[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 41404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17581]


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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 71, 
``Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0008.
    3. How often the collection is required: Applications for package 
certification may be made at any time. Required reports are collected 
and evaluated on a continuing basis as events occur.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: All NRC specific licensees 
who place byproduct, source, or special nuclear material into 
transportation, and all persons who wish to apply for NRC approval of 
package designs for use in such transportation.
    5. The estimated number of annual respondents: 250 licensees.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 42,301 hours (37,301 hours for reporting requirements and 
5,000 for recordkeeping requirements).
    7. Abstract: NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 71 establish 
requirements for packing, preparation for shipment, and transportation 
of licensed material, and prescribe procedures, standards, and 
requirements for approval by NRC of packaging and shipping procedures 
for fissile material and for quantities of licensed material in excess 
of Type A quantities.
    Submit, by September 9, 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.
    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 7th day of July, 2003.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Beth St. Mary,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-17581 Filed 7-10-03; 8:45 am]
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