Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 47 / Monday, March 12, 2007 / Notices 11059 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This 

program helps to ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the desired 

format, reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. Currently, the Bureau 

of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

extension of the ‘‘Current Population 

Survey (CPS).’’ A copy of the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) can 

be obtained by contacting the individual 

listed below in the ADDRESSES section of 

this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

May 11, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. 

Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division 

of Management Systems, Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue, NE., 

Washington, DC 20212, 202–691–7628. 

(This is not a toll-free number.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, 

202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The CPS has been the principal 

source of the official Government 

statistics on employment and 

unemployment for over 60 years. The 

labor force information gathered 

through the survey is of paramount 

importance in keeping track of the 

economic health of the Nation. The 

survey is the only source of data on total 

employment and unemployment, with 

the monthly unemployment rate 

obtained through this survey being 

regarded as one of the most important 

economic indicators. Moreover, the 

survey also yields data on the basic 

status and characteristics of persons not 

in the labor force. The CPS data are used 

monthly, in conjunction with data from 

other sources, to analyze the extent to 

which the various components of the 

American population are participating 

in the economic life of the Nation and 

with what success. 

The labor force data gathered through 

the CPS are provided to users in the 

greatest detail possible, consistent with 

the demographic information obtained 

in the survey. In brief, the labor force 

data can be broken down by sex, age, 

race and ethnic origin, marital status, 

family composition, educational level, 

and other characteristics. Through such 

breakdowns, one can focus on the 

employment situation of specific 

population groups as well as on the 

general trends in employment and 

unemployment. Information of this type 

can be obtained only through 

demographically oriented surveys such 

as the CPS. 

The basic CPS data also are used as 

an important platform on which to base 

the data derived from the various 

supplemental questions that are 

administered in conjunction with the 

survey. By coupling the basic data from 

the monthly survey with the special 

data from the supplements, one can get 

valuable insights on the behavior of 

American workers and on the social and 

economic health of their families. 

There is wide interest in the monthly 

CPS data among Government 

policymakers, legislators, economists, 

the media, and the general public. 

While the data from the CPS are used in 

conjunction with data from other 

surveys in assessing the economic 

health of the Nation, they are unique in 

various ways. They provide a 

measurement of total employment, 

including farm work, self-employment 

and unpaid family work, while the other 

surveys are generally restricted to the 

nonagricultural wage and salary sector. 

The CPS provides data on all jobseekers, 

and on all persons outside the labor 

force, while payroll-based surveys 

cannot, by definition, cover these 

sectors of the population. Finally, the 

CPS data on employment, 

unemployment, and on persons not in 

the labor force can be linked to the 

demographic characteristics of the many 

groups that make up the Nation’s 

population, while the data from other 

surveys are usually devoid of 

demographic information. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the Current 

Population Survey (CPS). 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: Current Population Survey 

(CPS). 

OMB Number: 1220–0100. 

Affected Public: Households. 

Total Respondents: 55,000 per month. 

Frequency: Monthly. 

Total Responses: 660,000. 

Average Time Per Response: 7 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 77,000 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

March 2007. 

Mark Staniorski, 

Acting Chief, Division of Management 

Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Thursday, 

March 15, 2007. 

PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room 

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STATUS: Open. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: 

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2. Appeals from Cinfed Federal Credit 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Rupp, Secretary of the Board, 

Telephone: 703–518–6304. 

Mary Rupp, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 07–1175 Filed 3–8–07; 3:15 pm] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 030–36585] 

Issuance of Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact to Byproduct 

Materials License 53–27775–01 for 

Covance Clinical Research Unit, Inc., 

Honolulu, HI 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Issuance of environmental 

assessment and finding of no significant 

impact for license amendment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel S. Browder, M.S., Health 

Physicist, Nuclear Materials Licensing 

Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials 

Safety, Region IV, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Arlington, 

Texas 76011. Telephone: (817) 276–

6552; fax number: (817) 860–8188; or by 

e-mail: rsb3@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering the 

issuance of an amendment to NRC 

Byproduct Materials License No. 53–

27775–01, which was originally issued 

on July 13, 2004, pursuant to 10 CFR 

part 30. This license is held by Covance 

Clinical Research Unit, Inc., (Licensee), 

and authorizes the possession and use 

of carbon-14 in pre-packaged capsules at 

the Licensee’s laboratory located at 401 

Kamakee Street, in Honolulu, Hawaii 

(the facility), a commercial area of 

Honolulu. The facility in which all 

licensed radioactive materials were kept 

and used is a room approximately 7′ x 

12.5′ with a ceiling height of 8.5′, and 

contains a sink and ventilation hood. 

By letter dated October 10, 2006, the 

Licensee stated that use of carbon-14 

had been discontinued at their facility, 

and accordingly requested that the 

facility be released for unrestricted use, 

and that the NRC license be terminated. 

The NRC has prepared an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) in 

support of the proposed action in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR), Part 51 (10 CFR part 51). Based 

on the EA, the NRC has concluded that 

a Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) is appropriate with respect to 

the proposed action. The amendment 

will be issued to the Licensee following 

the publication of this FONSI and EA in 

the Federal Register. 

II. Environmental Assessment 

Identification of Proposed Action: The 

proposed action is to approve the 

Licensee’s October 10, 2006, license 

amendment request to release the 

facility for unrestricted use and 

terminate the license. Licensed 

activities at the facility were limited to 

conducting research trials, in which a 

pre-packaged, pharmaceutical capsule 

with approximately 100 microcuries 

(μCi) of tagged carbon-14 was given to 

each trial subject. The licensee 

conducted three separate research trials 

under the license, with the final trial 

being conducted in February 2006. Each 

trial consisted of approximately eight to 

nine subjects. Upon completion of each 

trial, the facility (where the subjects 

remained during each trial) was 

surveyed and documented to contain 

less than background levels of radiation. 

The subjects remained at the facility 

until approximately 80–90% of the 

excretion was collected. The uptake, 

excretion and distribution of the 

pharmaceutical in the respective 

subjects were observed and measured. 

The samples were collected by the 

licensee and analyzed by a liquid 

scintillation counter, and subsequently 

disposed of in the sanitary sewerage. 

The total activity of carbon-14 ordered 

by the licensee was 5,089 μCi, of which 

2,494 μCi was used during the Phase 

one trials. The remainder of the 

radioactive material was either returned 

to the sponsor or transferred to a 

licensed recipient. 

Based on the use of the radioactive 

materials in accordance with 10 CFR 

30.36(g), the Licensee was not required 

to submit a decommissioning plan to 

the NRC since any decommissioning 

activities and procedures implemented 

were consistent with those approved for 

routine operations. 

The Need for the Proposed Action: 

The Licensee has ceased licensed 

activities at the facility and seeks to 

release the facility for unrestricted use 

and subsequent license termination. 

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed 

Action: The historical review of licensed 

activities conducted at the facility 

documents that the activities involved 

the use of only carbon-14 as a tagged 

pharmaceutical in a pre-packaged 

capsule. The quantity amount in each 

capsule was approximately 100 μCi and 

the last use of licensed material was 

conducted in February 2006. During the 

research trials, the Licensee disposed of 

the excretion samples into the sanitary 

sewerage in accordance with the 

regulatory requirements in 10 CFR 

20.2003. 

The licensee has requested 

termination of the license because all 

work with radioactive materials at the 

facility have been discontinued. The 

proposed release of the licensee’s 

facility for unrestricted use does not 

effect any environmental resource, since 

there are no remediation requirements 

for the facility or potential release of 

radioactive materials to the 

environment. 

The Licensee conducted a final status 

survey of the facility during August 

2006. The final status survey report was 

submitted on October 10, 2006, as part 

of the license amendment request. The 

submitted results were not statistically 

significant from background and 

therefore, the net results did not contain 

any activity above background. The 

NRC allows licensees to demonstrate 

compliance with the radiological 

criteria for unrestricted use as specified 

in 10 CFR 20.1402 by using the 

screening approach described in 

NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated NMSS 

Decommissioning Guidance,’’ Volume 

2. The Licensee’s results did not contain 

any activity above background and 

therefore were below any NRC criteria 

and were in compliance with the As 

Low As Reasonably Achievable 

(ALARA) requirement of 10 CFR 

20.1402. The NRC thus finds that the 

Licensee’s final status survey results 

acceptable. 

Based on its review, the staff has 

determined that the affected 

environment and any environmental 

impacts associated with the proposed 

action are bounded by the impacts 

evaluated by the ‘‘Generic 

Environmental Impact Statement in 

Support of Rulemaking on Radiological 

Criteria for License Termination of NRCLicensed Nuclear Facilities’’ (NUREG–

1496) Volumes 1–3 (ML042310492, 

ML042320379, and ML042330385). The 

staff finds there were no significant 

environmental impacts from the use of 

radioactive material at the licensee’s 

facility. The NRC staff reviewed the 

docket file records and the final status 

survey report to identify any nonradiological hazards that may have 

impacted the environment surrounding 

the facility. No such hazards or impacts 

to the environment were identified. The 

NRC has identified no other radiological 

or non-radiological activities in the area 

that could result in cumulative 

environmental impacts. 


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