[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-156]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: U. S. 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 and 
approval of a new information collection 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: Joint NRC/EPA Survey of 
Sewage Sludge/Ash.
    2. Current OMB approval number: None.
    3. How often the collection is required: This is a one-time 
collection.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Selected publicly owned 
treatment works (POTWs), and Agreement States.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 600 POTWs for the 
questionnaire, and 300 POTWs for sample collection, plus 29 Agreement 
States for reporting of Zip Codes.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: An average of 2 hours per respondent for questionnaires and 
6 hours each for selected respondents for collecting samples, plus 8 
hours each for 29 Agreement States. The total burden is 3,232 hours.
    7. Abstract: The survey will obtain national estimates of the 
levels of radioactive materials in sludge and ash at POTWs, estimate 
the extent to which radioactive contamination comes from either NRC/
Agreement State licensees or from naturally occurring radioactivity, 
and support possible rulemaking decisions by NRC and EPA. NRC and EPA 
will send questionnaires to selected POTWs. Based on the results of 
that survey, NRC will identify approximately 300 POTWs from which 
samples of sewer sludge/ash will be taken and analyzed. Results of the 
full survey will be published for use by Federal agencies, States, 
POTWs, and local POTW officials.
    Submit, by March 7, 1997, 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 Advance 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 about the information collection 
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Brenda Jo. 
Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 F33, Washington, DC, 
20555-0001, by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th of December, 1996.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gerald F. Cranford,
Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 97-156 Filed 1-3-97; 8:45 am]
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