[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69638-69639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26357]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


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 OMB and solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of 
continued approval of information collections 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 741, 
Nuclear Material Transaction Report; DOE/NRC Form 740M, Concise Note; 
and NUREG/BR-0006, Instructions for Completing Nuclear Material 
Transaction Reports (DOE/NRC Forms 741 and 740M).
    2. Current OMB approval number: DOE/NRC Form 741: 3150-0003 and 
DOE/NRC Form 740M: 3150-0057.
    3. How often the collection is required: DOE/NRC Form 741: As 
occasioned by special nuclear material or source material transfers, 
receipts, or inventory changes that meet certain criteria. Licensees 
range from not submitting any forms to submitting over 5,000 forms 
annually.
    DOE/NRC Form 740M: 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 any of the other reporting 
forms required under the US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement. On average, 15 
licensees submit about 10 forms each per year--150 forms annually.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Persons licensed to possess 
specified quantities of special nuclear material or source material, 
and licensees of facilities on the U.S. eligible list who have been 
notified in writing by the Commission that they are subject to Part 75.
    5. The estimate of the number of annual respondents: DOE/NRC Form 
741: 400. DOE/NRC Form 740M: 15.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: DOE/NRC Form 741: 45,813 hours for NRC and Agreement State 
licensees (or an average of 1.25 hours per response); DOE/NRC Form 
740M: 113 hours (or an average of .75 hours per response).

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    7. Abstract: NRC and Agreement State licensees are required to make 
inventory and accounting reports on DOE/NRC Form 741 for certain source 
or special nuclear material, or for transfer or receipt of 1 kilogram 
or more of source material. 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 US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement. The use of Forms 
740M and 741, together with NUREG/BR-0006 Revision 6, the instructions 
for completing the forms, enables NRC to collect, retrieve, analyze as 
necessary, and submit the data to IAEA to fulfill its reporting 
responsibilities.
    Submit, by January 31, 2005, 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 and questions about the information collection 
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Brenda Jo. 
Shelton (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bef7f0f8f1fdf1f2f2fbfdeaedfef0ecfd90f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="71383f373e323e3d3d34322522313f23325f363e27">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of November 2004.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-26357 Filed 11-29-04; 8:45 am]
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