[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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