[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79015-79016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31029]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. NRC-2013-0166]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 740M, 
``Concise Note'' and NUREG/BR-0006, Revision 7, ``Instructions for 
Completing Nuclear Material Transaction Reports, (DOE/NRC Forms 741 and 
740M).''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0057.
    3. How often the collection is required: DOE/NRC Form 740M is 
requested as necessary to inform the U.S. or the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) of any qualifying statement or exception to any of 
the data contained in other reporting forms required under the U.S.--
IAEA Safeguards Agreement.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Persons licensed to possess 
specified

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quantities of special nuclear material or source material, and 
licensees of facilities on the U.S. Eligible Facilities List who have 
been notified in writing by the NRC that they are subject to Part 50 of 
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
    5. The number of annual respondents: 15.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 113.
    7. Abstract: Licensees affected by Part 75 and related sections of 
Parts 40, 50, 70, and 150 are required to submit DOE/NRC Form 740M to 
inform the U.S. or the IAEA of any qualifying statement or exception to 
any of the data contained in any of the other reporting forms required 
under the U.S.--IAEA Safeguards Agreement. The use of the Form 740M 
enables the NRC to collect, retrieve, analyze, and submit the data to 
IAEA to fulfill its reporting responsibilities.
    Submit, by February 25, 2014, 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. The OMB clearance requests 
are available at the NRC's Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/.
    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-2013-0166. 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-2013-0166. Mail comments to the 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 email to [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of December, 2013.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2013-31029 Filed 12-26-13; 8:45 am]
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