[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20290-20291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11185]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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

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 the 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).
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 26, 
``Fitness-for-Duty Programs.''
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: Once per year and on 
occasion.
    5. Who will be 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.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: A reduction of 74 
responses (semi-annual to annual report).
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 74.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 12,582 hours of burden reduction 
(2,664 hours of reporting burden and 9,918 hours of recordkeeping 
burden).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 26, ``Fitness-for-Duty Program,'' 
requires licensees to

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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 or 
these programs, and to provide reports concerning the performance of 
the programs and certain significant events. Compliance with these 
requirements is mandatory for licensees subject to 10 CFR Part 26.
    A proposed revision to 10 CFR Part 26 would modify the information 
collection requirements to, among other less significant changes, (1) 
Extend coverage to certain classes of fitness-for-duty programs; (2) 
require licensees to revise their written policy and procedures to 
incorporate minor administrative procedures, e.g., Medical Review 
Officer medical review procedures and changes to various technical 
guidelines contained in Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 26; (3) require all 
licensees to obtain information in addition to that currently provided 
in written form from individuals which would indicate whether the 
individual has a history of substance abuse; and (4) add fitness-for-
duty personnel as a third class of people whose negative acts would be 
reported.
    Submit by June 5, 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 submittal 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. Additional assistance 
in locating the document is available from the NRC Public Document 
Room, nationally at 1-800-397-4209, or within the Washington, DC, area 
at 202-634-3273.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
June 5, 1996: Peter Francis, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0146) 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 30th day of April 1996.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gerald F. Cranford,
Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 96-11185 Filed 5-3-96; 8:45 am]
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