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###### Nuclear Regulatory Commission

          - [Docket No. NRC-2009-0218]

# AGENCY:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

# ACTION:

Notice of the OMB review of information collection and solicitation of public comment.

# SUMMARY:

                        The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a                         **Federal Register**                         Notice with a 60-day comment period on this information collection on June 3, 2009.                    

                        1.                         *Type of submission, new, revision, or extension:*                         Extension.                    

                        2.                         *The title of the information collection:*                         Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, and Follow-up Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act (AEA) Radioactive Byproduct Material.                    

                        3.                         *Current OMB approval number:*                         3150-0178.                    

                        4.                         *The form number if applicable:*                         N/A.                    

                        5.                         *How often the collection is required:*                         Agreement States are requested to provide copies of licensee material event reports electronically or by hard copy to NRC within 30 days of receipt from their licensee. In addition, Agreement States are requested to report events that may pose a significant health and safety hazard to the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer within the next working day of notification by an Agreement State licensee.                    

                        6.                         *Who will be required or asked to report:*                         Current Agreement States and any State receiving Agreement State status in the future.                    

                        7.                         *An estimate of the number of annual responses:*                         669.                    

                        8.                         *The estimated number of annual respondents:*                         35.                    

                        9.                         *An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request:*                         689 hours for all existing Agreement State reporting.                    

                        10.                         *Abstract:*                         NRC regulations require NRC licensees to report incidents and events involving the use, transportation and security of radioactive  byproduct material, and source material, such as those involving radiation overexposures, leaking or contaminated sealed source(s), release of  excessive contamination of radioactive material, lost or stolen radioactive  material, equipment failures, abandoned well logging sources and medical  events. Agreement State licenses are also required to report these events  to their individual Agreement State regulatory authorities under compatible Agreement State regulations. NRC is requesting that the Agreement  States provide information to NRC on the initial notification, response  actions, and follow-up investigations on events involving the use (including  suspected theft or terrorist activities) of nuclear materials regulated  pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act. The event information should be  provided in a uniform electronic format, for assessment and identification of any facilities/site specific or generic safety concerns that could have the  potential to impact public health and safety. The identification and review of safety concerns may result in lessons learned, and may also identify generic  issues for further study which could result in proposals for changes or  revisions to technical or regulatory designs, processes, standards, guidance or requirements.                    

                        A copy of the final 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 should be directed to the OMB reviewer listed below by October 13, 2009. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date. NRC Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0178), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

The Acting NRC Clearance Officer is Tremaine Donnell, (301) 415-6258.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of September 2009.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Tremaine Donnell,

Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.

[FR Doc. E9-21977 Filed 9-10-09; 8:45 am]

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