[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57480-57481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28505]


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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 Nuclear Regulatory Commission has recently submitted to 
OMB for review the following proposal for collection of information 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35).
    1. Type of submission, new, revised, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: Final amendments to 10 
CFR 35.75, ``Criteria for the Release of Individuals Administered 
Radioactive Material.''
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often is the collection required: On occasion; when the 
release of a patient is based on other than standard assumptions or 
requires interruption or discontinuation of breast-feeding to meet the 
5-millisievert (0.5-rem) dose limit.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Medical licensees 
administering radiopharmaceuticals and permanent implants and releasing 
patients under the provisions of 10 CFR 35.75.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: Approximately 90,350 
responses per year (includes 89,000 reports, i.e., written 
instructions, and 1,350 recordkeepers).
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: Approximately 1,350 
NRC and Agreement State licensees.
    8. An estimate of the number of hours needed annually to complete 
the requirement or request: 17,126 hours (includes NRC and Agreement 
State licensees).
    9. The average annual burden per respondent: 13 hours.
    10. An indication of whether Section 3504(h), Public Law 96-511 
applies: Applicable.
    11. Abstract: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending 
the criteria for release of individuals administered radioactive 
material under 10 CFR Part 35. The amendment requires the licensee to 
provide the patient with written instructions on how to maintain doses 
to other individuals as low as is reasonably achievable if the dose to 
an individual exposed to the patient is likely to exceed 0.1 rem. In 
those cases where the released individual may be a breast-feeding 
woman, the instructions must also include guidance on the interruption 
or discontinuation of breast-feeding and information on the 
consequences of failure to follow the guidance. The amendment also 
requires the licensee to maintain a record of the basis for the release 
if the release is authorized using other than standard assumptions or 
that instructions were provided to a breast-feeding woman if the dose 
to the child from continued breast feeding could result in a total 
effective dose equivalent exceeding 0.5 rem. These requirements are 
necessary to ensure adequate protection of the public health and safety 
and that doses to other individuals are maintained as low as reasonably 
achievable.
    Submit, by December 6, 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?

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    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 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 
December 6, 1996: Edward Michlovich, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (3150-0010), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by phone at (202) 395-3084.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, (301) 415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of October, 1996.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gerald F. Cranford,
Designated Senior, Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 96-28505 Filed 11-5-96; 8:45 am]
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