[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51341-51342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21515]


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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 displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision to the 
extension.
    2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 71, 
``Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material.''
    3. The form number, if applicable: None.
    4. How often the collection is required: Applications for package 
certification may be made at any time. Required reports are collected 
and evaluated on a continuing basis as events occur.
    5. Who is required or asked to report: All NRC specific licensees 
who place byproduct, source, or special nuclear material into 
transportation, and all persons who wish to apply for NRC approval of 
package designs for use in such transportation.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 1,106 responses.
    7. The number of annual respondents: 350 licensees.
    8. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 57,012 hours for reporting requirements and 6,825 for 
recordkeeping requirements, or a total of 63,837 hours (approximately 
182 hours per respondent).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Not applicable.
    10. Abstract: NRC regulations in 10 CFR Part 71 establish 
requirements for packing, preparation for shipment, and transportation 
of licensed material, and prescribe procedures, standards, and 
requirements for approval by NRC of packaging and shipping procedures 
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fissile material and for quantities of licensed material in excess of 
Type A quantities.
    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 (3150-0008), 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 17th day of August 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Beth C. St. Mary,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-21515 Filed 8-22-00; 8:45 am]
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