[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 72771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24873]


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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 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 36, 
``Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0158.
    3. How often the collection is required: On occasion. It is 
estimated that there are approximately 2 NRC and 8 Agreement State 
reports submitted annually.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Irradiator licensees 
licensed by NRC or an Agreement State.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 75 (15 NRC Licensees and 60 
Agreement State Licensees).
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 35,08 hours (6,988 hours for NRC Licensees [6,878 
recordkeeping + 110 reporting] and 28,020 hours for Agreement State 
Licensees [27,510 recordkeeping + 510 reporting]), or 467 hours per 
licensee.
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 36 contains requirements for the issuance 
of a license authorizing the use of sealed sources containing 
radioactive materials in irradiators used to irradiate objects or 
materials for a variety of purposes in research, industry, and other 
fields. The subparts cover specific requirements for obtaining a 
license or license exemption, design and performance criteria for 
irradiators; and radiation safety requirements for opening irradiators, 
including requirements for operator training, written operating and 
emergency procedures, personnel monitoring, radiation surveys, 
inspection and maintenance. Part 36 also contains the recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements that are necessary to ensure that the irradiator 
is being safely operated so that it poses no danger to the health and 
safety of the general public and the irradiator employees.
    Submit, by February 19, 2008, 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 requirement 
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 17th day of December 2007.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory Trussell,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
 [FR Doc. E7-24873 Filed 12-20-07; 8:45 am]
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