[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72982-72983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30455]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. NRC-2011-0271]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 
solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public 
comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval for renewal 
of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are 
required to publish this notice in the Federal Register 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 20, 
``Standards for Protection Against Radiation.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0014.
    3. How often the collection is required: Most reports are collected 
annually, but decommissioning reports are collected at license 
termination.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: NRC licensees, including 
those requesting license terminations. Types of licensees include 
civilian commercial, industrial, academic, and medical users of nuclear 
materials. Licenses are issued for, among other things, the possession, 
use, processing, handling, and importing and exporting of nuclear 
materials, and for the operation of nuclear reactors.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 3,000.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 91,503 hours (5,476 hours reporting + 342 hours third-party 
disclosure + 85,685 hours recordkeeping).
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 20 establishes standards for protection 
against ionizing radiation resulting from activities conducted under 
licenses issued by the NRC. These standards require the establishment 
of radiation protection programs, maintenance of radiation protection 
programs, maintenance of radiation records recording of radiation 
received by workers, reporting of incidents which could cause exposure 
to radiation, submittal of an annual report to NRC of the results of 
individual monitoring, and submittal of license termination 
information. These mandatory requirements are needed to protect 
occupationally exposed individuals from undue risks of excessive 
exposure to ionizing radiation and to protect the health and safety of 
the public.
    Submit, by January 27, 2012, 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,

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including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology?
    The public may examine and have copied for a fee publicly available 
documents, including the draft supporting statement, at the NRC's 
Public Document Room, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. OMB clearance requests are 
available at the NRC Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/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 
submitted in writing or in electronic form will be made available for 
public inspection. Because your comments will not be edited to remove 
any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against 
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be 
publicly disclosed. Comments submitted should reference Docket No. NRC-
2011-0271.
    Public comments and supporting materials related to this document 
can be found at http://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket No. 
NRC-2011-0271. Mail comments to NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell 
(T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001. Questions about the information collection requirements may be 
directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone 
at (301) 415-6258, or by email to [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of November, 2011.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-30455 Filed 11-25-11; 8:45 am]
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