[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59494-59495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29587]


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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:

--DOE/NRC Forms 741 & 741A--Nuclear material Transaction Report;
--DOE/NRC Form 740M--Concise Note;
--NUREG/BR Revision 4--``Instructions for Completing Nuclar Material 
Transfer Reports DOE/NRC Forms 741, 741A, and 740M.''

    2. Current OMB approval number:

NRC/DOE Forms 741/741A and NUREG/BR-0006 Revision 4: 3150-0003.
NRC/DOE Form 740M: 3150-0057.

    3. How often the collection is required:

--DOE/NRC Forms 741/741A: As occasioned by special nuclear material or 
source material transfers, receipts, or inventory changes that meet 
certain criteria. Licensees range from not submitting any forms to 
submitting over 5,000 forms in a year.

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--DOE/NRC Form 740M: As necessary to inform the US or the International 
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of any qualifying statement or exception to 
any of the data contained in any of the other reporting forms required 
under the US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement. On average, 15 licensees submit 
about 10 forms each per year--150 forms annually.

    4. Who is required or asked to report: Persons licensed to possess 
specified quantities of special nuclear material or source material, 
and licensees of facilities on the US eligible list who have been 
notified in writing by the Commission that they are subject to Part 75.
    5. the number of annual respondents:

--DOE/NRC Forms 741/741A: 1,200.
--DOE/NRC Form 740M: 15.

    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request:

--DOE/NRC Forms 741/741A: 27,375 hours for NRC and Agreement State 
licensees (.75 hour per response with an average of approximately 22.8 
hours per respondent for 1,200 respondents).
--DOE/NRC Form 740M: 113 hours (.75 hour per response with an average 
of approximately 7.5 hours per respondent for 15 respondents).

    7. Abstract: NRC and Agreement State licensees are required to make 
inventory and accounting reports DOE/NRC Forms 741/741A for certain 
source or special nuclear material inventory changes, for transfers or 
receipts of special nuclear material, or for transfer or receipt of 1 
kilogram or more of source material. Licensees affected by Part 75 and 
related sections of Parts 40, 50, 70, and 150 are required to submit 
DOE/NRC Form 740M to inform the US or the IAEA of any qualifying 
statement or exception to any of the data contained in any of the other 
reporting forms required under the US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement. The 
use of Forms 740M, 741, and 741A, together with NUREG/BR-0006 Revision 
4, the instructions for completing the forms, enables NRC to collect, 
retrieve, analyze as necessary, and submit the data to IAEA to fulfill 
its reporting responsibilities.
    Submit, by January 28, 2002, 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 located at One White Flint 
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. OMB clearance requests are 
available at the NRC worldwide website (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 E 6, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of November, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-29587 Filed 11-27-01; 8:45 am]
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