[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28934-28935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13255]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


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

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

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: Proposed Rule, 10 CFR 
parts 51, 61, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, and 150, Material Control and 
Accounting Amendments.
    3. The form number if applicable: DOE/NRC Form 742 and DOE/NRC Form 
742C.
    4. How often the collection is required: The material control and 
accounting plan is submitted on occasion (no new applicants are 
expected). Reports on excessive inventory differences are reportable on 
occurrence. DOE/NRC Forms 742 and 742C are submitted annually for most 
licensees and semiannually for 2 licensees.
    5. Who will be 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.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: Reports of excessive 
inventory difference under Part 74--1 response; DOE/NRC Form 742--202 
responses; DOE/NRC Form 742C--182 responses.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: Part 74 reports of 
excessive inventory difference--1; DOE/NRC Form 742--200; DOE/NRC Form 
742C--180.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: Part 74: 1836 hours (Reports of 
excessive inventory difference 100 hours + 1736 hours recordkeeping [9 
hours per respondent]); Part 70:--1768 hours; DOE/NRC Form 742--152 
hours (45 minutes per response); DOE/NRC Form 742C--1,092 hours (6 
hours per response).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable
    10. Abstract: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to 
amend its regulations in Parts 70, 72, and 74 that establish the 
requirements for material control and accounting of special nuclear 
material applicable to licensees who possess and use special nuclear 
material. The reporting requirements for submitting material balance 
reports (DOE/NRC Form 742) and inventory composition reports (DOE/NRC 
Form 742C) are being revised to reduce the frequency and change the 
timing of the reports. The general MC&A requirements and the 
requirements for Category II facilities are being relocated from Part 
70 to Part 74. The MC&A requirements for Category II facilities are 
also being revised to be more risk-informed. The information in the 
reports and records is used by the NRC staff to ensure that public 
health and safety of the public is protected and that licensee 
possession and use of special nuclear material is in compliance with 
license and regulatory requirements. The information collection 
requirements imposed on the licensee are those deemed necessary for the 
timely discovery of inadvertent losses of special nuclear material to 
the environment or the theft or diversion of special nuclear material 
by potentially hostile groups. Certain of the requirements are 
necessary to satisfy obligations of the United States under its 
agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
    Submit, by June 25, 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 submittal 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. The proposed rule indicated in ``Proposed 
Rule, 10 CFR Parts 51, 61, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, and 150, Material 
Control and Accounting Amendments'' is or has been published in the 
Federal Register within several days of the publication date of this 
Federal Register Notice. The OMB clearance package and rule are 
available at the NRC worldwide web site: http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/OMB/index.html for 60 days after the signature date of this notice and 
are also available at the rule forum site, http://ruleforum.llnl.gov.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
June 25, 2001: Amy Farrell, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0004, -0009, -0058, and -0123), 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 17th day of May 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-13255 Filed 5-24-01; 8:45 am]
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