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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
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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AGENCY:
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 100, ‘‘Reactor
Site Criteria.’’
2. Current OMB approval number:
3150–0093.
3. How often the collection is
required: As necessary in order for the
NRC to assess the adequacy of proposed
seismic design bases and the design
bases for other site hazards for nuclear
power and test reactors constructed and
licensed in accordance with 10 CFR
parts 50 and 52 and the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954, as amended.
4. Who is required or asked to report:
Applicants and licensees for nuclear
power and test reactors.
5. The number of annual respondents:
Approximately 9.
6. The number of hours needed
annually to complete the requirement or
request per applicant: 657,000 (73,000
hours per applicant).
7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 100, ‘‘Reactor
Site Criteria,’’ establishes approval
requirements for proposed sites for the
purpose of constructing and operating
stationary power and testing reactors
pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR
parts 50 or 52. These reactors are
required to be sited, designed,
constructed and maintained to
withstand geologic hazards, such as
faulting, seismic hazards, and the
maximum credible earthquake, to
protect the health and safety of the
public and the environment. Nonseismic siting criteria must also be
evaluated. Non-seismic siting criteria
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include such factors as population
density, the proximity of man-related
hazards, and site atmospheric
dispersion characteristics. NRC uses the
information required by 10 CFR part 100
to evaluate whether natural phenomena
and potential man-made hazards will be
appropriately accounted for in the
design of nuclear power and test
reactors.
Submit, by May 2, 2008, 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, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD
20852. OMB clearance requests are
available at the NRC worldwide Web
site: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
doc-comment/omb/. 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, Margaret A. Janney (T–5 F52),
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, by
telephone at 301–415–7245, or by e-mail
to INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day
of February 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory Trussell,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of
Information Services.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
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 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: NRC Form 445, ‘‘Request For
Approval of Official Foreign Travel.’’
2. Current OMB approval number:
3150–0193.
3. How often the collection is
required: On occasion.
4. Who is required or asked to report:
Non-Federal consultants, contractors
and NRC invited travelers (i.e., non-NRC
employees).
5. The number of annual respondents:
120.
6. The number of hours needed
annually to complete the requirement or
request: 120 hours (1 hour per
response).
7. Abstract: Form 445, ‘‘Request for
Approval of Foreign Travel,’’ is
supplied by consultants, contractors,
and NRC invited travelers who must
travel to foreign countries in the course
of conducting business for the NRC. In
accordance with 48 CFR part 20, ‘‘NRC
Acquisition Regulation,’’ contractors
traveling to foreign countries are
required to complete this form. The
information requested includes the
name of the Office Director/Regional
Administrator or Chairman (as
appropriate); the traveler’s identifying
information; the purpose of travel; a
listing of the trip coordinators, other
NRC travelers and contractors attending
the same meeting; and a proposed
itinerary.
Submit, by May 2, 2008, 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, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD
20852. OMB clearance requests are
available at the NRC worldwide Web
site: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
doc-comment/omb/. The
document will be available on the NRC
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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, Margaret A. Janney (T–5 F52),
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, by
telephone at 301–415–7245, or by e-mail
to INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day
of February 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory Trussell,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of
Information Services.
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[Docket No. 150–00017]
In the Matter of: Accurate NDE and
Inspection, LLC, Broussard, LA;
General License Pursuant to: 10 CFR
150.20, EA–06–281; EA–07–289;
Confirmatory Order (Effective
Immediately)
I
Accurate NDE and Inspection, LLC
(Accurate NDE or Licensee) is the
holder of a general license pursuant to
10 CFR 150.20 issued by the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC
or Commission). This general license
was granted to Accurate NDE at various
times during calendar years 2005, 2006,
and 2007.
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II
An NRC inspection was conducted at
an Accurate NDE temporary job site
located on an oil and gas platform in
offshore Federal waters within the Gulf
of Mexico on December 20, 2005.
Following that inspection, an
investigation was initiated on January
17, 2006, by the NRC’s Office of
Investigations (OI) to determine whether
a radiographer and a radiographer’s
assistant, employed by Accurate NDE,
willfully violated NRC regulations.
Based on the results of the NRC
inspection and OI investigation, the
NRC determined that three violations of
NRC requirements occurred. The
violations involved: A failure to secure
an industrial radiography exposure
device containing licensed material, as
required by 10 CFR 20.1801 and 10 CFR
20.1802; permitting an individual who
did not wear a direct reading dosimeter,
an operating alarm ratemeter, and a
personnel dosimeter, during
radiographic operations, to act as a
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radiographer’s assistant, in
contradiction of 10 CFR 34.47(a); and
the failure to provide complete and
accurate information to an NRC
inspector, as required by 10 CFR 30.9(a),
by providing a falsified daily radiation
report. The NRC also determined that
each of the violations resulted from
willful actions on the part of the
radiographer and the radiographer’s
assistant involved. Therefore, the three
violations were categorized in
accordance with the NRC Enforcement
Policy as a Severity Level III problem.
III
In a letter dated March 20, 2007, the
NRC issued a Notice of Violation and
Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in
the amount of $13,000 for the Severity
Level III problem. In the March 20,
2007, letter, the NRC offered Accurate
NDE the opportunity to request
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
with the NRC in an attempt to resolve
issues associated with this problem. In
response, Accurate NDE requested ADR
to resolve the matter with the NRC. ADR
is a process in which a neutral mediator,
with no decision-making authority,
assists the NRC and Accurate NDE to
resolve any differences regarding the
matter.
An ADR session was conducted
between Accurate NDE and the NRC in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 7,
2007. During that ADR session, an
Agreement in Principle was reached.
The elements of the agreement consisted
of the following:
1. Accurate NDE will confirm that
amended procedures for offshore
radiographic activities have been
submitted to the State of Louisiana for
review and approval as appropriate; and
submit those procedures to the NRC for
information.
2. Accurate NDE will develop and
implement a detailed radiation safety
and security checklist for radiography
crews to complete; the checklist is to
include communication with the
company Radiation Safety Officer or
management after completion of the
checklist: (1) Before leaving for an
offshore job and (2) once arriving at the
job site, if the ability to communicate is
available. The Checklist should include
a sign-off by the radiographer that they
have briefed the Safety Representative/
Responsible Manager on the offshore job
site regarding licensed activities.
Accurate NDE will include these
requirements in licensee procedures.
3. Accurate NDE will develop and
provide training to all employees
regarding potential consequences for
wrongdoing; for new employees, before
working with radioactive material; and
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annually thereafter for all employees
involved in radiographic activities.
4. Accurate NDE will ensure that
requirements for security of
radiographic devices including
requirements associated with the
increased controls order and
contingency actions, if unable to lock
and monitor radiographic devices, are
included in licensee procedures.
5. Accurate NDE will develop and
implement a program for offshore audits
of radiographic operations. Audit
requirements and audit frequency will
be included in procedures. Audit
frequency will include at least one
offshore audit each calendar year.
6. Accurate NDE will develop and
issue a company policy encouraging
employees to report problems on the job
site.
7. Accurate NDE will develop and
issue a personal letter from the
Company President or Radiation Safety
Officer to current employees regarding
expectations for compliance with NRC
regulations.
8. Accurate NDE will develop and
publish an article in the company
newsletter, or equivalent, regarding this
case. Specifically, include that
employee actions did cause adverse
consequences for the company and for
the individual.
9. All of the above requirements shall
be completed by Accurate NDE within
120 days of the effective date of this
Order.
10. In recognition of Accurate NDE’s
cooperative efforts, extensive corrective
actions and good faith effort, the NRC
agrees to reduce the civil penalty
originally proposed to $500.
On January 21, 2008, Accurate NDE
consented to issuing this Order with the
commitments, as described in section V
below. Accurate NDE further agreed that
this Order is to be effective upon
issuance and that it has waived its right
to a hearing.
IV
Since the Licensee has agreed to take
additional actions to address NRC
concerns, as set forth in Item III above,
the NRC has concluded that its concerns
can be resolved through issuance of this
Order.
I find that the Licensee’s
commitments as set forth in section V
are acceptable and necessary and
conclude that with these commitments
the public health and safety are
reasonably assured. In view of the
foregoing, I have determined that public
health and safety require that the
Licensee’s commitments be confirmed
by this Order. Based on the above and
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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 the Office of Management and Budget (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: NRC Form 445, ``Request
For Approval of Official Foreign Travel.''
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0193.
3. How often the collection is required: On occasion.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Non-Federal consultants,
contractors and NRC invited travelers (i.e., non-NRC employees).
5. The number of annual respondents: 120.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 120 hours (1 hour per response).
7. Abstract: Form 445, ``Request for Approval of Foreign Travel,''
is supplied by consultants, contractors, and NRC invited travelers who
must travel to foreign countries in the course of conducting business
for the NRC. In accordance with 48 CFR part 20, ``NRC Acquisition
Regulation,'' contractors traveling to foreign countries are required
to complete this form. The information requested includes the name of
the Office Director/Regional Administrator or Chairman (as
appropriate); the traveler's identifying information; the purpose of
travel; a listing of the trip coordinators, other NRC travelers and
contractors attending the same meeting; and a proposed itinerary.
Submit, by May 2, 2008, 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, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Room O-1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. OMB clearance
requests are available at the NRC worldwide Web site: https://
www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/. The document
will be available on the NRC
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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, Margaret A.
Janney (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7245, or by e-mail to
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of February 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory Trussell,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E8-4021 Filed 2-29-08; 8:45 am]
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