[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26212-26213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12527]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

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

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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.
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension.
    2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 19, 
``Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers: Inspection and 
Investigations''.
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: As necessary in order that 
adequate and timely reports of radiation exposure be made to 
individuals involved in NRC-licensed activities.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Licensees authorized to 
receive, possess, use, or transfer material licensed by the NRC.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 414,800.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 280.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 46,018 (approximately 34,566 
reporting hours-- an average of 5 minutes per response, and 11,452 
recordkeeping hours-- an average of 1.78 hours per recordkeeper).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Not applicable.
    10. Abstract: Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 19, 
requires licensees to advise workers on an annual basis of any 
radiation exposure they may have received as a result of NRC-licensed 
activities or when certain conditions are met. These conditions apply 
during termination of the worker's employment, at the request of a 
worker, former worker, or when the worker's employer (the NRC licensee) 
must report radiation exposure information on the worker to the NRC. 
Part 19 also establishes requirements for instructions by licensees to 
individuals participating in licensed activities and options available 
to these individuals in connection with Commission inspections of 
licensees to ascertain compliance with the provisions of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, Title II of the Energy Reorganization 
Act of 1974, and regulations, orders and licenses thereunder regarding 
radiological working conditions.
    The worker should be informed of the radiation dose he or she 
receives because: (a) that information is needed by both a new employer 
and the individual when the employee changes jobs in the nuclear 
industry; (b) the individual needs to know the radiation dose received 
as a result of an accident or incident (if this dose is in excess of 
the 10 CFR Part 20 limits) so that he or she can seek counseling about 
future work involving radiation, medical attention, or both, as 
desired; and (c) since long-term exposure to radiation may be an 
adverse health factor, the individual needs to know whether the 
accumulated dose is being controlled within NRC limits. The worker also 
needs to know about health risks from occupational exposure to 
radioactive materials or radiation, precautions or procedures to 
minimize exposure, worker responsibilities and options to report any 
licensee conditions which may lead to or cause a violation of

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Commission regulations, and individual radiation exposure reports which 
are available to him.
    A copy of the final supporting statement may be viewed free of 
charge at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW (lower 
level), Washington, DC. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC 
worldwide web site (http://www.nrc.gov) under the FedWorld collection 
link on the home page tool bar. 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 by 
June 11, 1998: Erik Godwin, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0044), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3084.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of May 1998.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-12527 Filed 5-11-98; 8:45 am]
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