[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 242 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 78515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31966]


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U.S. 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: Policy Statement for 
the ``Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC 
Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof By States Through 
Agreement,'' Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Request 
for Information through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation 
Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in 
IMPEP.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0183.
    3. How often the collection is required: There are four activities 
that occur under this collection: IMPEP reviews conducted no less 
frequently than every four years; for States interested in becoming 
Agreement States; participation by Agreement States in the IMPEP 
reviews; and annual requirements for Agreement States to maintain their 
programs.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Any State receiving 
Agreement State status by signing Section 274b agreements with the NRC 
and any State interested in becoming an Agreement State. Presently, 
there are 32 Agreement States.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 32.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: For States interested in becoming an Agreement State: 
Approximately 4,300 hours. For Agreement State participation in 9 IMPEP 
reviews (8 State and 1 NRC Region): 324 hours (an average of 36 hours 
per review). For maintenance of existing Agreement State programs: 
239,040 hours (an average of 7,470 hours per State). For Agreement 
State response to 8 IMPEP questionnaires: 424 hours (an average of 53 
hours per program). The total number of hours annually is 244,088 
hours.
    7. Abstract: States wishing to become an Agreement State are 
requested to provide certain information to the NRC as specified by the 
Commission's Policy Statement, ``Criteria for Guidance of States and 
NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption 
Thereof By States Through Agreement.'' Agreement States need to ensure 
that the Radiation Control Program under the Agreement remains adequate 
and compatible with the requirements of Section 274 of the Atomic 
Energy Act (Act) and must maintain certain information. NRC conducts 
periodic evaluations through IMPEP to ensure that these programs are 
compatible with the NRC's, meet the applicable parts of the Act, and 
are adequate to protect public health and safety.
    Submit, by February 13, 2001, 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, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Room O-1 F23, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 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 E6, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of December 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-31966 Filed 12-14-00; 8:45 am]
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