OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at
this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor
an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will include in the supporting
statement of the next ICR, to be submitted to OMB at the final rule
stage, a description of how the agency has responded to any public
comments on the ICR. This action has no effect on any current
approvals.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2015
01/31/2015
01/31/2015
131
0
131
8,589
0
8,589
787
0
787
Proposed Rule: 10 CFR Parts 40, 70,
72, 74, and 150 The NRC is proposing to amend its regulations to
revise and consolidate the requirements for MC&A of SNM in 10
CFR Part 74. The proposed amendments relocate the NMMSS-related
reporting requirements for a licensee operating an ISFSI from 10
CFR Part 72 to 10 CFR Part 74; however, no changes have been made
to the reporting requirements for NRC Forms 741, 742, or 742C. The
proposed rule would change recordkeeping requirements for in
Subparts B, C, and D. The reactor licensees have already
implemented item control systems to document, control, and account
for discrete items and thus would not be impacted by the proposed
requirement. The ISFSI licensees would be impacted by the proposed
item control requirement. Licensees under Subpart C would include
currently exempted items in their item controls. Currently there is
no licensee operating a facility under Subpart D.
The overall burden would
increase due to the new recordkeeping requirement in
Section74.19(d) and the modified recordkeeping requirements in
Sections 74.31(c)(6), 74.33(c)(6), and 74.43(b)(5) and (6). The
following four paragraphs summarize the reasons for changing the
item control requirements that involve recordkeeping. The proposed
changes to 10 CFR 74.19(d) would require reactor licensees and
ISFSI licensees to establish, document, implement, and maintain an
item control system as defined in 10 CFR 74.4. The reactor
licensees have already implemented item control systems and would
not be impacted by the proposed requirement. The 63 ISFSI licensees
would not be significantly impacted by the requirement. The SNM is
generally in the form of containerized fuel rods and fuel
assemblies that are very large and heavy and require access to and
use of large equipment to handle and move. Upon receipt at an
ISFSI, the licensee would place the containers of spent nuclear
fuel into a dry cask storage installation and seal the
installation. At full capacity an installation would not be
re-entered and the inventory would be static. The proposed changes
to 10 CFR 74.31(c)(6) would require each Category III fuel
fabrication facility to include currently exempted items in their
item control system. The currently exempted items that a licensee
would be required to track include items that exist for 14 days or
less and individual items containing less than 500 grams of
uranium-235 up to a total of 50 kilograms of uranium-235. It is
estimated by the NRC that the changes would impact the three
licensees that are currently operating the Category III facilities.
The proposed changes to 10 CFR 74.33(c)(6)(ii) would require each
Category III enrichment facility to include currently exempted
items in their item control system. The currently exempted items
that a licensee would be required to track include items that exist
for less than 14 days and individual items containing less than 500
grams uranium-235 up to a cumulative total of 50 kilograms of
uranium-235. It is estimated by the NRC that the changes would
impact two licensees that are operating enrichment facilities. The
proposed changes to 10 CFR 74.43(b)(5) and (6) would require any
future Category II facility to include currently exempted items in
their item control system. The currently exempted items include
items that exist for less than 14 calendar days and individual
items containing less than 200 grams of plutonium or uranium-233 or
300 grams or more of uranium-235 up to a total of one formula of
kilogram of strategic SNM or 17 kilograms of uranium-235 contained
in uranium enriched to 10 percent or more but less than 20 percent
in the uranium-235 isotope. Currently there is no facility licensed
to operate as a Category II facility.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
10 CFR 74 PR MC&A Guidance 110813.pdf
10 CFR 74 Draft RA rev 03.docx
10 CFR Part 74, "Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material"