[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 24573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11729]
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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 73--
Physical Protection of Plants and Materials.
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0002.
3. How often the collection is required: On occasion. Required
reports are submitted and evaluated as events occur.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Persons who possess, use,
import, export, transport, or deliver to a carrier for transport,
special nuclear material.
5. The number of annual responses: 68,643.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: The industry total burden is 410,602 hours annually
(43,241.7 hours for reporting and 367,359.8 hours for recordkeeping).
7. Abstract: NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 73 prescribe
requirements for establishment and maintenance of a physical protection
system with capabilities for protection of special nuclear material at
fixed sites and in transit and of plants in which special nuclear
material is used. The information in the reports and records is used by
the NRC staff to ensure that the health and safety of the public is
protected and that licensee possession and use of special nuclear
material is in compliance with license and regulatory requirements.
Submit, by July 6, 1998, 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. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC
worldwide web site (http://www.nrc.gov) under the FedWorld collection
link on the home page tool bar. The document will be available on the
NRC home page site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice.
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, or by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic
mail at [email protected]
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23th day of April 1998.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-11729 Filed 5-1-98; 8:45 am]
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