Information Collection: NRC Forms 541 and 541A, Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Container and Waste Description and Continuation Page, 48696-48697 [2022-17168]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 48696 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 153 / Wednesday, August 10, 2022 / Notices the subject topic and will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.] Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register on June 13, 2019 (84 FR 27662). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff and the Designated Federal Officer (Telephone: 301–415–5844, Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), 5 days before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements. 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ACRS meeting agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at pdr.resource@ nrc.gov, or by calling the PDR at 1–800– 397–4209, or from the Publicly Available Records System component of NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System, which is accessible from the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html or https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/doc-collections/#ACRS/. Dated: August 5, 2022. Russell E. Chazell, Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–17161 Filed 8–9–22; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Aug 09, 2022 A. Obtaining Information [NRC–2021–0044] Information Collection: NRC Forms 541 and 541A, Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Container and Waste Description and Continuation Page Nuclear Regulatory Commission. AGENCY: Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment. ACTION: 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 Forms 541 and 541A, Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Container and Waste Description and Continuation Page.’’ SUMMARY: 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. DATES: 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–2021–0044. 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. NRC, 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. ADDRESSES: 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: BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Jkt 256001 I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2021– 0044 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–2021–0044. A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC–2021–0044 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. A copy of the NRC Forms 541 and 541A and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession Nos. ML22132A252, ML22132A253, and ML20178A433, respectively. The draft supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML22132A251. • 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov 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: 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–2021–0044 in your comment submission. E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 153 / Wednesday, August 10, 2022 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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: NRC Forms 541 and 541A, Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Container and Waste Description and Continuation Page. 2. OMB approval number: 3150–0166. 3. Type of submission: Extension. 4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Forms 541 and 541A. 5. How often the collection is required or requested: NRC Form 541 and 541A, or the Agreement State equivalent forms, are used by low-level radioactive waste (LLW) shippers when LLW is shipped. NRC Form 541/541A, combined with NRC Forms 540/540A and 542/542A, are collectively referred to as the Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest forms. The disposal facilities and their Agreement State regulators, where applicable, use the information found on the forms to ensure waste disposal meets the requirements in part 61 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) for the protection of the public and environment. The NRC does not collect or retain data on the forms and the forms are not sent to or received by the NRC. NRC Form 541/541A and NRC Form 542/542A are (1) mailed or electronically transferred to the intended consignee prior to the shipment arriving at the consignee or (2) delivered with the waste to the consignee. NRC Form 540 and 540A are required to be with the shipment VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Aug 09, 2022 Jkt 256001 regardless of which of the above methods is chosen. 6. Who will be required or asked to respond: NRC Form 541 and continuation Form 541A are completed by generators, collectors, and processors of LLW intended for ultimate disposal at a licensed land disposal facility. 7. The estimated number of annual responses: 4,616. 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 712. 9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 15,233. 10. Abstract: The completed NRC Form 541 contains information needed to satisfy the waste manifesting requirements of the NRC’s 10 CFR part 20. NUREG/BR–0204, Rev. 3, contains instructions for completing NRC Forms 540, 540A, 541, 541A, 542, and 542A. The forms were originally developed by the NRC at the request of low-level waste industry groups. The forms are intended to provide uniformity and efficiency in the collection of information contained in manifests which are required to control transfers of LLW intended for disposal at a land disposal facility. However, as stated in 10 CFR part 20, appendix G, ‘‘Licensees need not use originals of these NRC Forms as long as any substitute forms are equivalent to the original documentation in respect to content, clarity, size, and location of information. . . .’’ The NRC previously noticed the availability of revisions to the Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Forms in the Federal Register on June 25, 2021 (86 FR 33783). The information collection contained in the current extension request does not include any material changes to the forms, except for: (1) changes to the Paperwork Reduction Act statement to indicate that licensees may use equivalent forms, and (2) the deletion of the expiration date. 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 number of annual responses, the number of annual respondents, and 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? PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48697 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: August 5, 2022. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. David C. Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–17168 Filed 8–9–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2022–0069] Information Collection: Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: 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: 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. NRC, Washington, DC 20555–0001. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1

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[NRC-2021-0044]


Information Collection: NRC Forms 541 and 541A, Uniform Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste Manifest Container and Waste Description and 
Continuation Page

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 Forms 541 and 541A, Uniform Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste Manifest Container and Waste Description and 
Continuation Page.''

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; 
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-2021-0044. 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 
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-2021-0044 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-2021-0044. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2021-0044 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]. A copy of the NRC Forms 541 and 541A 
and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing 
ADAMS Accession Nos. ML22132A252, ML22132A253, and ML20178A433, 
respectively. The draft supporting statement is available in ADAMS 
under Accession No. ML22132A251.
     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-2021-0044 in your comment submission.

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    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: NRC Forms 541 and 541A, 
Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Container and Waste 
Description and Continuation Page.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0166.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Forms 541 and 541A.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: NRC Form 541 
and 541A, or the Agreement State equivalent forms, are used by low-
level radioactive waste (LLW) shippers when LLW is shipped. NRC Form 
541/541A, combined with NRC Forms 540/540A and 542/542A, are 
collectively referred to as the Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
Manifest forms. The disposal facilities and their Agreement State 
regulators, where applicable, use the information found on the forms to 
ensure waste disposal meets the requirements in part 61 of title 10 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) for the protection of the 
public and environment. The NRC does not collect or retain data on the 
forms and the forms are not sent to or received by the NRC. NRC Form 
541/541A and NRC Form 542/542A are (1) mailed or electronically 
transferred to the intended consignee prior to the shipment arriving at 
the consignee or (2) delivered with the waste to the consignee. NRC 
Form 540 and 540A are required to be with the shipment regardless of 
which of the above methods is chosen.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: NRC Form 541 and 
continuation Form 541A are completed by generators, collectors, and 
processors of LLW intended for ultimate disposal at a licensed land 
disposal facility.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 4,616.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 712.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 15,233.
    10. Abstract: The completed NRC Form 541 contains information 
needed to satisfy the waste manifesting requirements of the NRC's 10 
CFR part 20. NUREG/BR-0204, Rev. 3, contains instructions for 
completing NRC Forms 540, 540A, 541, 541A, 542, and 542A. The forms 
were originally developed by the NRC at the request of low-level waste 
industry groups. The forms are intended to provide uniformity and 
efficiency in the collection of information contained in manifests 
which are required to control transfers of LLW intended for disposal at 
a land disposal facility. However, as stated in 10 CFR part 20, 
appendix G, ``Licensees need not use originals of these NRC Forms as 
long as any substitute forms are equivalent to the original 
documentation in respect to content, clarity, size, and location of 
information. . . .''
    The NRC previously noticed the availability of revisions to the 
Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Forms in the Federal 
Register on June 25, 2021 (86 FR 33783). The information collection 
contained in the current extension request does not include any 
material changes to the forms, except for: (1) changes to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act statement to indicate that licensees may use equivalent 
forms, and (2) the deletion of the expiration date.

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 number of annual responses, the number of 
annual respondents, and 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: August 5, 2022.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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