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National Source Tracking System for 

certain sealed sources. The amendments 

require licensees to report certain 

transactions involving nationally 

tracked sources to the National Source 

Tracking System. These transactions 

include manufacture, transfer, receipt, 

disassembly, or disposal of the 

nationally tracked source. This 

information collection is mandatory and 

is used to populate the National Source 

Tracking System. 

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, 

Maryland 20852. OMB clearance 

requests are available at the NRC 

worldwide Web site: http:// 

www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doccomment/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 July 13, 2009. 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. 

NRC Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs (3150–0202), 

NEOB–10202, Office of Management 

and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. 

The NRC Clearance Officer is Gregory 

Trussell, (301) 415–6445. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day 

of June 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Tremaine Donnell, 

Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of 

Information Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–13715 Filed 6–10–09; 8:45 am] 

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[NRC–2009–0231; EA–09–131] 

In the Matter of General Motors 

Corporation, Detroit, MI; Demand for 

Information 

I 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NRC or Commission) is issuing this 

Demand for Information because it is 

our understanding that General Motors 

Corporation (GM) possesses radioactive 

material in the form of tritium in exit 

signs. Because GM possesses radioactive 

material in this form, it holds what is 

referred to as a ‘‘general license’’ to 

possess such material. In this case, GM’s 

general license has been issued by the 

NRC pursuant to section 31.5 in Part 10 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 

CFR 31.5). This general license 

authorizes GM, the licensee, to receive, 

possess, use, or transfer, in accordance 

with the provisions of paragraphs (b), (c) 

and (d) of 10 CFR 31.5, radioactive 

material contained in devices designed 

and manufactured for the purpose of 

producing light. 

II 

On December 7, 2006, NRC issued 

Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2006– 

25, ‘‘Requirements for the Distribution 

and Possession of Tritium Exit Signs 

and the Requirements in 10 CFR 31.5 

and 32.51a.’’ This RIS was issued in part 

to remind general licensees of the 

requirements in 10 CFR 31.5 regarding 

transfer and disposal of tritium exit 

signs. It was NRC’s intent that issuance 

of this RIS would minimize the chances 

of improper disposal of tritium exit 

signs. 

Despite the publication of the RIS in 

2006, NRC has reason to believe that 

certain general licensees may lack 

awareness of their responsibility to 

account for and properly dispose of 

tritium exit signs. Therefore, the NRC 

needs further information to determine 

whether we can have reasonable 

assurance that general licensees are 

complying with NRC regulations 

applying to the possession, transfer, and 

disposal of tritium exit signs. 

III 

Accordingly, pursuant to sections 

161c, 161o, 182 and 186 of the Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and 

the Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR 

2.204 and 10 CFR 31.5, the NRC seeks 

information in order to determine 

whether additional regulatory action 

should be taken to ensure compliance 

with NRC requirements. Within 60 days 

of the date of this Demand for 

Information, GM must submit a written 

answer to the Director, Office of Federal 

and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001. GM’s answer must be 

submitted under oath or affirmation, 

and it must provide the following 

information: 

A. Explain how GM ensures 

compliance with the NRC requirements 

applying to the possession, transfer, and 

disposal of tritium exit signs GM has 

acquired. Identify and provide contact 

information for the individual GM has 

appointed who is responsible for 

ensuring day to day compliance with 

these requirements; 

B. State the number of tritium exit 

signs GM currently possesses and the 

number of signs that, according to GM’s 

records, should be in GM’s possession. 

C. Explain the reasons for any 

discrepancy between the number of 

tritium exit signs GM currently 

possesses and the number of signs that 

should be in GM’s possession. 

D. Describe any actions GM has taken 

or plans to take, to locate tritium exit 

signs that should be, but are not, in 

GM’s possession. 

E. Describe any actions GM has taken 

or plans to take, to prevent future losses 

of tritium exit signs. 

After reviewing GM’s response, the 

NRC will determine whether further 

action is necessary to ensure 

compliance with regulatory 

requirements. 

The Director, Office of Federal and 

State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs, may, in writing, 

relax or rescind any of the above 

conditions upon demonstration by the 

Licensee of good cause, such as a 

particularly large number of signs 

spread over multiple locations. If GM 

believes GM cannot report the results 

within the 60-day deadline, GM may 

forward a request to extend the 

deadline. Extensions will be granted if 

GM can reasonably demonstrate an 

inability to meet the deadline. 

Additionally, any other requirement can 

be relaxed or rescinded, as long as GM 

can reasonably demonstrate why that 

requirement should be relaxed or 

rescinded. Such requests may be 

emailed to MSEA@nrc.gov or faxed to 

Angela McIntosh at (301) 415–5955. 

Questions about this Demand for 

Information may be referred to Tritium 

Exit Sign Inventory Support at (301) 

415–3340. 

Send responses to: Director, Office of 

Federal and State Materials and 

Environmental Management Programs, 

Attention: Angela R. McIntosh, Mail 

Stop T8–E24, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555. 

Dated this 29 day of May 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Cynthia A. Carpenter, 

Director, Office of Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. E9–13709 Filed 6–10–09; 8:45 am] 

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[NRC–2009–0232] 

Draft NUREG/CR: Issuance, Availability 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

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ACTION: Notice of Issuance and 

Availability of Draft NUREG/CR, 

‘‘Diversity Strategies for Nuclear Power 

Plant Instrumentation and Control 

Systems.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael E. Waterman, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001, telephone: (301) 251– 

7451 or e-mail to 

Michael.Waterman@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing for public 

comment a draft contractor report in the 

agency’s ‘‘NUREG/CR’’ series. This 

series was developed to describe and 

make available to the public information 

such as the results of research 

conducted on behalf of the NRC 

regarding specific approaches for 

implementing safety systems in 

accordance with NRC regulations. 

The draft contractor report (NUREG/ 

CR), entitled, ‘‘Diversity Strategies for 

Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation 

and Control Systems,’’ is temporarily 

identified as ‘‘Diversity NUREG/CR’’, 

which should be mentioned in all 

related correspondence. 

This report presents the technical 

basis for establishing acceptable 

mitigating strategies that resolve 

diversity and defense-in-depth (D3) 

assessment findings and conform to 

NRC requirements. The research 

approach employed to establish 

appropriate diversity strategies involves 

investigation of available 

documentation on D3 methods and 

experience from nuclear power and 

nonnuclear industries, capture of expert 

knowledge and lessons learned, 

determination of commonalities in 

diversity approaches, and assessment of 

the nature of common-cause failures 

(CCFs) and compensating diversity 

attributes. Succinctly, the purpose of the 

research described in this report was to 

answer the question, ‘‘If diversity is 

needed in a safety system to mitigate the 

consequences of potential CCFs, how 

much diversity is enough?’’ 

The grouping of diversity criteria 

combinations establishes baseline 

diversity usage and facilitates a 

systematic organization of strategic 

approaches for coping with CCF 

vulnerabilities. These baseline sets of 

diversity criteria constitute appropriate 

CCF mitigating strategies for digital 

safety systems. The strategies represent 

guidance on acceptable diversity usage 

and can be applied directly to ensure 

that CCF vulnerabilities identified 

through a D3 assessment have been 

adequately resolved. Additionally, a 

framework has been generated for 

capturing practices regarding diversity 

usage. A metric has been developed for 

the systematic assessment of the 

comparative effect of proposed diversity 

strategies on the basis of these practices 

(see Appendix A). 

II. Further Information 

The NRC staff is soliciting comments 

on Diversity NUREG/CR. Comments 

may be accompanied by relevant 

information or supporting data and 

should mention ‘‘Diversity NUREG/CR’’ 

in the subject line. Comments submitted 

in writing or in electronic form will be 

made available to the public in their 

entirety through the NRC’s Agencywide 

Documents Access and Management 

System (ADAMS). 

Personal information will not be 

removed from your comments. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking 

Directives Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. 

2. E-mail comments to: 

nrcrep.resource@nrc.gov. 

3. Fax comments to: Rulemaking and 

Directives Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission at (301) 492–3446. 

Requests for technical information 

about Diversity NUREG/CR-xxxx may be 

directed to the NRC contact, Michael E. 

Waterman at (301) 251–7541 or e-mail 

to Michael.Waterman@nrc.gov. 

Comments would be most helpful if 

received by July 10, 2009. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered if it is practical to do so, but 

the NRC is able to ensure consideration 

only for comments received on or before 

this date. Although a time limit is given, 

comments and suggestions in 

connection with items for inclusion in 

the Diversity NUREG/CR currently 

being developed or improvements in the 

NUREG/CR are encouraged at any time. 

Electronic copies of Diversity 

NUREG/CR are available in ADAMS 

(http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html), under Accession No. 

ML090510113. 

In addition, the draft Diversity 

NUREG/CR is available for inspection at 

the NRC’s Public Document Room 

(PDR), which is located at 11555 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. 

The PDR’s mailing address is USNRC 

PDR, Washington, DC 20555–0001. The 

PDR can also be reached by telephone 

at (301) 415–4737 or (800) 397–4205, by 

fax at (301) 415–3548, and by e-mail to 

pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

NUREG/CRs are not copyrighted, and 

Commission approval is not required to 

reproduce them. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day 

of June 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Stuart A. Richards, 

Deputy Director, Division of Engineering, 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. 

[FR Doc. E9–13708 Filed 6–10–09; 8:45 am] 

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[NRC–2009–0235; Docket No. 72–46; EA– 

09–118] 

In the Matter of Dairyland Power 

Cooperative, La Crosse Boiling Water 

Reactor, Independent Spent Fuel 

Installation; Order Modifying License 

(Effective Immediately) 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Issuance of Order for 

Implementation of Additional Security 

Measures and Fingerprinting for 

Unescorted Access to Dairyland Power 

Cooperative. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: L. 

Raynard Wharton, Senior Project 

Manager, Licensing and Inspection 

Directorate, Division of Spent Fuel 

Storage and Transportation, Office of 

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 

(NMSS), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC), Rockville, MD 

20852. Telephone: (301) 492–3316; fax 

number: (301) 492–3348; e-mail: 

Raynard.Wharton@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.106, NRC (or the 

Commission) is providing notice, in the 

matter of La Crosse Boiling Water 

Reactor Independent Spent Fuel Storage 

Installation (ISFSI) Order Modifying 

License (Effective Immediately). 

Further Information 

I 

NRC has issued a general license to 

Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC), 

authorizing the operation of an ISFSI, in 

accordance with the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954, as amended, and Title 10 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 

Part 72. This Order is being issued to 

DPC, which has identified near-term 

plans to store spent fuel in an ISFSI 

under the general license provisions of 

10 CFR Part 72. The Commission’s 


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