[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 86 (Friday, May 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 25335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8553]


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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, new, revision, or extension: Extension.
    2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 11--
Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to or 
Control Over Special Nuclear Material.
    3. The form number if applicable: N/A.
    4. How often the collection is required: On occasion. New 
applications, certifications, and amendments may be submitted at any 
time. Applications for renewal are submitted every 5 years.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Employees (including 
applicants for employment), contractors and consultants of NRC 
licensees and contractors whose activities involve access to or control 
over special nuclear material at either fixed sites or in 
transportation activities.
    6. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 1.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 5 NRC licensees.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 1.25 hours (approximately 0.25 
hours annually per response).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: N/A.
    10. Abstract: NRC regulations in 10 CFR Part 11 establish 
requirements for access to special nuclear material, and the criteria 
and procedures for resolving questions concerning the eligibility of 
individuals to receive special nuclear material access authorization. 
Personal history information which is submitted on applicants for 
relevant jobs is provided to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 
which conducts investigations. NRC reviews the results of these 
investigations and makes determinations of the eligibility of the 
applicants for access authorization.
    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 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 should be directed to the OMB reviewer 
listed below by June 4, 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.

Margaret A. Malanoski,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0062), NEOB-10202, 
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

    Comments can also be e-mailed to [email protected] or submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3122.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Margaret A. Janney, (301) 415-7245.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of April, 2007.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret A. Janney,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
 [FR Doc. E7-8553 Filed 5-3-07; 8:45 am]
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