[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42997-42998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20272]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements:
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and
solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following
proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR PART 70--
Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material Revision, Proposed Rule.
3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
4. How often the collection is required:
(a) Event reports: NRC collects and evaluates required reports on a
continuing basis as events occur.
(b) License applications: Certain existing licensees will make a
one-time submittal of information in response to the revised rule.
Applicants for new licenses may submit applications and licensees may
submit amendments at any time. Generally, licensees submit applications
for license renewals every 10 years.
(c) ISA Summary: Under the revised rule, licensees will also submit
information about changes that they make to update information
submitted in conjunction with their license applications. Licensees
will submit revised pages to the integrated safety analysis summary
within 90 days of a change. For the safety system required by 10 CFR
70.62 (i.e., process safety information, integrated safety analysis,
and management measures), every 12 months they will submit a summary of
all changes made without prior Commission review and approval.
5. Who will be required or asked to report: Except for changes to
Sec. 70.50 1, the proposed rule will apply to only certain
licensees authorized to possess a critical mass of special nuclear
material. The ones included are those that are or plan to be engaged in
enriched uranium processing, fabrication of uranium fuel or fuel
assemblies, uranium enrichment, enriched uranium hexafluoride
conversion, plutonium processing, fabrication of mixed-oxide fuel or
fuel assemblies, scrap recovery, decommissioning of facilities used for
these activities, or any other activity that the Commission determines
could significantly affect public health and safety. The licensees to
which it applies at present operate the seven major fuel fabrication
facilities. The rule does not apply to the U.S. Enrichment
Corporation's (USEC) gaseous diffusion plants that are regulated under
Part 76.
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\1\ The proposed change to reporting requirements in Sec. 70.50
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6. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 51.
7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 7.
8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to
complete the requirement or request: 8,844 hours per year.
9. An indication of whether section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13
applies: Applicable.
10. Abstract: The NRC is proposing to amend its regulations
governing the domestic licensing of special nuclear material (SNM) for
licensees authorized to possess a critical mass of SNM, that are
engaged in one of the following activities: Enriched uranium
processing; fabrication of uranium fuel or fuel assemblies; uranium
enrichment (other than USEC's gaseous diffusion plants); enriched
uranium hexafluoride conversion; plutonium processing; fabrication of
mixed-oxide fuel or fuel assemblies; scrap recovery of special nuclear
material; or any other activity involving a critical mass of SNM that
the Commission determines could significantly affect public health and
safety or the environment. The proposed amendments would identify
appropriate consequence criteria and the level of protection needed to
prevent or mitigate accidents that exceed these criteria; require
affected licensees to perform an integrated safety analysis (ISA) to
identify potential accidents at the facility and the items relied on
for safety necessary to prevent these potential accidents and/or
mitigate their consequences; require the implementation of measures to
ensure that the items relied on for safety are available and reliable
to perform their function when needed; require the inclusion of the
safety bases, including a summary of the ISA, with the license
application; and allow for licensees to make certain changes to their
safety program and facilities without prior NRC approval.
Submit, by September 7, 1999, 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 submittal may be viewed free of charge at the NRC
Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW (lower level), Washington, DC.
The proposed rule indicated in ``The title of the information
collection'' will be or has been published in the Federal Register
within several days of the publication date of this Federal Register
Notice. Instructions for accessing the electronic OMB clearance package
for the rulemaking have been appended to the electronic rulemaking.
Members of
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the public may access the electronic OMB clearance package by following
the directions for electronic access provided above and in the preamble
to the titled rulemaking.
Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by
September 7, 1999: Erik Godwin, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (3150-0009), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington DC 20503.
Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3087.
The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.
Dated at Rockville, Md., this 21st day of July 1999.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-20272 Filed 8-5-99; 8:45 am]
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