[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17583-17584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7991]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request

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

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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).
    1. Type of Submission, New, Revision, or Extension: Revision.
    2. 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.
    3. The Form Number if Applicable: None.
    4. 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.
    5. Who Will be Required or Asked to Report: 32 Agreement States who 
have signed Section 274b Agreements with NRC.
    6. An Estimate of the Number of Responses: 50.
    7. The Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 32.
    8. An Estimate of the Total 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 (5,048 reporting and 239,040 recordkeeping 
hours).
    9. An Indication of Whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
Applies: Not applicable.
    10. 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.
    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, 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 should be directed to the OMB reviewer 
listed below by May 2, 2001. Comments received after this date will be 
considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration 
cannot be given to comments received after this date. Amy Farrell, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0183), 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 Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of March 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-7991 Filed 3-30-01; 8:45 am]
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