[Federal Register: August 6, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 151)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

 
Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements; 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review

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 collection of information under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision
    2. The title of the information collection: Proposed rule, 
``Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices 
Containing Byproduct Material'' (10 CFR Parts 30, 31, 32, 170, and 
171).
    3. The form number if applicable: NRC Form 653, Transfers of 
Industrial Devices Report
    4. How often is the collection required: Quarterly, Annually, On 
Occasion.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: NRC licensees and 
Agreement State licensees.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: NRC licensee responses 
are 20,320 and Agreement States responses are 18,670, for a total of 
38,990 responses.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 6,340.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: NRC licensees = 511, Agreement 
States = 602 for a total of 1,113 hours.
    9. An indication of whether section 3504(h), Pub. L. 96-511 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: The proposed rule would include the addition of more 
explicit requirements concerning a registration requirement that the 
NRC plans to initiate through an earlier proposed rule (December 2, 
1998; 63 FR 66942). This action proposes to include in the regulations 
the specific criteria for inclusion in the registration program and 
details about the information required. The amendments would also 
modify the quarterly transfer reporting, recordkeeping, and labeling 
requirements for specific licensees who distribute these generally 
licensed devices and provide clarifications concerning provisions of 
the regulations applicable to all general licensees for byproduct 
material. The proposed rule is intended to allow the NRC to better 
track general licensees so that they can be contacted or inspected, to 
make sure that the devices can be identified even if lost or damaged, 
and to further ensure that general licensees are aware of and 
understand the requirements for the possession of devices containing 
byproduct material. Greater awareness helps to ensure that general 
licensees will comply with the requirements for proper handling and 
disposal of generally licensed devices and would reduce the potential 
for incidents that could result in unnecessary radiation exposure to 
the public and contamination of property.
    Submit, by September 7, 1999, 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?

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    4. How can the burden of the collection of information be 
minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology?
    A copy of the submittal may be viewed free of charge at the NRC 
Public Document Room 2120 L Street NW, (lower level), Washington, DC. 
The proposed rule is or has been published in the Federal Register 
within several days of the publication date of this Federal Register 
Notice. Instructions for accessing the electronic OMB clearance package 
for the rulemaking have been appended to the electronic rulemaking. 
Members of the public may access the electronic OMB clearance package 
by following the directions for electronic access provided in the 
preamble to the titled rulemaking.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
September 7, 1999: Erik Godwin, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0001), 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, Md., this 12th day of May 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-20271 Filed 8-5-99; 8:45 am]
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