[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10247-10248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5238]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).


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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 OMB for review of continued 
approval of information collection under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby 
informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or 
sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: Policy Statement on 
``Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC 
Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof By States Through 
Agreement,'' Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Requests 
for Information Through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation 
Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in 
IMPEP.
    3. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0183.
    4. How often the collection is required: Four activities occur 
under this collection: annual requirements for Agreement States to 
maintain their programs; IMPEP reviews conducted no less frequently 
than every four years; participation by Agreement States in the IMPEP 
reviews; and, as needed, for States interested in becoming Agreement 
States.
    5. Who is required or asked to report: Any State receiving 
Agreement State status by signing Section 274b. agreements with NRC and 
any State interested in becoming an Agreement State. Presently there 
are 30 Agreement States.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 8.
    7. An estimated number of annual respondents: For the 30 existing 
Agreement States, approximately eight are asked to respond annually. 
For States interested in becoming an Agreement State, an average of one 
every three years.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: For a State interested in becoming 
an Agreement State: Approximately 3,600 hours. For Agreement State 
participation in 10 IMPEP team reviews (8 State and 2 NRC Regions): 360 
hours (an average of 36 hours per review). For maintenance of existing 
Agreement State programs: 219,600 hours (an average of 7,320 hours per 
State). For Agreement State response to 8 IMPEP questionnaires: 360 
hours (an average of 45 hours per program). The total number of hours 
annually is 223,920 hours.
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Not applicable.
    10. Abstract: States wishing to become an Agreement State are 
requested to provide certain information to the NRC as specified by the 
Commission's Policy Statement, ``Criteria for Guidance of States and 
NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption 
Thereof By States Through Agreement.'' Agreement States need to ensure 
that the Radiation Control Program under the Agreement remains adequate 
and compatible with the requirements of Section 274 of the Atomic 
Energy Act and must maintain certain information. NRC conducts periodic 
evaluations through IMPEP to ensure that these programs are compatible 
with the NRC's, meet the applicable parts of Section 274 of the Atomic 
Energy Act, and are adequate to protect public health and safety.
    A copy of the final supporting statement may be viewed free of 
charge at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW (lower 
level), Washington, D.C. OMB clearance requests are available at the 
NRC worldwide web site (http://www.nrc.gov) under the FedWorld 
collection link on the home page tool bar. The document will be 
available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after the signature 
date of this notice.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
April 1, 1998. Martin Offutt, Office of Management and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0183), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of February, 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-5238 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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