[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14301-14302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5587]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. 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 displays a currently valid OMB control number.
1. Type of submission: Revision.
2. The title of the information collection: Policy Statement for
the
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``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 is required or asked to report: 34 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: 10 (7 State,
1 NRC Region, and 2 Follow-up reviews per year). For maintenance of
existing Agreement State programs: 34 States. For Agreement State
response to IMPEP questionnaires: 7 States. The total number of annual
responses is 52.
7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 34.
8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to
complete the requirement or request: For States interested in becoming
Agreement States: Approximately 4,300 hours. For Agreement State
participation in 10 IMPEP reviews (7 Agreement State, 1 NRC Regional
Office and 2 Follow-up reviews): 360 hours (an average of 36 hours per
review). For maintenance of existing Agreement State programs: 255,600
hours (an average of approximately 7,517 hours per State for 34
Agreement States). For Agreement State response to 7 IMPEP
questionnaires annually: 371 hours (an average of 53 hours per
program). The total number of hours expended annually is 260,631 hours.
9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Public Law 104-13
applies: Not applicable.
10. Abstract: States wishing to become Agreement States 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 program, 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, MD 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 April 26, 2007. 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 Margaret A. Janney, (301) 415-7245.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of March 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret A. Janney,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E7-5587 Filed 3-26-07; 8:45 am]
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