[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19036-19037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9441]


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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 40, 
``Domestic Licensing of Source Material''; NRC Form 244, ``Registration 
Certificate--Use of Depleted Uranium under General License''; and NRC 
Form 484, ``Domestic Monitoring Data Report.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0020 and 3150-0031.
    3. How often the collection is required: Reports required under 10 
CFR part 40 are collected and evaluated on a continuing basis as events 
occur. There is a one-time submittal of information to receive a 
license. Renewal applications are submitted every 5 to 10 years. NRC 
Form 244 is submitted when depleted uranium is received or transferred 
under general license. NRC Form 484 is submitted biannually.
    4. Who is required or asked to report:
    10 CFR part 40: Applicants for and holders of NRC licenses 
authorizing the receipt, possession, use, or transfer of radioactive 
source and byproduct material.
    NRC Form 244: Persons receiving, possessing, using, or transferring 
depleted uranium under the general license established in 10 CFR 
40.25(a).
    NRC Form 484: Uranium recovery facility licensees reporting ground-
water monitoring data pursuant to 10 CFR 40.65.
    5. The number of annual respondents:
    10 CFR part 40: 271 (99 for NRC licensees and 172 for Agreement 
State licensees).
    NRC Form 484: Included in 10 CFR part 40, above.
    NRC Form 244: 60 (20 for NRC licensees and 40 for Agreement State 
licensees).
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request:
    10 CFR part 40: 59,367 total hours (21,886 for NRC Licensees 
(16,182 hours for reporting and 5,703 hours for recordkeeping) and 
(37,481 for Agreement State Licensees (28,083 hours for reporting and 
9,398 hours for recordkeeping).
    NRC Form 484: Included in 10 CFR part 40, above.
    NRC Form 244: 60 hours (20 hours for NRC licensees and 40 hours for 
Agreement State licensees for reporting requirements).
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 40 establishes requirements for licenses 
for the receipt, possession, use, and transfer of radioactive source 
and byproduct material. NRC Form 244 is used to report receipt and 
transfer of depleted uranium under general license, as required by 10 
CFR part 40. NRC Form 484 is used to report certain groundwater 
monitoring data required by 10 CFR part 40 for uranium recovery 
licensees. The application, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements 
are necessary to permit the NRC to make a determination on whether the 
possession, use, and transfer of source and byproduct material is in 
conformance with the Commission's regulations for protection of public 
health and safety.
    Submit, by June 16, 2003, 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-1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. OMB clearance 
requests are available at the NRC worldwide Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/index.html. The document 
will be available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after the 
signature date of this notice.

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    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 in Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of April, 2003.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-9441 Filed 4-16-03; 8:45 am]
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