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(GTCC) waste management and nonradiological site restoration without
prior notification to the NRC.
DATE: The exemption was issued on
April 11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2024–0067 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2024–0067. 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.
• 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
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS
accession number for each document
referenced (if it is available in ADAMS)
is provided the first time that it is
mentioned in this document.
• 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tilda Liu, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 404–997–
4730, email: Tilda.Liu@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter
dated May 4, 2023 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML23157A101), YAEC submitted a
request to the NRC for an exemption
from paragraphs 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and
50.75(h)(2) of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) for the
YNPS Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation 1 (ISFSI).
1 As discussed in this document, the Yankee
Rowe ISFSI sits on the former site of Yankee Rowe,
which YAEC finished decommissioning in 2007.
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YAEC has established a separate
(segregated) account within its overarching NDT, entitled ‘‘ISFSI
Radiological Decom,’’ that identifies the
funds for radiological decommissioning
of the ISFSI apart from the larger
balance of funds in the NDT allocated
for ongoing management of SNF and
GTCC waste and for non-radiological
site restoration activities. Although 10
CFR 50.82 applies to the segregated
account, it does not apply to the overall
NDT.
The exemption from 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 50.75(h)(2) allows
YAEC to make withdrawals from the
segregated account, on an annual basis,
for SNF and GTCC waste management
and non-radiological site restoration
without prior notification to the NRC.
More specifically, with this exemption,
YAEC can annually transfer funds
exceeding 110 percent of the inflationadjusted Decommissioning Cost
Estimate, described in 10 CFR 50.75,
from the segregated account to its
overarching NDT and use those funds
for SNF and GTCC waste management
and non-radiological site restoration.
Based on the review, the NRC
determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
50.12(a), the exemption is authorized by
law, will not present an undue risk to
the public health and safety, and is
consistent with the common defense
and security. Also, the NRC determined
that special circumstances are present.
Therefore, the NRC granted YAEC an
exemption from the requirements of 10
CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR
50.75(h)(2) to permit YAEC to make
withdrawals from the segregated
account, on an annual basis, for SNF
and GTCC waste management and nonradiological site restoration without
prior notification to the NRC. All other
relevant requirements shall be met. On
April 11, 2024, the NRC issued an
exemption for YAEC (ADAMS Package
Accession No. ML23298A052). The NRC
staff also prepared an environmental
assessment and finding of no significant
impact regarding the proposed
exemption request, published in the
Federal Register on April 9, 2024 (89 FR
24877), and concluded that the
proposed exemption would not have a
significant impact on the quality of the
human environment.
Although only the Yankee Rowe ISFSI remains on
the site, YAEC’s 10 CFR part 50 license, Facility
Operating License No. DPR–3, remains in effect.
Because YAEC requested an exemption from the
requirements of 10 CFR part 50, this would be an
exemption for YAEC’s 10 CFR part 50 license rather
than for YAEC’s 10 CFR part 72 general license.
Therefore, although YAEC’s submission requested
an exemption for the Yankee Rowe ISFSI, the NRC
staff will consider it a request for an exemption for
YNPS.
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Dated: May 2, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Yoira Diaz-Sanabria,
Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing
Branch, Division of Fuel Management, Office
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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[NRC–2023–0169]
Information Collection: Fitness for
Duty Programs
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, ‘‘Fitness for Duty Programs.’’
DATES: Submit comments by July 8,
2024. 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–2023–0169. 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 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 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.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023–
0169 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. Y ou 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–2023–0169. A copy
of the collection of information and
related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID
NRC–2023–0169 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
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the
convenience of the reader, instructions
about obtaining materials referenced in
this document are provided in the
‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section.
• 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov
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 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.
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B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic
comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://
www.regulations.gov). Please include
Docket ID NRC–2023–0169, 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
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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 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 as
follows.
1. The title of the information
collection: 10 CFR part 26, ‘‘Fitness for
Duty Programs.’’
2. OMB approval number: 3150–0146.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable:
NRC Form 890, ‘‘Single Positive Test
Form’’; NRC Form 891, ‘‘Annual
Reporting Form for Drug and Alcohol
Tests’’; and NRC Form 892, ‘‘Annual
Fatigue Reporting Form.’’
5. How often the collection is required
or requested: Annually and on occasion.
The NRC receives reports on an annual
basis that detail the Fitness for Duty
(FFD) Program performance. The NRC
also receives, on occasion, reports
associated with FFD policy violations or
programmatic failures. Depending on
the type of violation or programmatic
failure, the report would be made
within 24 hours of the event occurrence,
or within 30 days of completing an
investigation into a programmatic
failure.
6. Who will be required or asked to
respond: Nuclear power reactor
licensees licensed under 10 CFR part 50,
‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities’’ and 10 CFR part
52, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and
Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants’’
(except those who have permanently
ceased operations and have verified that
fuel has been permanently removed
from the reactor); all holders of nuclear
power plant construction permits and
early site permits with a limited work
authorization and applicants for nuclear
power plant construction permits that
have a limited work authorization under
the provisions of 10 CFR part 50; all
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holders of a combined license for a
nuclear power plant issued under 10
CFR part 52 and applicants for a
combined license that have a limited
work authorization; all licensees who
are authorized to possess, use, or
transport formula quantities of strategic
special nuclear material (SSNM) under
the provisions of 10 CFR part 70,
‘‘Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear
Material’’; all holders of a certificate of
compliance of an approved compliance
plan issued under 10 CFR part 76
‘‘Certification of Gaseous Diffusion
Plants,’’ if the holder engages in
activities involving formula quantities
of SSNM; and all contractor/vendors (C/
Vs) who implement FFD programs or
program elements to the extent that the
licensees and other entities listed in this
paragraph rely on those C/V FFD
programs or program elements to
comply with 10 CFR part 26.
7. The estimated number of annual
responses: 324,646 responses (254
reporting responses + 49 recordkeepers
+ 324,343 third-party disclosure
responses).
8. The estimated number of annual
respondents: 64,392 respondents (28
drug and alcohol testing programs + 21
fatigue management programs + 64,343
third party respondents).
9. The estimated number of hours
needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or
request: 540,050 (5,301 hours reporting
+ 169,746 hours recordkeeping +
365,003 hours third-party disclosure)
10. Abstract: The NRC regulations in
10 CFR part 26 prescribe requirements
to establish, implement, and maintain
FFD programs at affected licensees and
other entities. The objectives of these
requirements are to provide reasonable
assurance that persons subject to the
rule are trustworthy, reliable, and not
under the influence of any substance,
legal or illegal, or mentally or physically
impaired from any cause, which in any
way could adversely affect their ability
to safely and competently perform their
duties. These requirements also provide
reasonable assurance that the effects of
fatigue and degraded alertness on
individual’s abilities to safely and
competently perform their duties are
managed commensurate with
maintaining public health and safety.
The information collections required by
10 CFR part 26 are necessary to properly
manage FFD programs and to enable
effective and efficient regulatory
oversight of affected licensees and other
entities. These licensees and other
entities must perform certain tasks,
maintain records, and submit reports to
comply with 10 CFR part 26 drug and
alcohol and fatigue management
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requirements. These records and reports
are necessary to enable regulatory
inspection and evaluation of a licensee’s
or other entity’s compliance with NRC
regulations, FFD performance, and
significant FFD-related events to help
maintain public health and safety,
promote the common defense and
security, and protect the environment.
ACTION:
Notice; receipt.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has received an
application for the renewal of Facility
Operating License Nos. DPR–19 and
DPR–25, which authorizes Constellation
Energy Generation, LLC (CEG, the
applicant) to operate Dresden Nuclear
Power Station (Dresden), Units 2 and 3.
III. Specific Requests for Comments
The renewed licenses would authorize
the applicant to operate Dresden, Units
The NRC is seeking comments that
2 and 3, for an additional 20 years
address the following questions:
beyond the period specified in the
1. Is the proposed collection of
current licenses. The current operating
information necessary for the NRC to
properly perform its functions? Does the license for Dresden, Unit 2, expires
December 22, 2029. The current
information have practical utility?
operating license for Dresden, Unit 3,
Please explain your answer.
expires January 12, 2031.
2. Is the estimate of the burden of the
DATES: The subsequent license renewal
information collection accurate? Please
application referenced in this document
explain your answer.
is available on May 7, 2024.
3. Is there a way to enhance the
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
quality, utility, and clarity of the
NRC–2024–0080 when contacting the
information to be collected?
NRC about the availability of
4. How can the burden of the
information regarding this document.
information collection on respondents
You may obtain publicly available
be minimized, including the use of
information related to this document
automated collection techniques or
using any of the following methods:
other forms of information technology?
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
IV. Availability of Documents
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2024–0080. Address
The documents identified in the
questions about Docket IDs in
following table are available to
Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
interested persons through ADAMS.
telephone: 301–415–0624; email:
ADAMS
Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical
Document description
accession
questions, contact the individual listed
No.
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT
section of this document.
Draft Supporting Statement .. ML24012A205
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Burden Spreadsheet ............. ML24012A206
Access and Management System
NRC Form 890, ‘‘Single
Positive Test Form’’ .......... ML22321A221 (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly
available documents online in the
NRC Form 891, ‘‘Annual Reporting Form for Drug and
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
Alcohol Tests’’ ................... ML22321A193 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
NRC Form 892, ‘‘Annual Faadams.html. To begin the search, select
tigue Reporting Form’’ ...... ML22013B250 ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For
problems with ADAMS, please contact
Dated: May 2, 2024.
the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, at
301–415–4737, or by email to
David Cullison,
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
accession number for each document
Information Officer.
referenced (if it is available in ADAMS)
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is provided the first time that it is
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• Public Library: A copy of the
subsequent license renewal application
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
for Dresden, Units 2 and 3, can be
COMMISSION
accessed at the following public
[Docket Nos. 50–237 and 50–249; NRC–
libraries: Morris Area Public Library,
2024–0080]
604 Liberty St., Morris, IL 60450, and
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.; Coal City Public Library District, 85 N
Garfield St., Coal City, IL 60416.
Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units
• NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you
2 and 3; Subsequent License Renewal
may
examine and order copies of
Application
publicly available documents, is open
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
by appointment. To make an
Commission.
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send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Yoo, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone: 301–415–8583; email:
Mark.Yoo@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC
has received an application from CEG,
dated April 17, 2024 (ADAMS Package
Accession No. ML24108A007) filed
pursuant to section 103 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and
part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, ‘‘Requirements for Renewal
of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power
Plants,’’ to renew the operating licenses
for Dresden, Units 2 and 3. Renewal of
the licenses would authorize the
applicant to operate the facility for an
additional 20-year period beyond the
period specified in the current operating
licenses. The current operating license
for Dresden, Unit 2, expires December
22, 2029. The current operating license
for Dresden, Unit 3, expires January 12,
2031. Dresden, Units 2 and 3, are
boiling water reactors located near
Morris, Illinois. The acceptability of the
tendered application for docketing, and
other matters, including an opportunity
to request a hearing, will be the subject
of subsequent Federal Register notices.
A copy of the subsequent license
renewal application for Dresden, Units
2 and 3, is also available to local
residents near the site at the following
public libraries: Morris Area Public
Library, 604 Liberty St., Morris, IL
60450, and Coal City Public Library
District, 85 N Garfield St., Coal City, IL
60416.
Dated: May 2, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lauren Gibson,
Chief, License Renewal Project Branch,
Division of New and Renewed Licenses, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0169]
Information Collection: Fitness for Duty Programs
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, ``Fitness for Duty Programs.''
DATES: Submit comments by July 8, 2024. 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-2023-0169. 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 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 Cullison, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email:
[email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0169 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. Y ou 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-2023-0169. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2023-0169 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]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
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 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-2023-0169, 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 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 as
follows.
1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 26,
``Fitness for Duty Programs.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0146.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 890, ``Single Positive
Test Form''; NRC Form 891, ``Annual Reporting Form for Drug and Alcohol
Tests''; and NRC Form 892, ``Annual Fatigue Reporting Form.''
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Annually and
on occasion. The NRC receives reports on an annual basis that detail
the Fitness for Duty (FFD) Program performance. The NRC also receives,
on occasion, reports associated with FFD policy violations or
programmatic failures. Depending on the type of violation or
programmatic failure, the report would be made within 24 hours of the
event occurrence, or within 30 days of completing an investigation into
a programmatic failure.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Nuclear power reactor
licensees licensed under 10 CFR part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of
Production and Utilization Facilities'' and 10 CFR part 52, ``Licenses,
Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants'' (except those
who have permanently ceased operations and have verified that fuel has
been permanently removed from the reactor); all holders of nuclear
power plant construction permits and early site permits with a limited
work authorization and applicants for nuclear power plant construction
permits that have a limited work authorization under the provisions of
10 CFR part 50; all holders of a combined license for a nuclear power
plant issued under 10 CFR part 52 and applicants for a combined license
that have a limited work authorization; all licensees who are
authorized to possess, use, or transport formula quantities of
strategic special nuclear material (SSNM) under the provisions of 10
CFR part 70, ``Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material''; all
holders of a certificate of compliance of an approved compliance plan
issued under 10 CFR part 76 ``Certification of Gaseous Diffusion
Plants,'' if the holder engages in activities involving formula
quantities of SSNM; and all contractor/vendors (C/Vs) who implement FFD
programs or program elements to the extent that the licensees and other
entities listed in this paragraph rely on those C/V FFD programs or
program elements to comply with 10 CFR part 26.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 324,646 responses (254
reporting responses + 49 recordkeepers + 324,343 third-party disclosure
responses).
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 64,392 respondents
(28 drug and alcohol testing programs + 21 fatigue management programs
+ 64,343 third party respondents).
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 540,050 (5,301 hours
reporting + 169,746 hours recordkeeping + 365,003 hours third-party
disclosure)
10. Abstract: The NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 26 prescribe
requirements to establish, implement, and maintain FFD programs at
affected licensees and other entities. The objectives of these
requirements are to provide reasonable assurance that persons subject
to the rule are trustworthy, reliable, and not under the influence of
any substance, legal or illegal, or mentally or physically impaired
from any cause, which in any way could adversely affect their ability
to safely and competently perform their duties. These requirements also
provide reasonable assurance that the effects of fatigue and degraded
alertness on individual's abilities to safely and competently perform
their duties are managed commensurate with maintaining public health
and safety. The information collections required by 10 CFR part 26 are
necessary to properly manage FFD programs and to enable effective and
efficient regulatory oversight of affected licensees and other
entities. These licensees and other entities must perform certain
tasks, maintain records, and submit reports to comply with 10 CFR part
26 drug and alcohol and fatigue management
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requirements. These records and reports are necessary to enable
regulatory inspection and evaluation of a licensee's or other entity's
compliance with NRC regulations, FFD performance, and significant FFD-
related events to help maintain public health and safety, promote the
common defense and security, and protect the environment.
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?
IV. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons through ADAMS.
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ADAMS
Document description accession No.
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Draft Supporting Statement.............................. ML24012A205
Burden Spreadsheet...................................... ML24012A206
NRC Form 890, ``Single Positive Test Form''............. ML22321A221
NRC Form 891, ``Annual Reporting Form for Drug and ML22321A193
Alcohol Tests''........................................
NRC Form 892, ``Annual Fatigue Reporting Form''......... ML22013B250
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Dated: May 2, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-09915 Filed 5-6-24; 8:45 am]
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