[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 130 (Monday, July 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38470-38471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15279]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. NRC-2008-0359]


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 invites public comment about our intention to request 
the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection 
that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register 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 74--
Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0123.
    3. How often the collection is required: Submission is a one-time

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requirement which has been completed by all current licensees. However, 
licensees may submit amendments or revisions to the plans as necessary. 
In addition, specified inventory and material status reports are 
required annually or semi-annually. Other reports are submitted as 
events occur.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Persons licensed under 10 
CFR 70 who possess and use certain forms and quantities of Special 
Nuclear Material (SNM).
    5. The number of annual respondents: 19.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: An annual total of 8,589 hours (989 hours for reporting and 
7,600 hours for recordkeeping). The average annual burden per 
respondent for reporting is 47 hours. The average annual burden per 
recordkeeping for the 110 record keepers is 61 hours.
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 74 establishes requirements for material 
control and accounting of SNM, and specific performance-based 
regulations for licensees authorized to possess, use and produce 
strategic special nuclear material, and special nuclear material of 
moderate strategic significance and low strategic significance. The 
information is used by the NRC to make licensing and regulatory 
determinations concerning material control and accounting of special 
nuclear material and to satisfy obligations of the United States to the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Submission or retention of 
the information is mandatory for persons subject to the requirements.
    Submit, by September 5, 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 submitted in writing or in 
electronic form will be made available for public inspection. Because 
your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact 
information, the NRC cautions you against including any information in 
your submission that you do not want to be publicly disclosed. Comments 
submitted should reference Docket No. NRC-2008-0359. You may submit 
your comments by any of the following methods. Electronic comments: Go 
to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. NRC-2008-0359. 
Mail comments to NRC Clearance Officer, Margaret A. Janney (T-5 F52), 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 
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 e-mail to [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of June, 2008.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory Trussell,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E8-15279 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am]
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