[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 18153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9558]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information
collection request to OMB and solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of
continued approval of information collections under the provisions of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:
1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 150,
``Exemptions and Continued Regulatory Authority in Agreement States and
in Offshore Waters under Section 274.''
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0032.
3. How often the collection is required: 10 CFR 150.16(b),
150.17(c), and 150.19(c) require the submission of reports following
specified events, such as the theft or unlawful diversion of licensed
radioactive material. The source material inventory reports required
under 10 CFR 150.17(b) must be submitted annually by certain licensees.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Agreement State licensees
authorized to possess source or special nuclear material at certain
types of facilities, or at any one time and location in greater than
specified amounts.
5. The number of annual respondents: 63 Agreement State licensees.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 150 hours.
7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 150 provides certain exemptions from NRC
regulations for persons in Agreement States. Part 150 also defines
activities in Agreement States and in offshore waters over which NRC
regulatory authority continues, including certain information
collection requirements. The information is needed to permit NRC to
make reports to other governments and the International Atomic Energy
Agency in accordance with international agreements. The information is
also used to carry out NRC's safeguards and inspection programs.
Submit, by June 13, 1997, 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 draft supporting statement may be viewed free of
charge at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW., (lower
level), Washington, DC. Members of the public who are in the
Washington, DC area, can access this document via modem on the Public
Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC's Advance Copy Document Library), NRC
subsystem at FedWorld, 703-321-3339. Members of the public who are
located outside of the Washington, DC, area can dial FedWorld, 1-800-
303-9672, or use the FedWorld Internet address: fedworld.gov (Telnet).
The document will be available on the bulletin board for 30 days after
the signature date of this notice. If assistance is needed in accessing
the document, please contact the FedWorld help desk at 703-487-4608.
Additional assistance in locating the document is available from the
NRC Public Document Room, nationally at 1-800-397-4209, or within the
Washington, DC, area at 202-634-3273.
Comments and questions about the information collection
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Brenda Jo.
Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 F33, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet electronic
mail at [email protected]
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of April, 1997.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gerald F. Cranford,
Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 97-9558 Filed 4-11-97; 8:45 am]
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