[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48920-48921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16021]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0063]
Information Collection: NRC Form 749, Manual License Verification
Report/License Verification System
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, NRC Form 749, ``Manual License Verification
Report''/License Verification System.
DATES: Submit comments by September 26, 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-2023-0063. 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. 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:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0063 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-2023-0063. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2023-0063 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, at 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. A copy of the collection of
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by
accessing ADAMS Accession ML23193B006. The supporting statement is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML23107A160.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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
a.m. and 4 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-2023-0063, 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.
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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 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: NRC Form 749, ``Manual
License Verification Report''/License Verification System.
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0223.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 749.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.
Licensees subject to part 37 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, ``Physical Protection of Byproduct Material,'' license
verification requirements must verify the legitimacy of the license
with the issuing agency prior to transferring radioactive materials in
quantities of concern.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Licensees are required
to complete a license verification under the circumstances noted in 5
above. A License Verification System (LVS) is available to provide an
electronic method for fulfilling this requirement. In cases where a
licensee is unable to use the LVS to perform a verification, they will
provide NRC Form 749 for manual license verification.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 5,278 (589 manual
license verification + 4,689 LVS).
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 5,278 (589 manual
license verification + 4,689 LVS).
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 297 (59 manual license
verification + 238 LVS)
10. Abstract: When a licensee is unable to use the License
Verification System to perform their license verification prior to
transferring radioactive materials in quantities of concern, a manual
process is available, in which licensees submit the NRC Form 749,
``Manual License Verification Report.'' The form provides the
information necessary for the license issuing agencies to perform the
verification on behalf of the licensee transferring the radioactive
materials.
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?
Dated: July 25, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-16021 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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