[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 59579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29495]


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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:

--DOE/NRC Forms 741 & 741A--Nuclear Material Transaction Report;
--DOE/NRC Form 740M--Concise Note;
--NUREG/BR-0006--``Instructions for Completing Nuclear Material 
Transactions Reports and Concise Note, Forms 741, 741A, and 740M''.

    2. Current OMB approval numbers: 3150-0003 for DOE/NRC Forms 741 
and 741A; 3150-0057 for DOE/NRC Form 740M.
    3. How often the collection is required:

--DOE/NRC Form 741/741A: As occasioned by special nuclear material or 
source material transfers, receipts, or inventory changes that meet 
certain criteria.
--DOE/NRC Form 740M: As necessary to inform the U.S. or the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of any qualifying statement 
or exception to any of the data contained in any of the other reporting 
forms required under the US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement.

    4. Who is required or asked to report: Persons licensed to possess 
specified quantities of special nuclear material or source material, 
and licensees of facilities on the U.S. eligible list who have been 
notified in writing by the Commission that they are subject to 10 CFR 
Part 75.
    5. The number of annual respondents:

--DOE/NRC Form 741/741A: 1,200.
--DOE/NRC Form 740M: 38.

    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request:

--DOE/NRC Form 741/741A: 27,375 for NRC and Agreement State licensees 
(an average of approximately 22.8 hours per response for 1200 
respondents).
--DOE/NRC Form 740M: 855 (an average of approximately 22.5 hours per 
response for 38 respondents).

    7. Abstract: NRC and Agreement State licensees are required to make 
inventory and accounting reports on DOE/NRC Form 741/741A for certain 
source or special nuclear material inventory changes, for transfers or 
receipts of special nuclear material, or for transfer or receipt of 1 
kilogram or more of source material. Licensees affected by 10 CFR Part 
75 and related sections of Parts 40, 50, 70, and 150 are required to 
submit DOE/NRC Form 740M to inform the U.S. or the IAEA of any 
qualifying statement or exception to any of the data contained in any 
of the other reporting forms required under the U.S./IAEA Safeguards 
Agreement. The use of Forms 740M, 741, and 741A, together with NUREG/
BR-0006, the instructions for completing the forms, enables NRC to 
collect, retrieve, analyze as necessary, and submit the data to IAEA to 
fulfill its reporting responsibilities.
    Submit, by January 4, 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/PUBLIC/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 29th day of October 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-29495 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am]
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