[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48697-48699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17170]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2022-0069]
Information Collection: Physical Protection of Category 1 and
Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive 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, ``Physical Protection of Category 1 and
Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material.''
DATES: Submit comments by October 11, 2022. 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
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting
comments on a specific subject); 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-2022-0069. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. 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. NRC, Washington, DC
20555-0001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
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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:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0069 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-2022-0069. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2022-0069 on this website.
NRC's 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 NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or
by email to [email protected]. The draft supporting statement,
burden spreadsheet, and NRC Form 755 are available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML22136A268, ML22136A213, and ML22136A264.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's 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
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by
contacting the NRC's 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:
[email protected].
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2022-0069 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 OMB, 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 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 OMB's approval for the information collection summarized
below.
1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 37,
Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of
Radioactive Material.
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0214.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 755, ``Advance
Notification to the NRC of Shipments of Category 1 Quantities of
Radioactive Material.''
5. How often the collection is required or requested: One time for
initial compliance notifications and fingerprints for the reviewing
officials; and as needed for implementation notifications, event
notifications, notifications of shipments of radioactive material, and
fingerprinting of new employees.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Licensees that are
authorized to possess and use category 1 or category 2 quantities of
radioactive material.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 101,479 Responses
(4,704 Reporting + 1,400 Recordkeeping + 95,375 Third-Party
Disclosure).
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 5,600 Respondents
(1,140 Agreement State Licensees + 260 NRC licensees + 4,200
Individuals making personal history disclosures under 37.23(d)).
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 74,043 Hours (1,557
Reporting + 23,989 Recordkeeping + 48,497 Third-Party Disclosure).
10. Abstract: Part 37 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), contains security requirements for the use of
category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material. Licensees
are required to: (1) Develop procedures for the implementation of the
security provisions; (2) develop a security plan that describes how
security is being implemented; (3) implement security measures for the
protection of the radioactive material; (4) conduct training on the
procedures and security plan; (5) conduct background investigations for
those individuals permitted unescorted access to category 1 or category
2 quantities of radioactive material; (6) coordinate with Local Law
Enforcement Agencies (LLEAs) so the LLEAs would be better prepared to
respond in an emergency; and (7) conduct coordination activities before
shipping category 2 radioactive material, and preplanning and
coordination activities before shipping category 1 radioactive
material. Licensees are required to promptly report any attempted or
actual theft or diversion of the radioactive material. Licensees are
required to keep copies of the security plan, procedures, background
investigation records, training records, and documentation associated
with implementation of the security program. The NRC uses the
information required by 10 CFR part 37 to fulfill its responsibilities
to respond to, investigate, and correct situations that have the
potential to adversely affect public health and safety or the common
defense and security.
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
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automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology?
Dated: August 5, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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