[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15910-15911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6982]


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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 70--
Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0009.
    3. How often the collection is required: Required reports are 
collected and evaluated on a continuing basis as events occur. 
Applications for new licenses and amendments may be submitted at any 
time. Generally, renewal applications are submitted every ten years and 
for major fuel cycle facilities updates of the safety demonstration 
section are submitted every two years. Nuclear material control and 
accounting information is submitted in accordance with specified 
instructions. Nuclear criticality safety training program information 
pursuant to DG-3008 is submitted with the application or renewal.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Applicants for and holders 
of specific NRC licenses to receive title to, own, acquire, deliver, 
receive, possess, use, or initially transfer special nuclear material.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 600.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 86,279 hours (77,427 reporting hours plus 8,852 
recordkeeping hours) an average of approximately 129 hours per response 
for applications and reports.
    7. Abstract: Part 70 establishes requirements for licenses to own, 
acquire, receive, possess, use, and

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transfer special nuclear material. Draft Regulatory Guide DG-3008 
provides guidance on an acceptable nuclear criticality safety training 
program. The information in the applications, reports, and records is 
used by NRC to make licensing and other regulatory determinations 
concerning the use of special nuclear material. The revised estimate of 
burden reflects the addition of requirements for documentation for 
termination or transfer of licensed activities, and modifying licenses.
    Submit, by May 21, 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-1F23, Rockville, MD 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 14th day of March, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-6982 Filed 3-20-01; 8:45 am]
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