82_FR_28479 82 FR 28361 - Information Collection: Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material

82 FR 28361 - Information Collection: Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 118 (June 21, 2017)

Page Range28361-28362
FR Document2017-12917

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, ``Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material.''

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2016-0263]


Information Collection: Material Control and Accounting of 
Special Nuclear Material

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, ``Material Control and Accounting of Special 
Nuclear Material.''

DATES: Submit comments by August 21, 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-2016-0263. 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 Office, 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 Office, 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-2016-0263 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-2016-0263.
     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 for part 74 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Material Control and Accounting of Special 
Nuclear Material,'' is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML17088A147.
     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 Office, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: 
[email protected].

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0263 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

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information collection summarized below:
    1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 74, 
``Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0123.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Submission of 
fundamental material control plans is a one-time requirement which has 
been completed by all current licensees as required. However, licensees 
may submit amendments or revisions to the plans as necessary. Reports 
are submitted as events occur.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Persons licensed under 
10 CFR part 70 who possess and use certain forms and quantities of 
special nuclear material (SNM).
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 173 (17 reporting 
responses + 156 recordkeepers).
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 156.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 8,869 (669 hours 
reporting + 8,200 hours recordkeeping).
    10. Abstract: Part 74 establishes requirements for material control 
and accounting of SNM, and specific performance-based regulations for 
licensees authorized to possess, use, and produce strategic SNM, and 
SNM of moderate strategic significance and low strategic significance. 
The information is used by the NRC to make licensing and regulatory 
determinations concerning material accounting of SNM and to satisfy 
obligations of the United States to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency. Submission or retention of the information is mandatory for 
persons subject to the 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 15th day of June, 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David G. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Office.
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                                                       9. The estimated number of hours                     ACTION:  Renewal of existing information               adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                    needed annually to comply with the                      collection; request for comment.                       ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                                    information collection requirement or                                                                          select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                    request: 320,969.                                       SUMMARY:    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                       10. Abstract: Part 19 of title 10 of the             Commission (NRC) invites public                        please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                    Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)                    comment on the renewal of Office of                    Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                    establishes requirements for notices,                   Management and Budget (OMB)                            1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                    instructions, and reports by licensees                  approval for an existing collection of                 email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                                    and regulated entities to individuals                   information. The information collection                supporting statement for part 74 of title
                                                    participating in NRC-licensed and                       is entitled, ‘‘Material Control and                    10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
                                                    regulated activities and options                        Accounting of Special Nuclear                          (10 CFR), ‘‘Material Control and
                                                    available to these individuals in                       Material.’’                                            Accounting of Special Nuclear
                                                    connection with Commission                              DATES: Submit comments by August 21,                   Material,’’ is available in ADAMS under
                                                    inspections of licensees and regulated                  2017. Comments received after this date                Accession No. ML17088A147.
                                                    entities, and to ascertain compliance                   will be considered if it is practical to do               • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                    with the provisions of the Atomic                       so, but the Commission is able to ensure               purchase copies of public documents at
                                                    Energy Act of 1954, as amended, titles                  consideration only for comments                        the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                    II and IV of the Energy Reorganization                  received on or before this date.                       White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                    Act of 1974, and regulations, orders, and               ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                     Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                    licenses thereunder. The regulations in                 by any of the following methods:                          • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of
                                                    this part also establish the rights and                    • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to                the collection of information and related
                                                    responsibilities of the Commission and                  http://www.regulations.gov and search                  instructions may be obtained without
                                                    individuals during interviews                           for Docket ID NRC–2016–0263. Address                   charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance
                                                    compelled by subpoena as part of                        questions about NRC dockets to Carol                   Officer, David Cullison, Office of the
                                                    agency’s inspections or investigations                  Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                    Chief Information Office, U.S. Nuclear
                                                    under Section 161c of the Atomic                        email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                    Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                    Energy Act of 1954, as amended, on any                  technical questions, contact the                       DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
                                                    matter within the Commission’s                          individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                   2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@
                                                    jurisdiction.                                           INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                    NRC.GOV.
                                                                                                            document.                                              B. Submitting Comments
                                                    III. Specific Requests for Comments                        • Mail comments to: David Cullison,
                                                      The NRC is seeking comments that                      Office of the Chief Information Office,                  Please include Docket ID NRC–2016–
                                                    address the following questions:                        Mail Stop: T–5 F53, U.S. Nuclear                       0263 in the subject line of your
                                                      1. Is the proposed collection of                      Regulatory Commission, Washington,                     comment submission, in order to ensure
                                                    information necessary for the NRC to                    DC 20555–0001.                                         that the NRC is able to make your
                                                    properly perform its functions? Does the                   For additional direction on obtaining               comment submission available to the
                                                    information have practical utility?                     information and submitting comments,                   public in this docket.
                                                                                                            see ‘‘Obtaining Information and                          The NRC cautions you not to include
                                                      2. Is the estimate of the burden of the
                                                                                                            Submitting Comments’’ in the                           identifying or contact information that
                                                    information collection accurate?
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of                   you do not want to be publicly
                                                      3. Is there a way to enhance the
                                                                                                            this document.                                         disclosed in your comment submission.
                                                    quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                                                                                                                                   The NRC posts all comment
                                                    information to be collected?                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                   submissions at http://
                                                      4. How can the burden of the                          David Cullison, Office of the Chief
                                                                                                                                                                   www.regulations.gov as well as entering
                                                    information collection on respondents                   Information Office, U.S. Nuclear
                                                                                                                                                                   the comment submissions into ADAMS.
                                                    be minimized, including the use of                      Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                                                                                                                                   The NRC does not routinely edit
                                                    automated collection techniques or                      DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
                                                                                                                                                                   comment submissions to remove
                                                    other forms of information technology?                  2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@
                                                                                                                                                                   identifying or contact information.
                                                      Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day           NRC.GOV.                                                 If you are requesting or aggregating
                                                    of June 2017.                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             comments from other persons for
                                                      For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                I. Obtaining Information and                           submission to the NRC, then you should
                                                    David Cullison,                                         Submitting Comments                                    inform those persons not to include
                                                    NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief                                                                     identifying or contact information that
                                                                                                            A. Obtaining Information                               they do not want to be publicly
                                                    Information Officer.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–12915 Filed 6–20–17; 8:45 am]               Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–                  disclosed in their comment submission.
                                                    BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                            0263 when contacting the NRC about                     Your request should state that the NRC
                                                                                                            the availability of information for this               does not routinely edit comment
                                                                                                            action. You may obtain publicly-                       submissions to remove such information
                                                    NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      available information related to this                  before making the comment
                                                    COMMISSION                                              action by any of the following methods:                submissions available to the public or
                                                                                                              • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
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                                                                                                                                                                   entering the comment submissions into
                                                                                                            http://www.regulations.gov and search                  ADAMS.
                                                    [NRC–2016–0263]
                                                                                                            for Docket ID NRC–2016–0263.
                                                                                                              • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                         II. Background
                                                    Information Collection: Material
                                                    Control and Accounting of Special                       Access and Management System                              In accordance with the Paperwork
                                                    Nuclear Material                                        (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                      Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
                                                                                                            available documents online in the                      Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting
                                                    AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory                               ADAMS Public Documents collection at                   public comment on its intention to
                                                    Commission.                                             http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                         request the OMB’s approval for the


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                                                    information collection summarized                         Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day          I. Obtaining Information and
                                                    below:                                                  of June, 2017.                                         Submitting Comments
                                                       1. The title of the information                        For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                                                                                                                                   A. Obtaining Information
                                                    collection: 10 CFR part 74, ‘‘Material                  David G. Cullison,
                                                    Control and Accounting of Special                       NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief                Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–
                                                    Nuclear Material.’’                                     Information Office.                                    0223 when contacting the NRC about
                                                       2. OMB approval number: 3150–0123.                   [FR Doc. 2017–12917 Filed 6–20–17; 8:45 am]            the availability of information for this
                                                       3. Type of submission: Extension.                    BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                 action. You may obtain publicly-
                                                       4. The form number, if applicable:                                                                          available information related to this
                                                    Not applicable.                                                                                                action by any of the following methods:
                                                       5. How often the collection is required              NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                        • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                                    or requested: Submission of                             COMMISSION                                             http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                                    fundamental material control plans is a                                                                        for Docket ID NRC–2016–0223. A copy
                                                    one-time requirement which has been                     [NRC–2016–0223]                                        of the collection of information and
                                                    completed by all current licensees as                                                                          related instructions may be obtained
                                                    required. However, licensees may                        Information Collection: Grant and                      without charge by accessing Docket ID
                                                    submit amendments or revisions to the                   Cooperative Agreement Provisions                       NRC–2016–0223 on this Web site.
                                                    plans as necessary. Reports are                         AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                               • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                                    submitted as events occur.                              Commission.                                            Access and Management System
                                                       6. Who will be required or asked to                  ACTION: Renewal of existing information
                                                                                                                                                                   (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                                    respond: Persons licensed under 10 CFR                  collection; request for comment.                       available documents online in the
                                                    part 70 who possess and use certain                                                                            ADAMS Public Documents collection at
                                                    forms and quantities of special nuclear                 SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                    material (SNM).                                         Commission (NRC) invites public                        adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                       7. The estimated number of annual                    comment on the renewal of Office of                    ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                                    responses: 173 (17 reporting responses +                Management and Budget (OMB)                            select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                    156 recordkeepers).                                     approval for an existing collection of                 Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                       8. The estimated number of annual                    information. The information collection                please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                    respondents: 156.                                       is entitled, ‘‘Grant and Cooperative                   Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                       9. The estimated number of hours                     Agreement Provisions.’’                                1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                    needed annually to comply with the                      DATES: Submit comments by August 21,                   email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                                    information collection requirement or                   2017. Comments received after this date                supporting statement is available in
                                                    request: 8,869 (669 hours reporting +                   will be considered if it is practical to do            ADAMS under Accession No.
                                                    8,200 hours recordkeeping).                             so, but the Commission is able to ensure               ML17026A396.
                                                       10. Abstract: Part 74 establishes                    consideration only for comments                           • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                    requirements for material control and                   received on or before this date.                       purchase copies of public documents at
                                                    accounting of SNM, and specific                                                                                the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                    performance-based regulations for                                                                              White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                                                                            by any of the following methods:
                                                    licensees authorized to possess, use, and                                                                      Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                                                                               • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                                    produce strategic SNM, and SNM of                       http://www.regulations.gov and search                     • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of
                                                    moderate strategic significance and low                 for Docket ID NRC–2016–0223. Address                   the collection of information and related
                                                    strategic significance. The information                 questions about NRC dockets to Carol                   instructions may be obtained without
                                                    is used by the NRC to make licensing                    Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                    charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance
                                                    and regulatory determinations                           email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                    Officer, David Cullison, Office of the
                                                    concerning material accounting of SNM                   technical questions, contact the                       Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear
                                                    and to satisfy obligations of the United                individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                   Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                    States to the International Atomic                      INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
                                                                                                                                                                   DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
                                                    Energy Agency. Submission or retention                  document.                                              2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@
                                                    of the information is mandatory for                        • Mail comments to: David Cullison,                 nrc.gov.
                                                    persons subject to the requirements.                    Office of the Chief Information Officer,               B. Submitting Comments
                                                    III. Specific Requests for Comments                     Mail Stop: T–2 F43, U.S. Nuclear
                                                                                                                                                                     Please include Docket ID NRC–2016–
                                                                                                            Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                      The NRC is seeking comments that                                                                             0223 in the subject line of your
                                                                                                            DC 20555–0001.
                                                    address the following questions:                                                                               comment submission, in order to ensure
                                                                                                               For additional direction on obtaining
                                                      1. Is the proposed collection of                                                                             that the NRC is able to make your
                                                                                                            information and submitting comments,
                                                    information necessary for the NRC to                                                                           comment submission available to the
                                                                                                            see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
                                                    properly perform its functions? Does the                                                                       public in this docket.
                                                                                                            Submitting Comments’’ in the
                                                    information have practical utility?                                                                              The NRC cautions you not to include
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
                                                      2. Is the estimate of the burden of the               this document.                                         identifying or contact information in
                                                    information collection accurate?
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                                                                                                                                                                   comment submissions that you do not
                                                      3. Is there a way to enhance the                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                   want to be publicly disclosed in your
                                                    quality, utility, and clarity of the                    David Cullison, Office of the Chief                    comment submission. The NRC will
                                                    information to be collected?                            Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear                      post all comment submissions at http://
                                                      4. How can the burden of the                          Regulatory Commission, Washington,                     www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
                                                    information collection on respondents                   DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–                     comment submissions into ADAMS.
                                                    be minimized, including the use of                      2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@                    The NRC does not routinely edit
                                                    automated collection techniques or                      nrc.gov.                                               comment submissions to remove
                                                    other forms of information technology?                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             identifying or contact information.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 August 21, 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 Office, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 28361 

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