[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25861-25862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6633]
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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: Nuclear Material Events
Database (NMED) for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses,
and Follow-up Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act
(AEA) Radioactive Byproduct Material.
2. Current OMB approval number: (3150-0178).
3. How often the collection is required: Agreement States are
requested to provide copies of licensee material event reports
electronically or by hard copy to NRC on a monthly basis or within 30
days of receipt from their licensee. This schedule provides the
Agreement States 30 days to assess the licensee information prior to
providing the information to NRC. Reportable events involve industrial,
commercial, medical use, and/or academic use of radioactive byproduct
materials. In addition, Agreement States are requested to report events
that may pose a significant health and safety hazard to the NRC
Headquarters Operations Officer within the next working day of
notification by an Agreement State licensee.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Current Agreement States and
any State receiving Agreement State status in the future.
5. The number of annual respondents: 34.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 756 hours (an average of 22 hours per respondent).
7. Abstract: NRC regulations require NRC licensees to report
incidents and events involving the use, transportation and security of
radioactive byproduct material, and source material, such as those
involving radiation overexposures, leaking or contaminated sealed
source(s), release of excessive contamination of radioactive material,
lost or stolen radioactive material, equipment failures, abandoned well
logging sources and medical events. Agreement State licenses are also
required to report these events to their individual Agreement State
regulatory authorities under compatible Agreement State regulations.
NRC is requesting that the Agreement States provide information to NRC
on the initial notification, response actions, and follow-up
investigations on events involving the use (including suspected theft
or terrorist activities) of nuclear materials regulated pursuant to the
Atomic Energy Act. The event information should be provided in a
uniform electronic format, for assessment and identification of any
facilities/site specific or generic safety concerns that could have the
potential to impact public health and safety. The identification and
review of safety concerns may result in lessons learned, and may also
identify generic issues for further study which could result in
proposals for changes or revisions to technical or regulatory designs,
processes, standards, guidance or requirements.
Submit, by July 3, 2006, 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
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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 25th day of April 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-6633 Filed 5-1-06; 8:45 am]
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