[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 163 (Thursday, August 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 48310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16675]
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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: Revision.
2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 21,
``Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance.''
3. The form number if applicable: Not Applicable.
4. How often the collection is required: On occasion, as necessary
in order for NRC to meet its responsibilities to conduct a detailed
review of defects in basic components of nuclear power plants or
failures to comply that could create a substantial safety hazard.
5. Who will be required or asked to report: All directors and
responsible officers of firms and organizations building, operating, or
owning NRC licensed facilities as well as directors and responsible
officers of firms and organizations supplying basic components and
safety related design, analysis, testing, inspection, and consulting
services of NRC licensed facilities or activities.
6. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 105 (70 plus 35
recordkeepers).
7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 35.
8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to
complete the requirement or request: 7,579 hours (4,970 hours for
reporting and 2,609 hours for recordkeeping).
9. An indication of whether section 3507(d), Public Law 104-13
applies: N/A.
10. Abstract: Reports submitted under 10 CFR 21 are reviewed by the
NRC staff to determine whether the reported defects or failures to
comply in basic components at NRC licensed facilities or activities are
potentially generic safety problems.
These reports have been the basis for the issuance of numerous NRC
Information Notices, Generic Letters, and Bulletins that have
contributed to the improved safety of the nuclear industry.
The records required to be maintained in accordance with 10 CFR
21.51 are subject to inspection by the NRC to determine compliance with
the subject regulation. These records fall into four categories:
Records relating to evaluations defined by 10 CFR 21.3, records of
previously submitted reports pursuant to 10 CFR 21.21, records of
procedures required to assure compliance with 10 CFR 21, and
procurement documents necessary to ensure that background
specifications are available to evaluate potential defects and failures
to comply.
Industry organizations, such as the Institute for Nuclear Power
Operations (INPO) and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), are urged to
share and distribute such information to all affected parties as it
becomes available. The NRC further disseminates significant generic
information to all affected parties via NRC Information Notices,
Generic Letters, and Bulletins, and encourages the elimination of
duplicate reporting. Computer databases are used extensively by the NRC
and the nuclear industry for tracking these reports.
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 September 24, 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.
Nathan Frey, Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(3150-0035), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20503.
Comments can also be submitted to [email protected] or
submitted by telephone at (202) 395-4650.
The NRC Clearance Officer is Margaret A. Janney, 301-415-7245.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of August, 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret A. Janney,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E7-16675 Filed 8-22-07; 8:45 am]
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