[Federal Register: November 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 220)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information 
collection request to OMB and solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of 
continued approval of information collections under the provisions of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:
    1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 72, 
Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear 
Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste.
    2. Current OMB Approval Number: 3150-0132.
    3. How often the collection is required: Required reports are 
collected and evaluated on a continuing basis as events occur. 
Applications for new licenses and amendments may be submitted at any 
time. Applications for renewal of licenses would be required every 20 
years for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) and 
every 40 years for a Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) facility.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Vendors of casks for the 
storage of spent fuel, licensees and applicants for a license to 
possess power reactor spent fuel and other radioactive materials 
associated with spent fuel storage in an ISFSI, and the Department of 
Energy for licenses to receive, transfer, package and possess power 
reactor spent fuel, high-level waste, and other radioactive materials 
associated with spent fuel and high-level waste storage in an MRS.
    5. The number of annual responses: 92.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 21,529 (an average of approximately 167 hours per response 
for applications and reports, plus approximately 765 hours annually per 
recordkeeper).
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 72 establishes requirements, procedures, 
and criteria for the issuance of licenses to receive, transfer, and 
possess power reactor spent fuel and other radioactive materials 
associated with spent fuel storage in an ISFSI, and requirements for 
the issuance of licenses to the Department of Energy to receive, 
transfer, package, and possess power reactor spent fuel and high-level 
radioactive waste, and other associated radioactive materials, in an 
MRS. The information in the applications, reports and records is used 
by NRC to make licensing and other regulatory determinations. The 
revised estimate of burden reflects an increase primarily because of 
the addition of requirements for decommissioning funding requirements, 
financial assurance provisions, documentation additions for 
decommissioning and license termination, and notification of incidents.
    Submit, by January, 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 draft supporting statement may be viewed free of 
charge at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW, (Lower 
Level), Washington, DC. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC 
worldwide web site (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NEWS/OMB/index.html) under 
the FedWorld collection link on the home page tool bar. The document 
will be available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after the 
signature date of this notice.
    Comments and questions may be directed to the NRC Clearance 
Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 
F33, Washington, DC, 20555-0001, or by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or 
by Internet electronic mail at BJS1@NRC.GOV.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of November 1998.

    For the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-30559 Filed 11-13-98; 8:45 am]
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