Notice2024-13553
Information Collection: Reactor Site Criteria
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Published
June 21, 2024
Issuing agencies
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Abstract
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, "Reactor Site Criteria."
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52104-52105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13553]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0154]
Information Collection: Reactor Site Criteria
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 request for renewal of an existing collection of
information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
The information collection is entitled, ``Reactor Site Criteria.''
DATES: Submit comments by July 22, 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 <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#460f28202925292a2a232532356814233529333425230628342568212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e371018111d1112121b1d0a0d502c1b0d110b0c1d1b3e100c1d50191108">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0154 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:
<bullet> Federal Rulemaking website: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0154.
<bullet> NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at <a href="https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html">https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html</a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d4d594f334f786e72686f7e785d736f7e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f3f2b3d413d0a1c001a1d0c0a2f011d0c41080019">[email protected]</span></a>. The supporting statement is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML24116A125.
<bullet> 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94c4d0c6bac6f1e7fbe1e6f7f1d4fae6f7baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bcbdfc9b5c9fee8f4eee9f8fedbf5e9f8b5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a> 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.
<bullet> 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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c35121a131f131010191f080f522e190f13090e1f193c120e1f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="feb79098919d9192929b9d8a8dd0ac9b8d918b8c9d9bbe908c9dd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>.
B. Submitting Comments
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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 comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission. All comment submissions are
posted at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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
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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 request for renewal of
an existing collection of information to OMB for review entitled,
``Reactor Site Criteria.'' 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 5, 2024, 89 FR 24044.
1. The title of the information collection: Reactor Site Criteria.
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0093.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: As necessary
in order for the NRC to assess the adequacy of proposed seismic design
bases and the design bases for other site hazards for small modular
reactors (SMRs) and/or non-light water reactors (LWRs) constructed and
licensed in accordance with parts 50 and 52 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Applicants who apply
for an early site permit (ESP), combined license (COL) or a
construction permit (CP) or operating license (OL) on or after January
10, 1997.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 13.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 13.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 482,412 hours.
10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 100, ``Reactor Site Criteria,''
establishes approval requirements for proposed sites for the purpose of
constructing and operating stationary SMRs and/or non-LWRs. Subpart B,
``Evaluation Factors for Stationary Power Reactor Site Applications on
or after January 10, 1997,'' requirements apply to applicants who apply
for an ESP, COL or a CP or OL on or after January 10, 1997. This
clearance is necessary since the NRC is expecting approximately 8 SMR
and/or non-LWR siting applications over the next 3 years. The
applicants must provide information regarding the physical
characteristics of the site in addition to the potential for natural
phenomena and man-made hazards. This includes information on
meteorological hazards (such as hurricanes, tornadoes, snowfall, and
extreme temperatures), hydrologic hazards (such as floods, tsunami, and
seiches) geologic hazards (such as faulting, seismic hazards, and the
maximum credible earthquake) and factors such as population density,
the proximity of man-related hazards (e.g., airports, dams,
transportation routes, military and chemical facilities), and site
hydrological and atmospheric dispersion characteristics. The NRC staff
reviews the submitted information and, if necessary, may generate a
request for additional information. The staff meets with the applicant
and conducts a site visit to resolve any open issues. When the open
issues have been resolved, the staff writes the final safety evaluation
report, which is published and used as a basis for the remainder of the
NRC licensing process.
Dated: June 14, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13553 Filed 6-20-24; 8:45 am]
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