[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 26737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12887]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. NRC-2009-0218]
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: Nuclear Material Events
Database (NMED) for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses,
and Follow-up Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act
(AEA) Radioactive Byproduct Material.
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0178.
3. How often the collection is required: Agreement States are
requested to provide copies of licensee material event reports
electronically or by hard copy to NRC on a monthly basis or within 30
days of receipt from their licensee. In addition, Agreement States are
requested to report events that may pose a significant health and
safety hazard to the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer within the
next working day of notification by an Agreement State licensee.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Current Agreement States and
any State receiving Agreement State status in the future.
5. The number of annual respondents: 35.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 689 hours for all existing Agreement State reporting.
7. Abstract: NRC regulations require NRC licensees to report
incidents and events involving the use, transportation and security of
radioactive byproduct material, and source material, such as those
involving radiation overexposures, leaking or contaminated sealed
source(s), release of excessive contamination of radioactive material,
lost or stolen radioactive material, equipment failures, abandoned well
logging sources and medical events. Agreement State licenses are also
required to report these events to their individual Agreement State
regulatory authorities under compatible Agreement State regulations.
NRC is requesting that the Agreement States provide information to NRC
on the initial notification, response actions, and follow-up
investigations on events involving the use (including suspected theft
or terrorist activities) of nuclear materials regulated pursuant to the
Atomic Energy Act. The event information should be provided in a
uniform electronic format, for assessment and identification of any
facilities/site specific or generic safety concerns that could have the
potential to impact public health and safety. The identification and
review of safety concerns may result in lessons learned, and may also
identify generic issues for further study which could result in
proposals for changes or revisions to technical or regulatory designs,
processes, standards, guidance or requirements.
Submit, by August 3, 2009, 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-2009-0218. 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-2009-0218.
Mail comments to Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell (T-5
F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Questions about the information collection requirements may be directed
to the Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone
at 301-415-6445, or by e-mail to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of May 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E9-12887 Filed 6-2-09; 8:45 am]
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