[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6700-6701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2935]
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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: Policy Statement for
the ``Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC
Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof By States Through
Agreement,'' Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Request
for Information through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation
Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in
IMPEP.
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0183.
3. How often the collection is required: There are four activities
that occur under this collection: information collection activities
required by the IMPEP questionnaire in preparation for an IMPEP review
conducted no less frequently than every four years; while the following
activities are all collected on an annual basis--policy statement
addressing requirements for new Agreement States; participation by
Agreement States in the IMPEP reviews; and annual requirements for
Agreement States to maintain their programs.
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4. Who is required or asked to report: 33 Agreement States who have
signed Section 274b Agreements with NRC.
5. The estimated number of annual respondents: 33.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: For States interested in becoming an Agreement State:
Approximately 4,300 hours. For Agreement State participation in 11
IMPEP reviews (9 State, 1 NRC Region and 1 Follow-up Review): 396 hours
(an average of 36 hours per review). For maintenance of existing
Agreement State programs: 252,000 hours (an average of approximately
7,636 hours per State for 33 Agreement States). For Agreement State
response to 9 IMPEP questionnaires annually: 477 hours (an average of
53 hours per program). The total number of hours expended annually is
257,173 hours.
7. Abstract: States wishing to become an Agreement State are
requested to provide certain information to the NRC as specified by the
Commission's Policy Statement, ``Criteria for Guidance of States and
NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption
Thereof By States Through Agreement.'' Agreement States need to ensure
that the Radiation Control Program under the Agreement remains adequate
and compatible with the requirements of Section 274 of the Atomic
Energy Act (Act) and must maintain certain information. NRC conducts
periodic evaluations through IMPEP to ensure that these programs are
compatible with the NRC's, meet the applicable parts of the Act, and
are adequate to protect public health and safety.
Submit, by April 12, 2004, 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-1 F21, Rockville, MD 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-5 F52, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet electronic
mail to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of February, 2004.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-2935 Filed 2-10-04; 8:45 am]
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