[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51340-51341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21514]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

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

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 the following 
proposal for the collection of information 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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision
    2. The title of the information collection: Final rule, 
Requirements for certain generally licensed industrial devices 
containing byproduct material (10 CFR Parts 30, 31, and 32)
    3. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 653, Transfers of 
Industrial Devices Report
    4. How often the collection is required: Quarterly, annually, on 
occasion
    5. Who is required or asked to report: NRC licensees and Agreement 
State licensees
    6. An estimate of the number of responses:
    Part 30: 5 responses (5 NRC licensees);
    Part 31: 65,904 responses (13,251 NRC licensees and 52,653 
Agreement State licensees);
    Part 32: 16,278 responses (4,277 NRC licensees and 12,001 Agreement 
State licensees);
    NRC Form 653: 2,208 responses (504 NRC licensees and 1,704 
Agreement State licensees)
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents:
    Part 30: 5 respondents (5 NRC licensees);
    Part 31--30,380 respondents (7,595 NRC licensees and 22,785 
Agreement State licensees);
    Part 32--92 respondents (21 NRC licensees and 71 Agreement State 
licensees);
    NRC Form 653--92 respondents (21 NRC licensees and 71 Agreement 
State licensees).
    8. An estimate of the number of hours needed annually to complete 
the requirement or request:
    Part 30--3 hours (NRC licensees);
    Part 31--35,488 hours (35,792 reporting hours--7,884 hours NRC 
licensees and 27,907 hours Agreement State licensees and a reduction of 
304 recordkeeping hours--76 hours NRC licensees and 228 hours Agreement 
State licensees).
    Part 32--583 hours (490 reporting hours--128 hours NRC licensees 
and 362 hours Agreement State licensees plus 93 recordkeeping hours--21 
hours NRC licensees and 72 hours Agreement State licensees).
    Form 653--516 hours (118 hours NRC licensees and 398 hours 
Agreement State licensees).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable
    10. Abstract: The final rule amends regulations governing the use 
of byproduct material in certain measuring, gauging, or controlling 
devices. The amendments include specific criteria for inclusion in the 
registration program and details about the information required. The 
amendments also modify the quarterly transfer reporting, recordkeeping, 
and labeling requirements for specific licensees who distribute these 
generally licensed devices and provide clarification concerning 
provisions of the regulations applicable to all general licensees for 
byproduct material. The rule is intended to allow the NRC to better 
track general licensees so that they can be contacted or inspected, to 
make sure that the devices can be identified even if lost or damaged, 
and to further ensure that general licensees are aware of and 
understand the requirements for the possession of devices containing 
byproduct material. Greater awareness helps to ensure that general 
licensees will comply with the requirements for proper handling and 
disposal of generally licensed devices and would reduce the potential 
for incidents that could result in unnecessary radiation exposure to 
the public and contamination of property.
    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, 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 should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
September 22, 2000: Erik Godwin Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0017, -0016, and -0001), NEOB-10202, Office of Management 
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3087.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of August, 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-21514 Filed 8-22-00; 8:45 am]
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