Information Collection: Planned Power Uprate-Related Licensing Submittals for All Power Reactor Licensees, 63448-63449 [2024-17149]

Download as PDF 63448 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 150 / Monday, August 5, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Facilities,’’ establish requirements for providing assurance that funding will be available to radiologically decommission a reactor facility and terminate the part 50 license. Specifically, these requirements address, among other things, the amount of decommissioning funding to be provided, the methods to be used for assuring sufficient funding, and provisions restricting the use of the DTF during operations. Two separate petitions for rulemaking (PRM) were submitted to the NRC for consideration in 2008 and 2019 requesting that the NRC revise the definition of Decommissioning in 10 CFR 50.2 and amend 10 CFR 50.82 to allow access to the DTF to pay for the cost of the disposal of MRCs prior to permanent cessation of operations at nuclear power plants. The Commission denied both petitions, noting the subject is adequately covered by existing regulations, including the exemption process in 10 CFR 50.12, ‘‘Specific exemptions.’’ In the analyses recommending denial of the PRMs, the NRC staff noted that any withdrawal of funds from the DTF during operations, other than those allowed by NRC regulations, could undermine the intent of the decommissioning funding regulations. Therefore, only under extraordinary circumstances would a withdrawal from the DTF prior to permanent cessation of operations be permissible. The NRC staff evaluates each exemption request for a DTF withdrawal to ensure it meets the criteria for special exemptions in 10 CFR 50.12 and considers the totality of facts in determining whether to grant or deny a request. This ISG discusses the mechanisms which allow the use of a DTF to cover the cost of MRC disposal during operations. Information a licensee may provide that assists the NRC staff in assessing a licensee’s exemption request from the regulations related to the use of a DFT is also presented. II. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality Issuance of this ISG will not (i) constitute backfitting as defined in section 50.109 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Backfitting,’’ and as described in Management Directive (MD) 8.4, ‘‘Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests’’; (ii) affect issue finality of any approval issued under 10 CFR part 52, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants’’; or (iii) constitute forward fitting as that term is VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Aug 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 defined and described in MD 8.4. This ISG states the NRC staff’s position on the use of decommissioning trust funds during operations for disposal and lists examples of factors that the NRC staff would consider when evaluating exemption requests under 10 CFR 50.12. Applicants and licensees will not be required to comply with the positions set forth in this ISG. III. Congressional Review Act This ISG is not a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808). Dated: July 30, 2024. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. John Moses, Deputy Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2024–17236 Filed 8–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2024–0026] Information Collection: Planned Power Uprate-Related Licensing Submittals for All Power Reactor Licensees Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget; request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a proposed collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, ‘‘Planned Power UprateRelated Licensing Submittals for All Power Reactor Licensees.’’ DATES: Submit comments by September 4, 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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review— Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 301–415–2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2024– 0026 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–2024–0026. • 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 supporting statement, Regulatory Issue Summary, and burden table are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML24183A233, ML23353A201, and ML24018A171. • 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. B. Submitting Comments Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review— Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information in E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 150 / Monday, August 5, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently submitted a proposed collection of information to OMB for review entitled ‘‘Planned Power Uprate-Related Licensing Submittals for All Power Reactor Licensees.’’ The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period on this information collection on April 29, 2024, 89 FR 33402. 1. The title of the information collection: Planned Power UprateRelated Licensing Submittals for All Power Reactor Licensees. 2. OMB approval number: An OMB control number has not yet been assigned to this proposed information collection. 3. Type of submission: New. 4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable. 5. How often the collection is required or requested: Annually, with the addition of voluntary updates as available. 6. Who will be required or asked to respond: All holders of operating licenses or combined licenses for nuclear power reactors, except those that have permanently ceased operations and have certified that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vessel or combined license holders that have not received authorization to load nuclear fuel and begin operation. 7. The estimated number of annual responses: 5.33. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Aug 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 5.33. 9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 107. 10. Abstract: This voluntary information collection assists the NRC in determining resource and budget needs as well as aligning the proper allocation and utilization of resources to support power uprate related licensing activities. In addition, information provided to the NRC staff is intended to promote early communications between the NRC and the respective addressees about potential power uprate licensing actions, submission dates, and related activities to support power uprates, such as alternate source term amendments or accident tolerant fuels amendment activities. The overarching goal of this information collection is to assist the NRC staff more effectively and efficiently plan, schedule, and implement activities and reviews in a timely manner. Dated: July 30, 2024. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. David Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–17149 Filed 8–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2023–0150] Information Collection: Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C Waste Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget; request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, ‘‘Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and HighLevel Radioactive Waste and ReactorRelated Greater than Class C Waste.’’ DATES: Submit comments by September 4, 2024. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63449 ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review— Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023– 0150 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–2023–0150. • 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 supporting statement and information collection burden tables are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML24151A353 and ML24151A355, respectively. • 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: E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63448-63449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17149]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2024-0026]


Information Collection: Planned Power Uprate-Related Licensing 
Submittals for All Power Reactor Licensees

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget; 
request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently 
submitted a proposed collection of information to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is 
entitled, ``Planned Power Uprate-Related Licensing Submittals for All 
Power Reactor Licensees.''

DATES: Submit comments by September 4, 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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, NRC Clearance 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-2024-0026 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-2024-0026.
     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]. The supporting statement, 
Regulatory Issue Summary, and burden table are available in ADAMS under 
Accession Nos. ML24183A233, ML23353A201, and ML24018A171.
     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

    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information in

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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

    Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently submitted a proposed collection of 
information to OMB for review entitled ``Planned Power Uprate-Related 
Licensing Submittals for All Power Reactor Licensees.'' The NRC hereby 
informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or 
sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    The NRC published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment 
period on this information collection on April 29, 2024, 89 FR 33402.
    1. The title of the information collection: Planned Power Uprate-
Related Licensing Submittals for All Power Reactor Licensees.
    2. OMB approval number: An OMB control number has not yet been 
assigned to this proposed information collection.
    3. Type of submission: New.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Annually, 
with the addition of voluntary updates as available.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: All holders of 
operating licenses or combined licenses for nuclear power reactors, 
except those that have permanently ceased operations and have certified 
that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vessel or 
combined license holders that have not received authorization to load 
nuclear fuel and begin operation.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 5.33.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 5.33.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 107.
    10. Abstract: This voluntary information collection assists the NRC 
in determining resource and budget needs as well as aligning the proper 
allocation and utilization of resources to support power uprate related 
licensing activities. In addition, information provided to the NRC 
staff is intended to promote early communications between the NRC and 
the respective addressees about potential power uprate licensing 
actions, submission dates, and related activities to support power 
uprates, such as alternate source term amendments or accident tolerant 
fuels amendment activities. The overarching goal of this information 
collection is to assist the NRC staff more effectively and efficiently 
plan, schedule, and implement activities and reviews in a timely 
manner.

    Dated: July 30, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-17149 Filed 8-2-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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