[Federal Register: February 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 24)]
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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 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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: Part 61--Licensing 
Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste (3150-0135).
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: Applications for licenses 
are submitted as needed. Other reports are submitted annually and as 
other events require.
    5. Who is required or asked to report: Applicants for and holders 
of an NRC license for land disposal of low-level radioactive waste, and 
all generators, collectors, and processors of low-level waste intended 
for disposal at a low-level waste facility.
    6. The number of annual responses: 12 (9 reports and 3 
recordkeepers).
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 3.
    8. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 4,059 hours (42 hours for reporting plus 4,017 hours for 
recordkeeping) or approximately 1,353 hours per respondent.
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Not applicable.
    10. Abstract: Part 61 establishes the procedures, criteria, and 
license terms and conditions for the land disposal of low-level 
radioactive waste. Reporting and recordkeeping requirements are 
mandatory or, in the case of application submittals, are required to 
obtain a benefit. The information collected in the applications, 
reports, and records is evaluated by the NRC to ensure that the 
licensee's or applicant's physical plant, equipment, organization, 
training, experience, procedures, and plans provide an adequate level 
of protection of public health and safety, common defense and security, 
and the environment.
    A copy of the final supporting statement may be viewed free of 
charge at the NRC Public Document Room located at One White Flint 
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. OMB clearance requests are 
available at the NRC worldwide web site (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/
OMB/index.html). 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 
listed below by March 7, 2002. Comments received after this date will 
be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of 
consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date.

Bryon Allen, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0135), 
NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3087.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of January 2002.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-2733 Filed 2-4-02; 8:45 am]
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