[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38432-38433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18959]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and
solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following
proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby
informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 39--
Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging.
3. How often the collection is required: Applications for new
licenses and amendments may be submitted at any time. Applications for
renewal are submitted every 10 years. Reports are submitted as events
occur.
4. Who will be required or asked to report: Applicants for and
holders of specific licenses authorizing the use of licensed
radioactive material in well logging.
5. The number of annual responses: 518 NRC licensees and 1,036
Agreement State licensees.
6. The number of annual respondents: 51 NRC licensees and 102
Agreement State licensees.
7. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: Approximately 3.4 hours annually per respondent for
applications and reports, plus approximately 232 hours annually per
recordkeeper. The industry total burden is 11,094 hours annually for
NRC licensees and 24,004 hours annually for Agreement State licensees.
8. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13
applies: Not applicable.
9. Abstract: NRC regulations in 10 CFR Part 39 establish radiation
safety requirements for the use of radioactive material in well logging
operations. The information in the applications, 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 source and
byproduct material is in compliance with license and regulatory
requirements.
A copy of the final 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 should be directed to the OMB reviewer by
August 17, 1998.
Erik Godwin, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0130),
NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503
Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3084.
The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of July, 1998.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-18959 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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