80 FR 11471 - Information Collection: NRC Request for Information Concerning Patient Release Practices

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 41 (March 3, 2015)

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.''

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11471-11472]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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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