[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8812-8813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2831]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements; 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and 
solicitation of public comment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following 
proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: Final Rule, 10 CFR part 
26, ``Changes to the Fitness for Duty Program''.
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often is the collection required: Annually and on occasion.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: All licensees 
authorized to construct or operate a nuclear power reactor and all 
licensees authorized to possess, use, or transport unirradiated 
Category 1 nuclear material.

[[Page 8813]]

    6. An estimate of the number of responses: A reduction of 72 
responses (semi-annual to annual report).
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 72 licensees.
    8. An estimate of the number of hours annually needed to complete 
the requirement or request: A reduction of approximately of 9,400 hours 
annually (131 hours per licensee) or a reduction of 2,450 reporting 
hours and 6,950 of recordkeeping hours.
    9. An indication of whether Section 3504(h), Public Law 96-511 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 26, ``Fitness-For-Duty Programs,'' 
requires licensees to implement fitness-for-duty programs to assure 
that personnel are not under the influence of any substance or mentally 
or physically impaired, to retain certain records associated with the 
management of these programs, and to provide reports concerning the 
performance of the programs and certain significant events. Compliance 
with these requirements is mandatory for licensees subject to 10 CFR 
Part 26.
    A revision to 10 CFR Part 26 modifies the information collection 
requirements to, among other less significant changes, (1) extend 
coverage to certain classes of fitness-for-duty programs; (2) require 
licensees to revise their written policy and procedure to incorporate 
minor administrative procedures, e.g., Medical Review Officer medical 
review procedures and changes to various technical guidelines contained 
in Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 26; (3) require all licensees to obtain 
information in addition to that currently provided in written form from 
individuals which would indicate whether the individual has a history 
of substance abuse; and (4) add fitness-for-duty personnel as a third 
class of people whose negative acts would be reported.
    A copy of the final 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, MD 20852. OMB clearance 
packages 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 
listed below by March 5, 2001. Amy Farrell, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (3150-0146), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-7318.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda J. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of January 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda J. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-2831 Filed 2-1-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P