[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42892-42893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20532]


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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 73--
Physical Protection of Plants and Materials.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0002.
    3. How often the collection is required: On occasion. Required 
reports are submitted and evaluated as events occur.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Persons who possess, use, 
import, export, transport, or deliver to a carrier for transport, 
special nuclear material.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 7,300
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: The industry total burden is 364,991 hours annually (45,390 
hours for reporting and 319,601 hours for recordkeeping).
    1. Abstract: NRC regulations in 10 CFR Part 73 prescribe 
requirements for establishment and maintenance of a physical protection 
system with capabilities for protection of special nuclear material at 
fixed sites and in transit and of plants in which special nuclear 
material is used. The information in the 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 special nuclear 
material is in compliance with license and regulatory requirements.

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    Submit, by October 15, 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 9th day of August, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-20532 Filed 8-14-01; 8:45 am]
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