[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 24166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11902]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: 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 39--
Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0130.
    3. How often the collection is required: Applications for new 
licenses and amendments may be submitted at any time. Applications for 
renewal are submitted every 10 years. Reports are submitted as events 
occur.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Applicants for and holders 
of specific licenses authorizing the use of licensed radioactive 
material in well logging.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 126 (36 NRC licensees and 90 
Agreement State licensees).
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 27,352 hours. The NRC licensees total burden is 7,815 hours 
(113 reporting hrs and 7,702 recordkeeping hrs). The Agreement State 
licensees total burden is 19,537 hours (282 reporting hrs and 19,255 
recordkeeping hrs). The average burden per response for both NRC 
licensees and Agreement State licensees is 19 hours.
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 39 establishes radiation safety 
requirements for the use of radioactive material in well logging 
operations. The information in the applications, reports, and records 
is used by the NRC staff to ensure that the health and safety of the 
public is protected and that licensee possession and use of source and 
3 byproduct material is in compliance with license and regulatory 
requirements.
    Submit, by July 10, 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 7th day of May 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-11902 Filed 5-10-01; 8:45 am]
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