[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 59494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29586]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information
collection request to OMB and solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of
continued approval of information collections under the provisions of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:
1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 72,
Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear
Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste.
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0132.
3. How often the collection is required: 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 from less than one per year under some
rule sections to up to an average of about 100 per year under other
rule sections. Applications for new licenses, certificates of
compliance (CoCs), and amendments may be submitted at any time;
applications for renewal of licenses would be required every 20 years
for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) and every 40
years for a Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) facility. Application
for renewal of a CoC would be required every 20 years.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Certificate holders of casks
for the storage of spent fuel, 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 Department of
Energy 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.
5. The number of annual respondents: 33.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 41,283 hours (27,777 hours for reporting plus 13,506 hours
for recordkeeping) or approximately 1,251 hours per respondent.
7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 72 establishes 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, and requirements for
the issuance of licenses to the Department of Energy 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 NRC to make licensing and other regulatory determinations. The
revised estimate of burden reflects an increase primarily because of
five rulemakings completed (and approved by OMB) since the last
extension and an increase in the number of licensees.
Submit, by January 28, 2002, 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 burden estimate 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 be minimized,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology?
A copy of the draft supporting statement may be viewed free of
charge at the NRC Public Document Room located at One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. OMB clearance requests are
available at the NRC worldwide web site (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/OMB/index.html). The document will be available on the NRC home page
site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice.
Comments and questions about the information collection
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Brenda Jo.
Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 E 6, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet electronic
mail at [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of November, 2001.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-29586 Filed 11-27-01; 8:45 am]
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