[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 114 (Thursday, June 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32921-32922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11513]
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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 the Office of Management and Budget (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: 10 CFR Part 19,
``Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers: Inspection and
Investigations''.
2. Current OMB approval number: OMB No. 3150-0044.
3. How often the collection is required: As necessary in order that
adequate and timely reports of radiation exposure be made to
individuals involved in NRC-licensed activities.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Licensees authorized to
receive, possess,
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use, or transfer material licensed by the NRC.
5. The number of annual respondents: 4,650.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 35,674 hours (4,553 reporting [approximately 0.98 hours per
response] and 31,121 recordkeeping [approximately 6.7 hours per
recordkeeper]).
7. Abstract: Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 19,
requires licensees to advise workers on an annual basis of any
radiation exposure they may have received as a result of NRC-licensed
activities or when certain conditions are met. These conditions apply
during termination of the worker's employment, at the request of a
worker, former worker, or when the worker's employer (the NRC licensee)
must report radiation exposure information on the worker to the NRC.
Part 19 also establishes requirements for instructions by licensees to
individuals participating in licensed activities and options available
to these individuals in connection with Commission inspections of
licensees to ascertain compliance with the provisions of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, Title II of the Energy Reorganization
Act of 1974, and regulations, orders and licenses thereunder regarding
radiological working conditions. The worker should be informed of the
radiation dose he or she receives because: (a) That information is
needed by both a new employer and the individual when the employee
changes jobs in the nuclear industry; (b) the individual needs to know
the radiation dose received as a result of an accident or incident (if
this dose is in excess of the 10 CFR Part 20 limits) so that he or she
can seek counseling about future work involving radiation, medical
attention, or both, as desired; and (c) since long-term exposure to
radiation may be an adverse health factor, the individual needs to know
whether the accumulated dose is being controlled within NRC limits. The
worker also needs to know about health risks from occupational exposure
to radioactive materials or radiation, precautions or procedures to
minimize exposure, worker responsibilities and options to report any
licensee conditions which may lead to or cause a violation of
Commission regulations, and individual radiation exposure reports which
are available to him.
Submit, by August 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 (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7245, or by Internet electronic
mail to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of June 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret A. Janney,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E7-11513 Filed 6-13-07; 8:45 am]
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