[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23502-23503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10859]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: 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: ``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 (AEA) Radioactive Byproduct Material.
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0178.
3. How often the collection is required: In accordance with
compatible regulatory reporting requirements under formal Agreements,
the Agreement States are requested to submit event reports to NRC
within one month of notification from the State's licensee that an
incident or event has occurred, including follow-up investigative
report information. In addition, the Agreement States are requested to
report events, that may pose a significant health and safety hazard, to
the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer within the next working day of
notification by an Agreement States licensee.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Current Agreement States and
any State receiving Agreement State status in the future.
5. The number of annual respondents: 32 Agreement States.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or
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request: 1,240 hours (an average of approximately 2.0 hours per each
initial and follow-up report) for all existing Agreement States
reporting.
7. Abstract: NRC regulations require NRC licensees to report
incidents and events involving the use of radioactive byproduct, source
and special nuclear material, such as those involving a radiation
overexposure, leaking or contaminated sealed source(s), release of
excessive contamination of radioactive material, lost or stolen
radioactive material, equipment failures, and abandoned well logging
sources. Medical events are required to be reported in accordance with
10 CFR 35.3045. Agreement State licensees are also required to report
these events and medical events to their individual Agreement State
regulatory authorities under compatible Agreement State regulations.
NRC is requesting that the Agreement States provide information on the
initial notification, response actions, and follow-up investigations on
all events involving the use of nuclear materials regulated pursuant to
the Atomic Energy Act. The event information should be provided in a
uniform electronic format. The consolidation of both NRC and Agreement
State incident and event information, involving the use of AEA
radioactive materials, into one single national database provides the
capability for assessment and trending analysis. A national database
provides invaluable information for use in the identification of any
facility/site specific or national generic safety concerns that could
impact our ability to maintain public health and safety, and security.
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.
Submit, by July 1, 2003, 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, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Room O-1F21, Rockville, Maryland 20852. OMB clearance
requests are available at the NRC worldwide Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/index.html. 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 E6, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic
mail to [email protected].
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of April, 2003.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-10859 Filed 5-1-03; 8:45 am]
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