[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 8 (Friday, January 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1561-1562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-325]
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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: NRC Forms 540 and 540A,
``Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and
Continuation Page;'' NRC Forms 541 and 541A, ``Uniform Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Manifest, Container and Waste Description, and
Continuation Page;'' NRC Forms 542 and 542A, ``Uniform Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Manifest, Index and Regional Compact Tabulation.''
2. Current OMB approval numbers: 3150-0164 for NRC Forms 540 and
540A; 3150-0166 for NRC Forms 541 and 541A; and 3150-0165 for NRC Forms
542 and 542A.
3. How often the collection is required: Forms are used by shippers
whenever radioactive waste is shipped. Quarterly or less frequent
reporting is made to NRC depending on specific license conditions.
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4. Who is required or asked to report: All NRC-licensed low-level
waste facilities. All generators, collectors, and processors of low-
level waste intended for disposal at a low-level waste facility must
complete the appropriate forms.
5. The estimated number of annual respondents:
NRC Form 540 and 540A: 2,500 licensees.
NRC Form 541 and 541A: 2,500 licensees.
NRC Form 542 and 542A: 22 licensees.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request:
NRC Form 540 and 540A: 10,050 (.75 hours per response).
NRC Form 541 and 541A: 44,341 (3.3 hours per response).
NRC Form 542 and 542A: 567 (.75 hours per response).
7. Abstract: NRC Forms 540, 541, and 542, together with their
continuation pages, designated by the ``A'' suffix, provide a set of
standardized forms to meet Department of Transportation (DOT), NRC, and
State requirements. The forms were developed by NRC at the request of
low-level waste industry groups. The forms provide uniformity and
efficiency in the collection of information contained in manifests
which are required to control transfers of low-level radioactive waste
intended for disposal at a land disposal facility. NRC Form 540
contains information needed to satisfy DOT shipping paper requirements
in 49 CFR Part 172 and the waste tracking requirements of NRC in 10 CFR
Part 20. NRC Form 541 contains information needed by disposal site
facilities to safely dispose of low-level waste and information to meet
NRC and State requirements regulating these activities. NRC Form 542,
completed by waste collectors or processors, contains information which
facilitates tracking the identity of the waste generator. That tracking
becomes more complicated when the waste forms, dimensions, or
packagings are changed by the waste processor. Each container of waste
shipped from a waste processor may contain waste from several different
generators. The information provided on NRC Form 542 permits the States
and Compacts to know the original generators of low-level waste, as
authorized by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of
1985, so they can ensure that waste is disposed of in the appropriate
Compact.
Submit, by March 13, 2007, 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, Margaret A.
Janney, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-5 F53, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7245, or by Internet electronic
mail to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of January 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret A. Janney,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E7-325 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am]
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