[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11471-11472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04318]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2015-0020]
Information Collection: NRC Request for Information Concerning
Patient Release Practices
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on this proposed collection of information. The information
collection is entitled, ``NRC Request for Information Concerning
Patient Release Practices.''
DATES: Submit comments by May 4, 2015. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0020. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Mail comments to: Tremaine Donnell, Office of Information
Services, Mail Stop: T-5 F53, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tremaine Donnell, Office of
Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6258; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0020 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0020. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2015-0020 on this Web site.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. A
copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be
obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession No. ML15015A612.
The supporting statement and Patient Release Federal Register Notice
Soliciting Information is available in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML15015A624.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by
contacting NRC's Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell, Office of
Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6258; email:
[email protected].
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0020 in the subject line of your
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at http://
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www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS.
II. Background
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting public comment on its intention to
request the OMB's approval for the information collection summarized
below.
1. The title of the information collection: NRC Request for
Information Concerning Patient Release Practices.
2. OMB approval number: OMB control number has not yet been
assigned to this proposed information collection.
3. Type of submission: New.
4. The form number, if applicable: N/A.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Once.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Medical professional
organizations, physicians, patients, patient advocacy groups, NRC and
Agreement State medical use licensees, Agreement States, and other
interested individuals who use, receive, license or have interest in
the use of I-131 sodium iodine (hereafter referred to as ``I-131'') for
the treatment of thyroid conditions.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: A one-time collection
estimated to have 1,180 responses (620 medical community + 560
patients).
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 1,180 respondents
(620 medical community + 560 patients).
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 457.5 hours (255 medical
community + 202.5 patients).
10. Abstract: The NRC is requesting a one-time information
collection that will be solicited in a Federal Register notice (FRN).
The FRN will have specific I-131 patient release questions associated
with: (1) Existing Web sites that the responders believe provide access
to clear and consistent patient information about I-131 treatment
processes and procedures; (2) information the responders believe
represent best practices used in making informed decisions on releasing
I-131 patients and stand alone or supplemental voluntary patient/
licensee guidance acknowledgment forms, if available; (3) an existing
set of guidelines that the responder developed or received that
provides instructions to released patients; and (4) an existing
guidance brochure that the responder believes would be acceptable for
nationwide distribution. The responses will form the basis for patient
release guidance products developed in response to the NRC's April 28,
2014, Staff Requirements--COMAMM-14-0001/COMWDM-14-0001--``Background
and Proposed Direction to NRC Staff to Verify Assumptions Made
Concerning Patient Release Guidance.'' The Commission, based on
information from patients and patient advocacy groups, questioned the
availability of clear, consistent, patient friendly and timely patient
release information and directed the staff to work with a wide variety
of stakeholders when developing new guidance products. This information
collection effort was developed to gain input from as many stakeholders
as possible. The NRC solicitation in the Federal Register is to obtain
existing information from a variety of stakeholders.
III. Specific Requests for Comments
The NRC is seeking 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 estimate of the burden of the information collection
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 on respondents
be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology?
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of February, 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-04318 Filed 3-2-15; 8:45 am]
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