Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 72132-72133 [E5-6725]

Download as PDF 72132 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 230 / Thursday, December 1, 2005 / Notices TABLE 1.—RADIONUCLIDES OF CONCERN Quantity of concern 1 (TBq) Radionuclide Am-241 ............. Am-241/Be ........ Cf-252 ............... Cm-244 ............. Co-60 ................ Cs-137 .............. Gd-153 .............. Ir-192 ................ Pm-147 ............. Pu-238 .............. Pu-239/Be ......... Se-75 ................ Sr-90 (Y–90) ..... Tm-170 ............. Yb-169 .............. Combinations of radioactive materials listed above 3 ..... Quantity of concern 2 (Ci) 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.3 1 10 0.8 400 0.6 0.6 2 10 200 3 16 16 5.4 14 8.1 27 270 22 11,000 16 16 54 270 5,400 81 (4) .................... 1 The aggregate activity of multiple, collocated sources of the same radionuclide should be included when the total activity equals or exceeds the quantity of concern. 2 The primary values used for compliance with this Order are TBq. The curie (Ci) values are rounded to two significant figures for informational purposes only. 3 Radioactive materials are to be considered aggregated or collocated if breaching a common physical security barrier (e.g., a locked door at the entrance to a storage room) would allow access to the radioactive material or devices containing the radioactive material. 4 If several radionuclides are aggregated, the sum of the ratios of the activity of each source, I of radionuclide, n, A(i,n), to the quantity of concern for radionuclide n, Q(n), listed for that radionuclide equals or exceeds one. [(aggregated source activity for radionuclide A) (quantity of concern for radionuclide A)] + [(aggregated source activity for radionuclide B) (quantity of concern for radionuclide B)] + etc. ...... >1. Use the following method to determine which sources of radioactive material require increased controls (ICs): Include any single source equal to or greater than the quantity of concern in Table 1. Include multiple collocated sources of the same radionuclide when the combined quantity equals or exceeds the quantity of concern. For combinations of radionuclides, include multiple collocated sources of different radionuclides when the aggregate quantities satisfy the following unity rule: [(amount of radionuclide A) (quantity of concern of radionuclide A)] + [(amount of radionuclide B) (quantity of concern of radionuclide B)] + etc. ......>1. Guidance for Aggregation of Sources NRC supports the use of the IAEA’s source categorization methodology as defined in TECDOC–1344, ‘‘Categorization of Radioactive VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:47 Nov 30, 2005 Jkt 208001 Sources,’’ (July 2003) (see https://wwwpub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/ te_1344_web.pdf) and as endorsed by the agency’s Code of Conduct for the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources, January 2004 (see https://wwwpub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/ Code-2004_web.pdf). The Code defines a three-tiered source categorization scheme. Category 1 corresponds to the largest source strength (equal to or greater than 100 times the quantity of concern values listed in Table 1.) and Category 3, the smallest (equal or exceeding one-tenth the quantity of concern values listed in Table 1.). Increased controls apply to sources that are equal to or greater than the quantity of concern values listed in Table 1, plus aggregations of smaller sources that are equal to or greater than the quantities in Table 1. Aggregation only applies to sources that are collocated. Licensees who possess individual sources in total quantities that equal or exceed the Table 1 quantities are required to implement increased controls. Where there are many small (less than the quantity of concern values) collocated sources whose total aggregate activity equals or exceeds the Table 1 values, licensees are to implement increased controls. Some source handling or storage activities may cover several buildings, or several locations within specific buildings. The question then becomes: When are sources considered collocated for purposes of aggregation? For purposes of the additional controls, sources are considered collocated if breaching a single barrier (e.g., a locked door at the entrance to a storage room) would allow access to the sources. Sources behind an outer barrier should be aggregated separately from those behind an inner barrier (e.g., a locked source safe inside the locked storage room). However, if both barriers are simultaneously open, then all sources within these two barriers are considered to be collocated. This logic should be continued for other barriers within or behind the inner barrier. The following example illustrates the point: A lockable room has sources stored in it. Inside the lockable room, there are two shielded safes with additional sources in them. Inventories are as follows: The room has the following sources outside the safes: Cf-252, 0.12 TBq (3.2 Ci); Co-60, 0.18 TBq (4.9 Ci), and Pu238, 0.3 TBq (8.1 Ci). Application of the unity rule yields: (0.12 0.2) + (0.18 0.3) + (0.3 0.6) = 0.6 + 0.6 + 0.5 = 1.7. Therefore, the sources would require increased controls. PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Shielded safe #1 has a 1.9 TBq (51 Ci) Cs-137 source and a 0.8 TBq (22 Ci) Am241 source. In this case, the sources would require increased controls, regardless of location, because they each exceed the quantities in Table 1. Shielded safe #2 has two Ir-192 sources, each having an activity of 0.3 TBq (8.1 Ci). In this case, the sources would not require increased controls while locked in the safe. The combined activity does not exceed the threshold quantity 0.8 TBq (22 Ci). Because certain barriers may cease to exist during source handling operations (e.g., a storage location may be unlocked during periods of active source usage), licensees should, to the extent practicable, consider two modes of source usage—‘‘operations’’ (active source usage) and ‘‘shutdown’’ (source storage mode). Whichever mode results in the greatest inventory (considering barrier status) would require increased controls for each location. [FR Doc. E5–6718 Filed 11–30–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Proposed Collection; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549. Extension: Form N–PX; SEC File No. 270–524; OMB Control No. 3235–0582. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments on the collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval. The title of the collection of information is ‘‘Form N–PX under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Annual Report of Proxy Voting Record.’’ Rule 30b1–4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (‘‘Investment Company Act’’) requires every registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company (‘‘Fund’’), to file Form N–PX not later than August 31 of each year. Funds use Form N–PX to file annual reports with the Commission containing their complete proxy voting E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 230 / Thursday, December 1, 2005 / Notices record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30. Funds also use Form N–PX to inform the Commission that certain of their portfolios do not hold any equity securities and have no proxy record to file. The Commission requires the dissemination of this information in order to meet the filing and disclosure requirements of the Investment Company Act and to enable Funds to provide investors with the information necessary to evaluate an investment in the Fund. The information filed with the Commission also permits the verification of compliance with securities law requirements and assures the public availability and dissemination of the information. Requiring a Fund to file its annual reports of Form N–PX has the advantages of making each Fund’s proxy voting record available within a relatively short period of time after the proxy voting season, and of providing disclosure of all Funds’ proxy voting records over a uniform period of time. There are approximately 3,700 Funds registered with the Commission, representing 7,900 Fund portfolios, which are required to file one Form N– PX each year. Those 7,900 portfolios are comprised of 5,000 portfolios holding equity securities and 2,900 portfolios holding no equity securities. The staff estimates that filing a response that states that the portfolio does not hold equity securities will require a 10 minute burden per response. The burden for portfolios holding equity securities is estimated to be 14.4 hours per response. The total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden is estimated to be approximately 72,483 hours ((5,000 responses × 14.4 hours per response for equity-holding portfolios) + (2,900 × 10 minutes per response for portfolio holding no equity securities)). Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this publication. Please direct your written comments to R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:47 Nov 30, 2005 Jkt 208001 Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549. Dated: November 23, 2005. Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–6725 Filed 11–30–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Proposed Collection; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549. Extension: Rule 34b–1; File No. 270–305; OMB Control No. 3235–0346. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments on the collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for extension and approval. • Rule 34b–1 (17 CFR 270.34b–1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Sales Literature Deemed to be Misleading. Rule 34b–1 under the Investment Company Act [17 CFR 270.34b–1] governs sales material that accompanies or follows the delivery of a statutory prospectus (‘‘sales literature’’). Rule 34b–1 deems to be materially misleading any investment company sales literature, required to be filed with the Commission by section 24(b) of the Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C. 80a–24(b)],1 that includes performance data unless it also includes the appropriate uniformly computed data and the legend disclosure required in advertisements by rule 482 under the Securities Act of 1933 [17 CFR 230.482]. Requiring the inclusion of such standardized performance data in sales 1 Sales literature addressed to or intended for distribution to prospective investors shall be deemed filed with the Commission for purposes of section 24(b) of the Investment Company Act upon filing with a national securities association registered under section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that has adopted rules providing standards for the investment company advertising practices of its members and has established and implemented procedures to review that advertising. See Rule 24b–3 under the Investment Company Act [17 CFR 270.24b–3]. PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 72133 literature is designed to prevent misleading performance claims by funds and to enable investors to make meaningful comparisons among fund performance claims. The Commission estimates that 4,500 respondents file approximately 37,000 responses with the Commission, which include the information required by rule 34b–1. The burden from rule 34b–1 requires slightly more than 2.4 hours per response resulting from creating the information required under rule 34b–1.2 The total burden hours for rule 34b–1 is 89,143 per year in the aggregate (37,000 responses × 2.4092702 hours per response). Estimates of average burden hours are made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and are not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules and forms. The collection of information under rule 34b–1 is mandatory. The information provided under rule 34b–1 is not kept confidential. The Commission may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proposed performance of the functions of the agency, including whether information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this publication. Please direct your written comments to R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549. Dated: November 23, 2005. Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–6726 Filed 11–30–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 2 The estimated burden per response is 2.9 hours for 686 responses and 2.4 hours for the remaining, giving a more exact weighted average burden per response of approximately 2.4092702. E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 230 (Thursday, December 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72132-72133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 
20549.

Extension:
    Form N-PX; SEC File No. 270-524; OMB Control No. 3235-0582.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(the ``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collection of 
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this 
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    The title of the collection of information is ``Form N-PX under the 
Investment Company Act of 1940, Annual Report of Proxy Voting Record.'' 
Rule 30b1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (``Investment 
Company Act'') requires every registered management investment company, 
other than a small business investment company (``Fund''), to file Form 
N-PX not later than August 31 of each year. Funds use Form N-PX to file 
annual reports with the Commission containing their complete proxy 
voting

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record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30. Funds 
also use Form N-PX to inform the Commission that certain of their 
portfolios do not hold any equity securities and have no proxy record 
to file.
    The Commission requires the dissemination of this information in 
order to meet the filing and disclosure requirements of the Investment 
Company Act and to enable Funds to provide investors with the 
information necessary to evaluate an investment in the Fund. The 
information filed with the Commission also permits the verification of 
compliance with securities law requirements and assures the public 
availability and dissemination of the information. Requiring a Fund to 
file its annual reports of Form N-PX has the advantages of making each 
Fund's proxy voting record available within a relatively short period 
of time after the proxy voting season, and of providing disclosure of 
all Funds' proxy voting records over a uniform period of time.
    There are approximately 3,700 Funds registered with the Commission, 
representing 7,900 Fund portfolios, which are required to file one Form 
N-PX each year. Those 7,900 portfolios are comprised of 5,000 
portfolios holding equity securities and 2,900 portfolios holding no 
equity securities. The staff estimates that filing a response that 
states that the portfolio does not hold equity securities will require 
a 10 minute burden per response. The burden for portfolios holding 
equity securities is estimated to be 14.4 hours per response. The total 
annual reporting and recordkeeping burden is estimated to be 
approximately 72,483 hours ((5,000 responses x 14.4 hours per response 
for equity-holding portfolios) + (2,900 x 10 minutes per response for 
portfolio holding no equity securities)).
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will 
be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 
days of this publication.
    Please direct your written comments to R. Corey Booth, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549.

    Dated: November 23, 2005.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-6725 Filed 11-30-05; 8:45 am]
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