[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69118-69119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33203]


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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 20 
Standards for Protection Against Radiation.
    2. Current OMB Approval Number: 3150-0014.
    3. How often the collection is required: Annually for most reports; 
at license termination for reports dealing with decommissioning.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: NRC licensees, including 
those requesting license termination.
    5. The number of annual responses: The total annual number of NRC 
licensees responding to this requirement by either reporting or 
recordkeeping is 5939.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 165,498 (approximately 28 hours per licensee).
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 20 establishes standards for protection 
against ionizing radiation resulting from activities conducted under 
licenses issued by the NRC. These standards require the establishment 
of radiation protection programs, maintenance of radiation records, 
recording of radiation received by workers, reporting of incidents 
which could cause exposure to radiation, submittal of an annual report 
to NRC of the results of individual monitoring, and submittal of 
license termination information. These mandatory requirements are 
needed to protect occupationally exposed individuals from undue risks 
of excessive exposure to ionizing radiation and to protect the health 
and safety of the public.
    Submit, by February 16, 1999, 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?

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    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) 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 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 9th day of December, 1998.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-33203 Filed 12-14-98; 8:45 am]
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