[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39907-39908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17057]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION



[Docket No. NRC-2011-0140]




Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request



AGENCY: 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 

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 Part 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



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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. Submission 

or retention of the information is mandatory for persons subject to the 

requirements.

    Submit, by September 6, 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, 

including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology?

    The public may examine and have copied for a fee publicly available 

documents, including the draft supporting statement, at the NRC's 

Public Document Room, Room O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. OMB clearance requests are 

available at the NRC 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-

2011-0140. 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-2011-0140. 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 1st day of July, 2011.



    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Tremaine Donnell,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.

[FR Doc. 2011-17057 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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