[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62892-62893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25758]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. NRC-2010-0318]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information
collection
[[Page 62893]]
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and solicitation
of public comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 26,
``Fitness for Duty Programs.''
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0146.
3. How often the collection is required: Annually and on occasion.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Nuclear power reactor
licensees licensed under 10 CFR Part 50 or 52 (except those who have
permanently ceased operations and have verified that fuel has been
permanently removed from the reactor); all holders of nuclear power
plant construction permits and early site permits with a limited work
authorization and applicants for nuclear power plant construction
permits that have a limited work authorization under the provisions of
10 CFR Part 50; all holders of a combined license for a nuclear power
plant issued under 10 CFR Part 52 and applicants for a combined license
that have a limited work authorization; all licensee who are authorized
to possess, use, or transport formula quantities of strategic special
nuclear material (SSNM) under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 70; all
holders of a certificate of compliance of an approved compliance plan
issued under 10 CFR Part 76, if the holder engages in activities
involving formula quantities of SSNM; and all contractor/vendors (C/V)
who implement fitness-for-duty (FFD) programs or program elements to
the extent that the licensees and other entities listed in this
paragraph rely on those C/V FFD programs or program elements to comply
with 10 CFR Part 26.
5. The number of annual respondents: 89,510 (27 reactor programs +
2 contractor/vendors + 2 fuel cycle facilities plus 1 Subpart K
construction FFD program respondent plus 10 HHS-certified laboratories
plus 89,468 third-party respondents)
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 666,824 (6,615 reporting plus 358,352 recordkeeping plus
301,857 third party disclosure)
7. Abstract: NRC regulations in 10 CFR Part 26 prescribe
requirements to establish, implement, and maintain fitness-for-duty
programs at affected licensees and other entities. The objectives of
these requirements are to provide reasonable assurance that persons
subject to the rule are trustworthy, reliable, and not under the
influence of any substance, legal or illegal, or mentally or physically
impaired from any cause, which in any way could adversely affect their
ability to safely and competently perform their duties. These
requirements also provide reasonable assurance that the effects of
fatigue and degraded alertness on individual's abilities to safely and
competently perform their duties are managed commensurate with
maintaining public health and safety. The information collections
required by Part 26 are necessary to properly manage FFD programs and
to enable effective and efficient regulatory oversight of affected
licensees other entities. These licensees and other entities must
perform certain tasks, maintain records, and submit reports to comply
with Part 26 drug and alcohol provisions and fatigue management
requirements. These records and reports are necessary to enable
regulatory inspection and evaluation of a licensee's or entity's
compliance with NRC regulations, its FFD performance, and of any
significant FFD-related event to help maintain public health and
safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the
environment.
Submit, by December 13, 2010, 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-2010-0318. 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-2010-0318.
Mail comments to 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 NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone at 301-
415-6258, or by e-mail to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of October 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-25758 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P