[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 238 (Thursday, December 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79531-79532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27061]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0236]


Information Collection: Licenses and Radiation Safety 
Requirements for Irradiators

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, ``Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements 
for Irradiators.''

DATES: Submit comments by February 8, 2021. 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:
    <bullet> Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0236. Address 
questions about NRC docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#29634c4747404f4c5b076b465b4e4c5a69475b4a074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c983aca7a7a0afacbbe78ba6bbaeacba89a7bbaae7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document.
    <bullet> 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: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e0a98e868f838f8c8c85839493ceb285938f95928385a08e9283ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e270008010d0102020b0d1a1d403c0b1d011b1c0d0b2e001c0d40090118">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0236 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0236. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2020-0236 on this website.
    <bullet> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a1a0e1844180f19051f18090f2a041809440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="027266702c7067716d77706167426c70612c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>. The supporting statement is available 
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20245E536.
    <bullet> Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of public documents is currently closed. You may submit your request to 
the PDR via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6f6e2f488f4c3d5c9d3d4c5c3e6c8d4c588c1c9d0">[email protected]</a> or call 1-800-397-4209 
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), 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

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charge by contacting 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#ce87a0a8a1ada1a2a2abadbabde09cabbda1bbbcadab8ea0bcade0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aae3c4ccc5c9c5c6c6cfc9ded984f8cfd9c5dfd8c9cfeac4d8c984cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>.

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2020-0236 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. The NRC will post all comment 
submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment 
submissions into ADAMS, and the NRC does not routinely edit comment 
submissions 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 the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions 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: 10 CFR part 36 
``Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0158.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Applications 
for new licenses and amendments may be submitted at any time (on 
occasion). Applications for renewal are submitted every 15 years. 
Reports are submitted as events occur.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Applicants for and 
holders of specific licenses authorizing the use of licensed material 
for irradiators.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 2,396 responses.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 70 respondents.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 39,836 hours.
    10. Abstract: Part 36 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, establishes radiation safety requirements for the use of 
radioactive material for irradiators. The information in the 
applications, reports, and records is used by the NRC staff to ensure 
that the health and safety of the public is protected and that the 
licensee possession and use of source or byproduct material 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?
    2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection 
accurate?
    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 4, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-27061 Filed 12-9-20; 8:45 am]
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