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###### Nuclear Regulatory Commission

          - [NRC-2023-0102]

# AGENCY:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

# ACTION:

Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment.

# 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, “Comprehensive Decommissioning Program, Annual Site List and Point of Contact.”

# DATES:

Submit comments by January 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:

You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject); 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-2023-0102. 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 C. 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 C. 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.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

### A. Obtaining Information

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0102 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-2023-0102.                
    -  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                      PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.                      A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession No. ML23299A248. The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML23142A177.                
    -  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 C. 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

                    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website (                    *https://www.regulations.gov*). Please include Docket ID NRC-2023-0102, in your comment submission.                

                    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information in                           ( print page 81112)                        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 below.

                    1.                     *The title of the information collection:*                     Comprehensive Decommissioning Program, Annual Site List and Point of Contact.                

                    2.                     *OMB approval number:*                     3150-0206.                

                    3.                     *Type of submission:*                     Extension.                

                    4.                     *The form number, if applicable:*                     Not applicable.                

                    5.                     *How often the collection is required or requested:*                     Annually.                

                    6.                     *Who will be required or asked to respond:*                     All Agreement States who have signed Section 274(b) Agreements with the NRC.                

                    7.                     *The estimated number of annual responses:*                     39 (20 responses from Agreement States with sites of interest + 19 responses from Agreement States with no sites of interest).                

                    8.                     *The estimated number of annual respondents:*                     39 (20 responses from Agreement States with sites of interest + 19 responses from Agreement States with no sites of interest).                

                    9.                     *The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request:*                     49.5 (40 hours from Agreement States with sites of interest + 9.5 hours from Agreement States with no sites of interest).                

                    10.                     *Abstract:*                     Agreement States will be asked to provide a list of sites undergoing decommissioning and point of contact information for uranium recovery and complex materials sites undergoing decommissioning that are regulated by the Agreement States. The information request will allow the NRC to compile, in a centralized location, a list of facilities and points of contact who can provide information regarding Agreement State sites undergoing decommissioning in the United States. This does not apply to information, such as trade secrets and commercial or financial information provided by the Agreement States, that is considered privileged or confidential.                

## 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: November 16, 2023.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

David C. Cullison,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 2023-25754 Filed 11-20-23; 8:45 am]

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