[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 1994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-928]


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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 36--
Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Large Irradiators.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0158.
    3. How often the collection is required: On occasion. It is 
estimated that there are approximately 3 NRC and 8 Agreement State 
reports submitted annually.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Irradiator licensees 
licensed by NRC or an Agreement State.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 77 (22 NRC licensees and 55 
Agreement State licensees).
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 35,975 (10,277 hours for NRC licensees [10,087 
recordkeeping + 190 reporting] and 25,698 hours for Agreement State 
licensees [25,218 recordkeeping + 480 reporting]) or 467 hours per 
licensee.
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 36 contains requirements for the issuance 
of a license authorizing the use of sealed sources containing 
radioactive materials in irradiators used to irradiate objects or 
materials for a variety of purposes in research, industry, and other 
fields. The subparts cover specific requirements for obtaining a 
license or license exemption, design and performance criteria for 
irradiators; and radiation safety requirements for operating 
irradiators, including requirements for operator training, written 
operating and emergency procedures, personnel monitoring, radiation 
surveys, inspection, and maintenance. Part 36 also contains the 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements that are necessary to ensure 
that the irradiator is being safely operated so that it poses no danger 
to the health and safety of the general public and the irradiator 
employees.
    Submit, by March 18, 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 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 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 8th day of January, 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NFR Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-928 Filed 1-14-02; 8:45 am]
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