[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19967-19968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9891]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements: 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection.

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SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following 
proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

    1. Type of submission, new, revision or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 19, 
``Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers: Inspections and 
Investigations.''
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: As necessary in order that 
adequate and timely reports of radiation exposure be made to 
individuals involved in NRC-licensed activities.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Licensees authorized to 
receive, possess, use, or transfer material licensed by the NRC.
    6. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 401,000.
    7. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 33,417 (an average of 5 minutes 
per response).
    8. An indication of whether Section 3504(h), Pub. L. 96-511 
applies: Not applicable.
    9. Abstract: Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 19, 
requires licensees to advise workers on an annual basis of any 
radiation exposure they may have received as a result of NRC-licensed 
activities or when certain conditions are met. These conditions apply 
during termination of the worker's employment, at the request of a 
worker, former worker, or when the worker's employer (the NRC licensee) 
must report radiation exposure information on the worker to the NRC. 
Part 19 also establishes requirements for instructions by licensees to 
individuals participating in licensed activities and options available 
to these individuals in connection with Commission inspections of 
licensees to ascertain compliance with the provisions of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, Title II of the Energy Reorganization 
Act of 1974, and regulations, orders and licenses thereunder regarding 
radiological working conditions.
    The worker should be informed of the radiation dose he or she 
receives because: (a) That information is needed by both a new employer 
and the individual when the employee changes jobs in the nuclear 
industry; (b) the individual needs to know the radiation dose received 
as a result of an accident or incident (if this dose is in excess of 
the 10 CFR Part 20 limits) so that he or she can seek counseling about 
future work involving radiation, medical attention, or both, as 
desired; and (c) since long-term exposure to radiation may be an 
adverse health factor, the individual needs to know whether the 
accumulated dose is being controlled within NRC limits. The worker also 
needs to know about health risks from occupational exposure to 
radioactive materials or radiation, precautions or procedures to 
minimize exposure, worker responsibilities and options to report any 
licensee conditions which may lead to or cause a violation of 
Commission regulations, and individual radiation exposure reports which 
are available to him.
    Copies of the submittal may be inspected or obtained for a fee from 
the NRC Public Document Room 2120 L Street, NW. (Lower Level), 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer: Troy 
Hillier, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0044), 
NEOB- [[Page 19968]] 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 17th day of April 1995.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gerald F. Cranford,
Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 95-9891 Filed 4-20-95; 8:45 am]
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