ML23059A468

60-day FRN for OMB Renewal of IAEA Design Information Questionnaire Forms

ML23059A468
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Issue date:	03/27/2023
From:	David Cullison NRC/OCIO
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NRC-2023-0020
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2023-0020]

Information Collection: IAEA Design Information Questionnaire Forms 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, IAEA Design Information Questionnaire Forms.

DATES: Submit comments by May 30, 2023. 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; however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website:

• Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0020. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the For Further Information Contact section of this document.

• Mail comments to: David C. 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 C. Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0020 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0020. A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2023-0020 on this website.

• 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 (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are provided in the Availability of Documents section.

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• NRCs PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents, by appointment, at the NRCs PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

• NRCs Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by contacting the NRCs Clearance Officer, David C. Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email:

Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov.

B. Submitting Comments The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC-2023-0020 in your comment submission.

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. All comment submissions are posted at https://www.regulations.gov and entered into ADAMS. Comment submissions are not routinely edited 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 comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to 3

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: IAEA Design Information Questionnaire Forms.

2. OMB approval number: 3150-0056.

3. Type of submission: Extension.

4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.

5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.

6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Licensees of facilities on the U.S.

eligible list who have been notified in writing by the NRC to submit the form.

7. The estimated number of annual responses: 2.

8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 2.

9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 360.

10. Abstract: In order for the U.S. to fulfill its responsibilities as a participant in the U.S./International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards Agreement, the NRC must collect information from licensees about their installations and provide it to the IAEA, if requested by the IAEA. Licensees of facilities that appear on the U.S. eligible list and have been notified in writing by the NRC are required to complete and submit a Design Information Questionnaire to provide information concerning their installation for use by the IAEA.

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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? Please explain your answer.

2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection accurate? Please explain your answer.

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?

IV. Availability of Documents The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through ADAMS.

DOCUMENT ADAMS ACCESSION NO.

Supporting Statement ML23053A112 Research and Power Reactors DIQ Form ML23054A445 Conversion and/or Fuel Fabrication Plants DIQ ML23054A446 Form Reprocessing Plants DIQ Form ML23054A447 Isotopic Enrichment Plants DIQ Form ML23054A448 Geological Repositories DIQ Form ML23054A449 Spent Fuel Encapsulation Plants DIQ Form ML23054A450 Research and Development Facilities DIQ Form ML23054A451 5

Critical (Sub-Critical) Facilities DIQ Form ML23054A452 Separate Storage Installations DIQ Form ML23054A453 Dated: March 27, 2023.

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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