Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 23686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11024]


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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 pending NRC action to submit an information 
collection request to OMB and solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of 
continued approval of information collections 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 35, 
``Medical Use of Byproduct Material.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0010.
    3. How often the collection is required: Required reports are 
collected and evaluated on a continuing basis as needed due to a change 
in programs or as events occur.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Physicians and medical 
institutions who are applicants for, or hold, an NRC license 
authorizing the administration of byproduct material, or its radiation 
to humans for medical use.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 1,891 NRC licensees and 4,728 
Agreement State licensees.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 369,916 hours for NRC licensees and 924,765 hours for 
Agreement State licensees, for a total burden of 1,294,681 hours (196 
hours per licensee).
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 35, ``Medical Use of Byproduct Material,'' 
contains requirements that apply to NRC licensees who are authorized to 
administer byproduct material or its radiation to humans for medical 
use. The information in the required reports and records is used by the 
NRC to ensure that the health and safety of the public is protected, 
and that the licensee's possession and use of byproduct material is in 
compliance with the license and regulatory requirements. The revision 
is a net decrease adjustment in burden resulting from a decrease in the 
number of affected licensees.
    Submit, by July 2, 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?
    4. How can the burden of the information collection be minimized, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology?
    A copy of the draft supporting statement may be viewed free of 
charge at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW (lower 
level), Washington, DC. 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 about the information collection 
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Brenda Jo. 
Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 E6, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected]

    Dated at Rockville, Md., this 27th day of April 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer
[FR Doc. 99-11024 Filed 4-30-99; 8:45 am]
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