,
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. to DOE to receive, transfer, package, and CP2017–203.
Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting possess power reactor spent fuel and
public comment on its intention to high-level radioactive waste, and other Stanley F. Mires,
request the OMB’s approval for the associated radioactive materials in an Attorney, Federal Compliance.
information collection summarized MRS. The information in the [FR Doc. 2017–12375 Filed 6–14–17; 8:45 am]
below. applications, reports, and records is BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
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| Action | Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by August 14, 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. | |
| 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] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 27536 |
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