[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82413-82414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32920]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. NRC-2010-0347]


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: ``DOE/NRC Form 742, 
Material Balance Report and NUREG/BR-0007, Instructions for the 
Preparation and Distribution of Material Status Report.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0004.
    3. How often the collection is required: DOE/NRC Form 742 is 
submitted annually following a physical inventory of nuclear materials.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Persons licensed to possess 
specified quantities of special nuclear or source material.
    5. The number of annual respondents: For DOE/NRC Form 742, there 
are approximately 360 respondents annually.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 1,260.
    7. Abstract: Each licensee authorized to possess special nuclear 
material totaling more than one gram of contained uranium-235, uranium-
233, or plutonium, or any combination thereof, are required to submit 
DOE/NRC Forms 742 and 742C. In addition, any licensee authorized to 
possess 1,000 kilograms of source material is required to submit DOE/
NRC Form 742. The NRC uses this information to fulfill its 
responsibilities as a participant in US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement and 
various bilateral agreements with other countries, and to satisfy its 
domestic safeguards responsibilities.
    Submit, by February 28, 2011 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,

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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-2010-0347. 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-2010-0347. 
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 2nd day of December, 2010.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kristen Benney,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-32920 Filed 12-29-10; 8:45 am]
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