Information Collection: Physical Protection of Plants and Materials, 97078-97079 [2024-28733]

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• NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97078-97079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28733]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2024-0094]


Information Collection: Physical Protection of Plants and 
Materials

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, ``Physical Protection of Plants and 
Materials.''

DATES: Submit comments by February 4, 2025. 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-2024-0094. 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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0094 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-2024-0094.
     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 and 
burden spreadsheet are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. 
(ML24206A179 and ML24206A181).
     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-2024-0094, 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

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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: Physical Protection of 
Plants and Materials.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0002.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Once for the 
initial submittal of Cyber Security Plans, Physical Security Plans, 
Safeguards Contingency Plans, and Security Training and Qualification 
Plans and then on occasion when changes are made. Required reports are 
submitted and evaluated as events occur.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Nuclear power reactor 
licensees licensed under parts 50 or 52 of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), who possess, use, import, export, 
transport, or deliver to a carrier for transport, special nuclear 
material; actively decommissioning reactor licensees; Category I, 
Category II and Category III fuel facilities; nonpower reactors 
(research and test reactors); and other entities who mark and handle 
Safeguards Information.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 135,164.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 205.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 478,028 (25,885 
reporting + 428,564 recordkeeping + 23,579 third-party disclosure).
    10. Abstract: The NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 73 prescribe 
requirements to establish and maintain a physical protection system and 
security organization with capabilities for protection of: (1) Special 
Nuclear Material (SNM) at fixed sites, (2) SNM in transit, and (3) 
plants in which SNM is used. 10 CFR part 73 contains reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements which are necessary to help ensure that an 
adequate level of protection is provided for nuclear facilities and 
nuclear material, such as: development and maintenance of security 
documents including a physical security plan, a training and 
qualification plan, a safeguards contingency plan, a cyber security 
plan, and security implementing procedures; notifications to the NRC 
regarding safeguards and cyber security events; notifications to State 
governors and Tribes regarding shipments of irradiated reactor fuel; 
and requirements for conducting criminal history records checks of 
individuals granted unescorted access to a nuclear power facility, a 
non-power reactor, or access to Safeguards Information. The objective 
is to ensure that activities involving SNM are consistent with 
interests of common defense and security and that these activities do 
not constitute an unreasonable risk to public health and safety. The 
information in the reports and records submitted by licensees is used 
by the NRC staff to ensure that the health and safety of the public and 
the environment are protected, and licensee possession and use of SNM 
is in compliance with license and regulatory requirements.

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?

    Dated: December 3, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-28733 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]
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