[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25066]


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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 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:
    1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 61--
Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0135.
    3. How often the collection is required: Applications for licenses 
are submitted once. Applications for renewals or amendments are 
submitted as needed. Other reports are submitted annually and as other 
events require.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Applicants for and holders 
of an NRC license for land disposal of low-level radioactive waste, and 
all generators, collectors, and processors of low-level waste intended 
for disposal at a low-level waste facility.
    5. The number of annual responses: 111
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 374 hours for reporting (approximately 3.4 hours per 
response) plus 4513 hours for recordkeeping (approximately 645 hours 
per recordkeeper). The industry total burden is 4887 hours annually.
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 61 establishes the procedures, criteria, 
and license terms and conditions for the land disposal of low-level 
radioactive waste. Reporting and recordkeeping requirements are 
mandatory or, in the case of application submittals, are required to 
obtain a benefit. The information collected in the applications, 
reports, and records is evaluated by the NRC to ensure that the 
licensee's or applicant's physical plant, equipment, organization, 
training, experience, procedures and plans provide an adequate level of 
protection of public health and safety, common defense and security, 
and the environment.
    Submit, by November 17, 1998, 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. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC 
worldwide web site (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NEWS/OMB/index.html). The 
document will be available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after 
the signature date of this notice.
    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, or by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of September 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-25066 Filed 9-17-98; 8:45 am]
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