Information Collection: NRC's Policy Statement on Cooperation With States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities, 51847-51848 [2015-21035]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 165 / Wednesday, August 26, 2015 / Notices within this timeframe, presenters should provide the DFO with a CD containing each presentation at least thirty minutes before the meeting. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are open to the public. Detailed procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2014 (79 FR 59307). Information regarding changes to the agenda, whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, and the time allotted to present oral statements can be obtained by contacting the identified DFO. Moreover, in view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check with the DFO if such rescheduling would result in a major inconvenience. If attending this meeting, please enter through the One White Flint North building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. After registering with security, please contact Mr. Theron Brown (240–888–9835) to be escorted to the meeting room. Dated: August 19, 2015. Mark L. Banks, Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2015–21167 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2015–0079] Information Collection: NRC’s Policy Statement on Cooperation With States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities on a wide range of topics. The NRC has entered into cooperative agreements with States to conduct security inspections to verify that their materials licensees are in compliance with the NRC’s orders requiring additional measures to enhance security at their facilities and to provide the NRC with information arising from their inspections. Submit comments by October 26, 2015. 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): • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2015–0129. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN–12–H08, 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: Tremaine Donnell, Office of Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001; telephone: (301) 415–6258; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment. I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on this renewal of an existing information collection. The information collection is entitled, ‘‘NRC’s Policy Statement on Cooperation with States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities.’’ The NRC has a number of programs and activities that involve coordinating with States, requesting their input on proposed policies and rulemakings, and exchanging information with the States Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– 0079 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publiclyavailable 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–2015–0079. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at AGENCY: rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Aug 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 A. Obtaining Information PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51847 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15173A222. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell, Office of Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 6258; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@ NRC.GOV. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– 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 OMB’s approval for the information collection summarized below. E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1 51848 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 165 / Wednesday, August 26, 2015 / Notices 1. The title of the information collection: Cooperation With States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities, Policy Statement. 2. OMB approval number: 3150–0163. 3. Type of submission: Extension. 4. The form number, if applicable: N/A. 5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion, when a State or Tribe wishes to observe NRC inspection or perform inspections for the NRC or when a State or Tribe wishes to negotiate an agreement to observe or perform inspections. States with an agreement and State Resident Engineer have both regular reporting and occasion-specific reporting. 6. Who will be required or asked to respond: States and Tribes interested in observing or performing inspections. 7. The estimated number of annual responses: 248. 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 36. 9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 815. 10. Abstract: States and Tribes are involved and interested in monitoring the safety status of nuclear power plants and radioactive materials. This involvement is, in part, in response to the States’ and Tribes’ public health and safety responsibilities and, in part, in response to their citizens’ desire to become more knowledgeable about the safety of nuclear power plants and radioactive materials. States have identified NRC inspections as one possible source of knowledge for their personnel regarding plant and materials licensee activities, and the NRC, through the policy statement on Cooperation with States, has been amenable to accommodating the States’ needs in this regard. Additionally, the NRC has been able to accommodate Tribal interests in the same way. The NRC has also entered into reimbursable Agreements with certain States under Section 274i of the Act, as amended, to employ their resources to conduct radioactive materials security inspections against NRC Orders. rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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? 2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection accurate? VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Aug 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 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? In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on September 9–12, 2015, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. 8:35 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Braidwood/ Byron Combined License Renewal Application (Open)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the staff and Exelon regarding the safety evaluation associated with the Braidwood/Byron combined license renewal application. 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Advanced Light Water Reactor Probabilistic Risk Assessment Requirements Interim Stagg Guidance-DC/COL–ISG–028 (Open)— The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the development of Interim Staff Guidance on probabilistic risk assessment requirements for advanced light water reactor license applications under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 52. 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Meeting with Chairman Burns (Open)—The Committee will meet with Chairman Burns to discuss items of mutual interest. 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. Wednesday, September 9, 2015, Conference Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland Friday, September 11, 2015, Conference Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 1:00 p.m.–1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting. 1:05 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Review of the Containment Protection and Release Reduction (Open)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the staff, industry, and other members of the public regarding Containment Protection and Release Reduction for boiling water reactors with Mark I and Mark II containments. 4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: Discussion of Commission Meeting Topics (Open)— The Committee will prepare for the upcoming meeting with the Commission. 5:15 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed during this meeting. 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee (Open/ Closed)—The Committee will discuss the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during future ACRS Meetings, and matters related to the conduct of ACRS business, including anticipated workload and member assignments. [Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.] 10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations (Open)—The Committee will discuss the responses from the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters. 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected Research Projects (Open)—The Committee will hold a discussion of the quality of selected NRC research projects. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of August, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Tremaine Donnell, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services. [FR Doc. 2015–21035 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting Thursday, September 10, 2015, Conference Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting. PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51847-51848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21035]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2015-0079]


Information Collection: NRC's Policy Statement on Cooperation 
With States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear 
Production and Utilization Facilities

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 this renewal of an existing information collection. The 
information collection is entitled, ``NRC's Policy Statement on 
Cooperation with States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and other 
Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities.'' The NRC has a number 
of programs and activities that involve coordinating with States, 
requesting their input on proposed policies and rulemakings, and 
exchanging information with the States on a wide range of topics. The 
NRC has entered into cooperative agreements with States to conduct 
security inspections to verify that their materials licensees are in 
compliance with the NRC's orders requiring additional measures to 
enhance security at their facilities and to provide the NRC with 
information arising from their inspections.

DATES: Submit comments by October 26, 2015. 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):
     Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0129. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, 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: Tremaine Donnell, Office of 
Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: (301) 415-6258; email: 
INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0079 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-2015-0079.
     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 ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then 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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 
supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML15173A222.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
     NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of 
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by 
contacting NRC's Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell, Office of 
Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6258; email: 
INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0079 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 OMB's approval for the information collection summarized 
below.

[[Page 51848]]

    1. The title of the information collection: Cooperation With States 
at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and 
Utilization Facilities, Policy Statement.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0163.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: N/A.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion, 
when a State or Tribe wishes to observe NRC inspection or perform 
inspections for the NRC or when a State or Tribe wishes to negotiate an 
agreement to observe or perform inspections. States with an agreement 
and State Resident Engineer have both regular reporting and occasion-
specific reporting.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: States and Tribes 
interested in observing or performing inspections.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 248.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 36.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 815.
    10. Abstract: States and Tribes are involved and interested in 
monitoring the safety status of nuclear power plants and radioactive 
materials. This involvement is, in part, in response to the States' and 
Tribes' public health and safety responsibilities and, in part, in 
response to their citizens' desire to become more knowledgeable about 
the safety of nuclear power plants and radioactive materials. States 
have identified NRC inspections as one possible source of knowledge for 
their personnel regarding plant and materials licensee activities, and 
the NRC, through the policy statement on Cooperation with States, has 
been amenable to accommodating the States' needs in this regard. 
Additionally, the NRC has been able to accommodate Tribal interests in 
the same way. The NRC has also entered into reimbursable Agreements 
with certain States under Section 274i of the Act, as amended, to 
employ their resources to conduct radioactive materials security 
inspections against NRC Orders.

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?
    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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of August, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-21035 Filed 8-25-15; 8:45 am]
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