[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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