[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23228-23229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-957]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and
solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following
proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). The NRC hereby
informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection
of information unless it
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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:
1. Type of submission, new, revision, of extension: Revision.
2. The title of the information collection: Policy Statement for
the ``Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC
Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof by States Through
Agreement,'' Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Request
for Information through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation
Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in
IMPEP.
3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
4. How often the collection is required: There are four activities
that occur under this collection: information collection activities
required by the IMPEP questionnaire in preparation for an IMPEP review
conducted no less frequently than every four years; while the following
activities are all collected on an annual basis--policy statement
addressing requirements for new Agreement States; participation by
Agreement States in the IMPEP reviews; and annual requirements for
Agreement States to maintain their programs.
5. Who will be required or asked to report: 33 Agreement States who
have signed Section 274b Agreements with NRC.
6. An estimate of the number of annual responses: For States
interested in becoming an Agreement State: approximately one State per
year. For Agreement State participation in IMPEP reviews: 11 (9 State,
1 NRC Region and 1 Follow-up Review per year). For maintenance of
existing Agreement State programs: 33 States. For Agreement State
response to IMPEP questionnaires: 9 States. The total number of annual
responses is 54.
7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 33.
8. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: For States interested in becoming an Agreement State:
Approximately 4,300 hours. For Agreement State participation in 11
IMPEP reviews (9 State, 1 NRC Region and 1 Follow-up Review): 396 hours
(an average of 36 hours per review). For maintenance of existing
Agreement State programs: 252,000 hours (an average of approximately
7,636 hours per State for 33 Agreement States). For Agreement State
response to 9 IMPEP questionnaires annually: 477 hours (an average of
53 hours per program). The total number of hours expended annually is
257,173 hours.
9. An indication of whether section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13
applies: Not applicable.
10. Abstract: States wishing to become an Agreement State are
requested to provide certain information to the NRC as specified by the
Commission's Policy Statement, ``Criteria for Guidance of States and
NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption
Thereof by States Through Agreement.'' Agreement States need to ensure
that the Radiation Control Program under the Agreement remains adequate
and compatible with the requirements of Section 274 of the Atomic
Energy Act (Act) and must maintain certain information. NRC conducts
periodic evaluations through IMPEP to ensure that these programs are
compatible with the NRC's, meet the applicable parts of the Act, and
are adequate to protect public health and safety.
A copy of the final 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, Maryland 20852. OMB clearance
requests are available at the NRC World Wide 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 should be directed to the OMB reviewer
listed below by May 28, 2004. Comments received after this date will be
considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration
cannot be given to comments received after this date. OMB Desk Officer,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0183), NEOB-10202,
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3087.
The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, (301) 415-7233.
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of April, 2004.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E4-957 Filed 4-27-04; 8:45 am]
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