[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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