Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 14, 2005 / Notices 54411 

Dated: September 9, 2005. 

Bentley M. Roberts, Jr., 

Clerk of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 05–18256 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7400–01–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (05–134)] 

Notice of Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: All comments should be 

submitted within 60 calendar days from 

the date of this publication. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should be 

addressed to Mr. Walter Kit, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Mail Suite 

6M70, National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, Washington, DC 20546–

0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Mr. Walter Kit, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, NASA 

Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Mail 

Suite 6M70, Washington, DC 20546, 

(202) 358–1350, walter.kit-1@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The information will be used by the 

Headquarters Office of Security and 

Program Protection (OSPP) to help 

fulfill its responsibilities for facilitating 

business visits and assignments that 

support U.S. national interests and 

NASA’s international program interests 

and operational requirements, and by 

the Office of External Relations for 

export control oversight. This 

information is collected and stored in 

the NASA Foreign National 

Management System (NFNMS) and will 

be used by OSPP to determine 

acceptability for a foreign national, or 

U.S. citizen representing a foreign 

entity, to access NASA installations or 

facilities for business or high level 

protocol visit purposes. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents provide unformatted 

information for specific data fields. Data 

are provided orally, via a hard copy, or 

e-mailed to a NASA representative who 

transfers the information into a database 

(attached is a printout of the NASA 

Foreign Nationals Management System 

data entry form). To ensure data 

security, access to the electronic data 

entry form is limited to approved NASA 

employees or contractors. Direct data 

entry by respondents is not permitted. 

III. Data 

Title: NASA Foreign National Access 

Information. 

OMB Number: 2700—XXXX. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Affected Public: Foreign nationals and 

NASA contractors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

9,900 annually. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5 

hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,950. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $9,715/ 

year. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of NASA, including 

whether the information collected has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

NASA’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including automated 

collection techniques or the use of other 

forms of information technology 

Dated: September 7, 2005. 

Patricia L. Dunnington, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–18276 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of 

information collection and solicitation 

of public comment. 

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently 

submitted to OMB for review the 

following proposal for the collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). 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. 

1. Type of submission, new, revision, 

or extension: Extension. 

2. The title of the information 

collection: 10 CFR Part 9, Public 

Records. 

3. The form number if applicable: 

NRC–509 and NRC–509A. 

4. How often the collection is 

required: On occasion. 

5. Who will be required or asked to 

report: Individuals requesting access to 

records under the Freedom of 

Information or Privacy Acts, or to 

records that are already publicly 

available in the NRC’s Public Document 

Room. Submitters of information 

containing trade secrets or confidential 

commercial or financial information 

who have been notified that the NRC 

has made an initial determination that 

the information should be disclosed. 

6. An estimate of the number of 

annual responses: 7,987. 

7. The estimated number of annual 

respondents: 7,987. 

8. An estimate of the total number of 

hours needed annually to complete the 

requirement or request: 2,120 (.3 hours 

per response). 

9. An indication of whether Section 

3507(d), Public Law 104–13 applies: 

N/A. 

10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 9 establishes 

information collection requirements for 

individuals making requests for records 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA). It also 

contains requests to waive or reduce 

fees for searching for and reproducing 

records in response to FOIA requests; 

and requests for expedited processing of 

requests. The information required from 

the public is necessary to identify the 

records they are requesting; to justify 

requests for waivers or reductions in 

searching or copying fees; or to justify 

expedited processing. Section 9.28(b) 

provides that if the submitter of 

information designated to be trade 

secrets or confidential commercial or 

financial information objects to the 

disclosure, he must provide a written 

statement within 30 days that specifies 

all grounds why the information is a 

trade secret or commercial or financial 

information that is privileged or 

confidential. 

54412 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 14, 2005 / Notices 

Submit, by November 14, 2005, 

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 burden estimate 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 be minimized, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology? 

A copy of the final supporting 

statement may be viewed free of charge 

at the NRC Public Document Room, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD 

20852. OMB clearance requests are 

available at the NRC World Wide Web 

site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ 

doc-comment/omb/index.html. The 

document will be available on the NRC 

home page site for 60 days after the 

signature date of this notice. 

Comments and questions should be 

directed to the OMB reviewer listed 

below by October 14, 2005. Comments 

received after this date will be 

considered if it is practical to do so, but 

assurance of consideration cannot be 

given to comments received after this 

date. John A. Asalone, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(3150–0043), NEOB–10202, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Comments can also be e-mailed to 

John_A._Asalone@omb.eop.gov or 

submitted by telephone at (202) 395–

4650. 

The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda 

Jo. Shelton, 301–415–7233. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day 

of September, 2005. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Beth St. Mary, 

Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of 

Information Services. 

[FR Doc. 05–18196 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. 50–317 and 50–318] 

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Inc., 

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 

Nos. 1 and 2; Exemption 

1.0 Background 

The Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power 

Plant, Inc. (the licensee) is the holder of 

Renewed Facility Operating License 

Nos. DPR–53 and DPR–69, which 

authorize operation of Calvert Cliffs 

Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 

(CCNPP), respectively. The licenses 

provide, among other things, that the 

facility is subject to all rules, 

regulations, and orders of the Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC, the 

Commission) now or hereafter in effect. 

The facility consists of two 

pressurized-water reactors located in 

Calvert County in Maryland. 

2.0 Request/Action 

Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Section 

50.68, ‘‘Criticality accident 

requirements,’’ sets forth requirements 

for which a licensee shall comply in 

lieu of maintaining a monitoring system 

capable of detecting a criticality as 

described in 10 CFR 70.24. In particular, 

subsection (b)(1) of 10 CFR 50.68 

requires that plant procedures shall 

prohibit the handling and storage at any 

one time of more fuel assemblies than 

have been determined to be safely 

subcritical under the most adverse 

moderation conditions feasible by 

unborated water. 

By letter dated December 21, 2004, as 

supplemented on May 31, 2005, the 

licensee submitted a request for an 

exemption from the requirements of 10 

CFR 50.68(b)(1) during the pent fuel 

pool (SFP) activities related to the 

underwater handling, loading, and 

unloading of the Transnuclear 

NUHOMS–32P dry shielded canister 

(DSC), as described in its proposed 

Amendment to Materials License No. 

SNM–2505, dated December 12, 2003, 

for the plant-specific independent spent 

fuel storage installation (ISFSI) at 

CCNPP. 

In summary, the licensee is unable to 

satisfy the above requirement for 

handling of the Transnuclear 

NUHOMS–32P DSC authorized by 10 

CFR Part 72 at CCNPP. Section 50.12(a) 

allows licensees to apply for an 

exemption from the requirements of 10 

CFR Part 50 if the application of the 

regulation is not necessary to achieve 

the underlying purpose of the rule and 

special conditions are met. The licensee 

stated in its application that compliance 

with 10 CFR 50.68(b)(1) is not necessary 

for handling the Transnuclear 

NUHOMS–32P DSC system to achieve 

the underlying purpose of the rule. 

3.0 Discussion 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, the 

Commission may, upon application by 

any interested person or upon its own 

initiative, grant exemptions from the 

requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 when: 

(1) The exemptions are authorized by 

law, will not present an undue risk to 

public health or safety, and are 

consistent with the common defense 

and security; and (2) when special 

circumstances are present. Therefore, in 

determining the acceptability of the 

licensee’s exemption request, the NRC 

staff has performed the following 

regulatory, technical, and legal 

evaluations to satisfy the requirements 

of 10 CFR 50.12 for granting the 

exemption. 

3.1 Regulatory Evaluation 

The CCNPP Technical Specifications 

(TSs) currently permit the licensee to 

store spent fuel assemblies in highdensity storage racks in its SFP. In 

accordance with the provisions of 10 

CFR 50.68(b)(4), the licensee takes 

credit for soluble boron for criticality 

control and ensures that the effective 

neutron multiplication factor (keff) of the 

SFP does not exceed 0.95, if flooded 

with borated water. Subsection 

50.68(b)(4) also requires that if credit is 

taken for soluble boron, the keff must 

remain below 1.0 (subcritical) if flooded 

with unborated water. However, the 

licensee is unable to satisfy the 

requirement to maintain the keff below 

1.0 (subcritical) with unborated water, 

which is also the requirement of 10 CFR 

50.68(b)(1), during cask handling 

operations in the SFP. Therefore, the 

licensee proposed an exemption from 10 

CFR 50.68(b)(1) to permit the 

performance of spent fuel loading, 

unloading, and handling operations 

related to dry cask storage without being 

analyzed to be subcritical under the 

most adverse moderation conditions 

feasible by unborated water. 

Appendix A, ‘‘General Design Criteria 

(GDC) for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ to 10 

CFR Part 50 provides a list of the 

minimum design requirements for 

nuclear power plants. According to GDC 

62, ‘‘Prevention of criticality in fuel 

storage and handling,’’ the licensee 

must limit the potential for criticality in 

the fuel handling and storage system by 

physical systems or processes. Since 

CCNPP was licensed prior to the 

issuance of the Appendix A to 10 CFR 

Part 50, GDC 62 is not directly 

applicable. However, CCNPP was 

licensed to the 1967 draft GDC, as 

discussed in Appendix 1C of the 

CCNNP Updated Final Safety Analysis 

Report (UFSAR). The comparable draft 

GDC is Criterion 66, ‘‘Prevention of Fuel 

Storage Criticality,’’ that states: 

‘‘Criticality in new and spent fuel 

storage shall be prevented by physical 

systems or processes. Such means as 

geometrically safe configurations shall 

be emphasized over procedural 

controls.’’