[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 231 (Friday, December 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61717-61718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29296]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements; 
Notice of Pending Submittal to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for Review

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: 

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    1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 26, 
``Fitness for Duty Program.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0146.
    3. How often the collection is required: On occasion.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: All licensees authorized to 
construct or operate a nuclear power reactor and all licensees 
authorized to possess, use, or transport unirradiated Category 1 
nuclear material.
    5. The number of annual respondents:
    a. 148 semi-annual reports (an average of 40 hours per response).
    b. 74 telephonic event reports (an average of 15 minutes per 
response).
    c. 44,000 written statements from applicants for unescorted access 
authorization to protected areas (an average of 30 seconds per 
response).
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 63,960 (7,210 hours of reporting burden and 56,750 hours of 
recordkeeping burden).
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 26, ``Fitness for Duty Program,'' requires 
licensees of nuclear power plants and licensees authorized to possess, 
use, or transport unirradiated Category 1 nuclear material to implement 
fitness-for-duty programs to assure that personnel are not under the 
influence of any substance or mentally or physically impaired, to 
retain certain records associated with the management of these 
programs, and to provide reports concerning significant events. 
Compliance with these requirements is mandatory for licensees subject 
to 10 CFR Part 26.
    Submit by January 30, 1996, 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. Members of the public who are in the 
Washington, DC, area can access this document via modem on the Public 
Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC's Advanced Copy Document Library), 
NRC subsystem at FedWorld, 703-321-3339. Members of the public who are 
located outside of the Washington, DC, area can dial FedWorld, 1-800-
303-9672, or use the FedWorld Internet address: fedworld.gov (Telnet). 
The document will be available on the bulletin board for 30 days after 
the signature date of this notice. If assistance is needed in accessing 
the document, please contact the FedWorld help desk at 703-487-4608.
    Comments and questions 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 22nd day of November, 1995.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gerald F. Cranford,
Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 95-29296 Filed 11-30-95; 8:45 am]
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