ML20168A872
| ML20168A872 | |
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| Issue date: | 08/14/2020 |
| From: | David Cullison NRC/OCIO |
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| SMAni NMSS/DFM/MCAB 415.7336 | |
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| ML20168A871 | List: |
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| NRC-2020-0079 | |
| Download: ML20168A872 (5) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0079]
Information Collection: Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material 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, Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material.
DATES: Submit comments by October 19, 2020. 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0079. 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-6 A10M, 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; e-mail: Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0079 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0079. A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2020-0079 on this Web site.
- NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRCs Public Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The supporting statement and burden spreadsheet are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML20168A873 and ML20168A874, respectively.
- NRCs Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by contacting NRCs Clearance Officer, David Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; e-mail:
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Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov.
B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0079 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 in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS, and 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 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 OMBs approval for the 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.
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- 5. How often the collection is required or requested: Submission of fundamental nuclear 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 part 70 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), who possess and use certain forms and quantities of special nuclear material (SNM).
- 7. The estimated number of annual responses: 174 (17 reporting responses +
157 recordkeepers).
- 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 157.
- 9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 8,909 (669 hours0.00774 days <br />0.186 hours <br />0.00111 weeks <br />2.545545e-4 months <br /> reporting + 8,240 hours0.00278 days <br />0.0667 hours <br />3.968254e-4 weeks <br />9.132e-5 months <br /> recordkeeping).
- 10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 74 establishes requirements for material control and accounting of SNM, and specific performance-based regulations for licensees authorized to possess, use, and produced 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 control 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?
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- 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: August 14, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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David C. Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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