[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 18153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9558]


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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: 10 CFR Part 150, 
``Exemptions and Continued Regulatory Authority in Agreement States and 
in Offshore Waters under Section 274.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0032.
    3. How often the collection is required: 10 CFR 150.16(b), 
150.17(c), and 150.19(c) require the submission of reports following 
specified events, such as the theft or unlawful diversion of licensed 
radioactive material. The source material inventory reports required 
under 10 CFR 150.17(b) must be submitted annually by certain licensees.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Agreement State licensees 
authorized to possess source or special nuclear material at certain 
types of facilities, or at any one time and location in greater than 
specified amounts.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 63 Agreement State licensees.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 150 hours.
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 150 provides certain exemptions from NRC 
regulations for persons in Agreement States. Part 150 also defines 
activities in Agreement States and in offshore waters over which NRC 
regulatory authority continues, including certain information 
collection requirements. The information is needed to permit NRC to 
make reports to other governments and the International Atomic Energy 
Agency in accordance with international agreements. The information is 
also used to carry out NRC's safeguards and inspection programs.
    Submit, by June 13, 1997, 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, 2120 L Street NW., (lower 
level), Washington, DC. Members of the public who are in the 
Washington, DC area, can access this document via modem on the Public 
Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC's Advance Copy Document Library), NRC 
subsystem at FedWorld, 703-321-3339. Members of the public who are 
located outside of the Washington, DC, area can dial FedWorld, 1-800-
303-9672, or use the FedWorld Internet address: fedworld.gov (Telnet). 
The document will be available on the bulletin board for 30 days after 
the signature date of this notice. If assistance is needed in accessing 
the document, please contact the FedWorld help desk at 703-487-4608. 
Additional assistance in locating the document is available from the 
NRC Public Document Room, nationally at 1-800-397-4209, or within the 
Washington, DC, area at 202-634-3273.
    Comments and questions about the information collection 
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Brenda Jo. 
Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 F33, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="286a627b1968667a6b066f677e">[email protected]</a>.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of April, 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gerald F. Cranford,
Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 97-9558 Filed 4-11-97; 8:45 am]
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