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###### Nuclear Regulatory Commission

          - [Docket No. NRC-2012-0058]

# 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.

# 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:*10 CFR Part 30—Rules of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material.                    

                        2.                         *Current OMB approval number:*                         3150-0017.                    

                        3.                         *How often the collection is required:*                         Required reports are collected and evaluated on a continuing basis as events occur. There is a one-time submittal of information to receive a license. Renewal applications are submitted every 10 years. Information submitted in previous applications may be referenced without being resubmitted. In addition, recordkeeping must be performed on an on-going basis.                    

                        4.                         *Who is required or asked to report:*                         All persons applying for or holding a license to manufacture, produce, transfer, receive, acquire, own, possess, or use radioactive byproduct material.                    

                        5.                         *The number of annual respondents:*                         22,091 (2,959 NRC Licensees and 19,132 Agreement State Licensees).                    

                        6.                         *The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request:*                         302,697 (NRC licensees 40,327 hours [18,258 reporting + 22,069 recordkeeping] and Agreement State licensees 262,370 hours [118,913 reporting + 143,457 recordkeeping]).                    

                        7.                         *Abstract:*Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 30 establishes requirements that are applicable to all persons in the United States governing domestic licensing of radioactive byproduct material. The application, reporting and recordkeeping requirements are necessary to permit the NRC to make a determination whether the possession, use, and transfer of byproduct material is in conformance with the Commission's regulations for protection of the public health and safety.                    

Submit, by June 11, 2012, 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'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-2012-0058. 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-2012-0058. 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 email to                         *INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.*

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of April, 2012.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Tremaine Donnell,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.

[FR Doc. 2012-8590 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]

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