[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40745-40746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3734]
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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 OMB review of information collection 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 74,
``Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material (SNM);''
NUREG-1065, Rev. 2, ``Acceptable Standard Format and Content for the
Fundamental Nuclear Material Control (FNMC) Plan Required for Low
Enriched Uranium Facilities;'' NUREG/CR-5734, ``Recommendations to the
NRC on Acceptable Standard Format and Content for the Fundamental
Nuclear Material Control Plan Required for Low-Enriched Uranium
Enrichment Facilities;'' and NUREG-1280, Rev. 1, ``Standard Format and
Content Acceptance Criteria for the Material Control and Accounting
(MC&A) Reform Amendment.''
2. Current OMB Approval Number: 3150-0123.
3. How Often the Collection is Required: Submission of the FNMC
plan is a one-time requirement which has been completed by all current
licensees. However, licensees may submit amendments or revisions to the
plans as necessary. In addition, specified inventory and material
status reports are required annually or semi-annually. Other reports
are submitted as events occur.
4. Who is Required or Asked to Report: Persons licensed under 10
CFR part 70 who possess and use certain forms and quantities of SNM.
5. The Number of Annual Respondents: 22.
6. The Number of Hours Needed Annually to Complete the Requirement
or Request: 9,064 (1,269 hours for reporting and 7,795 hours for
recordkeeping (an average of 53 hours per response and 71 hours
annually for each of 110 recordkeepers).
7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 74 establishes requirements for material
control and accounting of SNM, and specific performance-based
regulations for licensees authorized to possess, use, and produce
strategic special nuclear material, and special nuclear material of
moderate strategic significance and low strategic significance. The
information is used by NRC to make licensing and regulatory
determinations concerning material control and accounting of special
nuclear material and to satisfy obligations of the United States to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Submission or retention of
the
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information is mandatory for persons subject to the requirements.
Submit, by September 12, 2005, 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 (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic
mail to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of July 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Beth C. St. Mary,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E5-3734 Filed 7-13-05; 8:45 am]
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