Information Collection: Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, and Follow-Up Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act Radioactive Byproduct Material, 17627-17628 [2025-07296]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 80 / Monday, April 28, 2025 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments [NRC–2024–0152] Information Collection: Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, and Follow-Up Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act Radioactive Byproduct Material Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: 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, ‘‘Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, and Follow-up Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act Radioactive Byproduct Material.’’ DATES: Submit comments by June 27, 2025. 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: • Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2024–0152. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; telephone: 301–415–1003; email: Bridget.Curran@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Mail comments to: Kristen Benney, 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: Kristen Benney, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 6355; email: Infocollects.Resource@ nrc.gov. khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Apr 25, 2025 Jkt 265001 A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2024– 0152 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–2024–0152. A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC–2024–0152 on this website. • 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, at 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. ML25077A227. The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML25077A069. • 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 Acting Clearance Officer, Kristen Benney, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–6355; 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–2024–0152, in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information in comment submissions that you do not PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17627 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 as follows. 1. The title of the information collection: Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, and Follow-up Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act Radioactive Byproduct Material. 2. OMB approval number: 3150–0178. 3. Type of submission: Extension. 4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable. 5. How often the collection is required or requested: Agreement States are requested to provide copies of licensee nuclear material event reports electronically or by hardcopy to the NRC within 30 days of receipt from their licensee. In addition, Agreement States are requested to report events that may pose a significant health and safety hazard to the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer within 24 hours of notification by an Agreement State licensee. 6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Current Agreement States and any State receiving Agreement State status in the future. 7. The estimated number of annual responses: 450. 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 41. 9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 720 hours (360 reporting and 360 recordkeeping). 10. Abstract: NRC regulations require NRC licensees to report incidents and overexposures, leaking or contaminated E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1 17628 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 80 / Monday, April 28, 2025 / Notices sealed source(s), release of excessive contamination of radioactive material, lost or stolen radioactive material, equipment failures, abandoned well logging sources and medical events. Agreement State licenses are also required to report these events to their individual Agreement State regulatory authorities under compatible Agreement State regulations. The NRC is requesting that the Agreement States provide information to the NRC on the initial notification, response actions, and follow-up investigations on events involving the use (including suspected theft or terrorist activities) of nuclear materials regulated pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The event information should be provided in a uniform electronic format, for assessment and identification of any facilities/site-specific or generic safety concerns that could have the potential to impact public health and safety. The identification and review of safety concerns may result in lessons learned and may also identify generic issues for further study which could result in proposals for changes or revisions to technical or regulatory designs, processes, standards, guidance or requirements. III. Specific Requests for Comments khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES 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: April 23, 2025. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Kristen Benney, Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2025–07296 Filed 4–25–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Apr 25, 2025 Jkt 265001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 52–007; NRC–2025–0072] Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Clinton Early Site Permit Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Exemption; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an exemption in response to a December 20, 2024, request from Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, to allow the submittal of a renewal application for ESP–001 no later than 45 days prior to the expiration of the existing permit and still place the permit in timely renewal under NRC regulations. DATES: The exemption was issued on April 16, 2025. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2025–0072 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2025–0072. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; telephone: 301–415–1003; email: Bridget.Curran@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • 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, at 301–415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. • 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jordan Glisan, Office of Nuclear Reactor SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, telephone: 301–415–3478, email: Jordan.Glisan@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the exemption is attached. Dated: April 23, 2025. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jordan Glisan, Project Manager, Licensing and Regulatory Infrastructure Branch, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Attachment—Exemption. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Docket No. 52–007 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Clinton Early Site Permit Exemption I. Background Exelon Generation Company, LLC, renamed Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (CEG or the permit holder), is the holder of early site permit (ESP) ESP–001. The ESP was issued for a site located approximately 6 miles east of the city of Clinton in central Illinois and adjacent to the existing Clinton nuclear power station. The ESP approves the site for one or more nuclear power plants, which may be modular and designed to operate collectively at no more than 6800 megawatts thermal, independent of a specific nuclear plant design or an application for a construction permit or combined license. The permit also provides, among other things, that the site is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, Commission) now or hereafter in effect. The Clinton ESP became effective on March 15, 2007, and expires on March 15, 2027. II. Request/Action By letter dated December 20, 2024 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML24355A121), CEG requested an exemption from 10 CFR 2.109, ‘‘Effect of timely renewal application,’’ section (c), and 10 CFR 52.29, ‘‘Application for renewal,’’ to allow the renewal application for ESP–001 to be submitted no later than 45 days prior to the expiration of the existing permit and still receive timely renewal protection under 10 CFR 2.109(c) and 10 CFR 52.29. The regulation at 10 CFR 2.109(c) requires that the permit holder file a sufficient application for renewal no E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1

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[Notices]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2024-0152]


Information Collection: Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) 
for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, and Follow-Up 
Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act Radioactive 
Byproduct Material

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, ``Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) for 
the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, and Follow-up Data 
on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act Radioactive Byproduct 
Material.''

DATES: Submit comments by June 27, 2025. 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:
     Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0152. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; 
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the For Further Information 
Contact section of this document.
     Mail comments to: Kristen Benney, 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: Kristen Benney, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6355; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0152 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-2024-0152. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2024-0152 on this website.
     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, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. A copy of the collection of 
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by 
accessing ADAMS Accession No. ML25077A227. The supporting statement is 
available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML25077A069.
     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 
[email protected] 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 Acting Clearance Officer, Kristen Benney, Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6355; email: 
[email protected].

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2024-0152, 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. 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 as 
follows.
    1. The title of the information collection: Nuclear Material Events 
Database (NMED) for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, 
and Follow-up Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act 
Radioactive Byproduct Material.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0178.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: Agreement 
States are requested to provide copies of licensee nuclear material 
event reports electronically or by hardcopy to the NRC within 30 days 
of receipt from their licensee. In addition, Agreement States are 
requested to report events that may pose a significant health and 
safety hazard to the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer within 24 
hours of notification by an Agreement State licensee.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Current Agreement 
States and any State receiving Agreement State status in the future.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 450.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 41.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 720 hours (360 reporting 
and 360 recordkeeping).
    10. Abstract: NRC regulations require NRC licensees to report 
incidents and overexposures, leaking or contaminated

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sealed source(s), release of excessive contamination of radioactive 
material, lost or stolen radioactive material, equipment failures, 
abandoned well logging sources and medical events. Agreement State 
licenses are also required to report these events to their individual 
Agreement State regulatory authorities under compatible Agreement State 
regulations. The NRC is requesting that the Agreement States provide 
information to the NRC on the initial notification, response actions, 
and follow-up investigations on events involving the use (including 
suspected theft or terrorist activities) of nuclear materials regulated 
pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The event 
information should be provided in a uniform electronic format, for 
assessment and identification of any facilities/site-specific or 
generic safety concerns that could have the potential to impact public 
health and safety. The identification and review of safety concerns may 
result in lessons learned and may also identify generic issues for 
further study which could result in proposals for changes or revisions 
to technical or regulatory designs, processes, standards, guidance or 
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? 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: April 23, 2025.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kristen Benney,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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