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[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 28495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13849]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 835

[Docket No. EH-RM-96-835]
RIN 1901-AA59

Occupational Radiation Protection

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Proposed rule; Notice of Paperwork Reduction Act Submission and 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: On December 23, 1996, the Department of Energy (DOE or 
Department) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the 
Department's primary standards for occupational radiation protection 
during the conduct of DOE activities. This notice advises the public 
that DOE has submitted for review a Paperwork Reduction Act Submission 
for the proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and invites interested persons to submit written comments and 
recommendations to OMB concerning the proposed collection of 
information.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
collections of information must be mailed by June 25, 1998 directly to 
the OMB desk officer at the address below. If you anticipate that you 
will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk 
Officer of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The 
Desk Officer may be contacted at telephone number (202) 395-3084.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Department of Energy 
Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503. 
(Persons submitting comments to OMB also are requested to send a copy 
to Dr. Joel Rabovsky, U.S. Department of Energy, EH-52, ``EH-RM-96-835 
Rulemaking,'' 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for copies of the 
Department's Paperwork Reduction Act Submission and other information 
should be directed to Dr. Joel Rabovsky, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Office of Worker Protection Programs and Hazards Management, 1000 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585, (301) 903-2135.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE has submitted a Paperwork Reduction Act 
Submission for a proposed rule on occupational radiation protection to 
OMB for review under section 3507(d) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on 
December 23, 1996 (61 FR 67600). This notice invites interested persons 
to submit written comments and recommendations to OMB concerning the 
proposed collections of information described below. Comments should 
address: (1) whether the proposed collections of information are 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DOE, including 
whether the information shall have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of the Department's burden estimates, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection on the respondents, including the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    OMB Approval Number: 1910-xxxx.
    Title: Occupational Radiation Protection.
    Abstract: Under section 161 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2201), DOE is authorized to adopt rules governing DOE activities 
undertaken in the performance of its functions. Part 835 of title 10 
CFR establishes radiation protection limits and controls to protect DOE 
employees, contractor and subcontractor employees, and visiting workers 
who use DOE facilities from occupational exposure to radiation or 
radioactive materials. Part 835 contains the following information 
collection requirements, all of which would be modified by the 
Department's December 23, 1996, rulemaking proposal:
    1. Radiation Protection Program Submissions. Part 835 requires 
contractors performing DOE activities to prepare and submit a radiation 
protection program (RPP) to DOE for approval, and to submit updates of 
the RPP to DOE for approval. 10 CFR Sec. 835.101.
    2. Recordkeeping requirements. Part 835 requires contractors to 
keep individual monitoring records (Sec. 835.702); certain workplace 
monitoring records (Sec. 835.703); training and other administrative 
records (Sec. 835.704); records of release of materials and equipment 
from radiological areas (Sec. 835.1101); and records of planned special 
exposures to radiation (Sec. 835.204).
    3. Reporting requirements. Part 835 requires contractors to provide 
radiation dose reports to monitored individuals and to report other 
information to individuals upon termination of employment and on other 
occasions. 10 CFR Sec. 835.801.
    Need and Uses: The information that part 835 requires DOE major 
facilities management contractors to produce, maintain and/or report 
are necessary to permit the Department to manage and oversee health and 
safety programs that control worker (i.e., DOE employees, contractor 
and sub-contractor employees, and visiting workers) exposure to 
radiation.
    Frequency: (1) The initial RPP Submission is a one-time 
requirement; updates are required on occasion; (2) recordkeeping 
requirements include planned special exposure records from time to 
time, as well as individual and workplace monitoring records; (3) 
reporting of radiation doses to monitored individuals is required 
annually; other information is reported to individuals upon termination 
of employment and on other occasions.
    Number of Respondents: 50. This number reflects the number of 
radiation protection programs for part 835 implemented to date.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000 hrs. This burden estimate consists 
of DOE's estimates of the total time, effort, or financial resources 
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose 
information to or for DOE. In developing these burden estimates, DOE 
has estimated the total cost of complying with the information 
collection requirements in 10 CFR 835.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 8, 1998.
Peter N. Brush,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 98-13849 Filed 5-22-98; 8:45 am]
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