ML20247K604

Notice of Pending NRC Action to Submit Info Collection Request to OMB & Solicitation of Public Comment Re NRC Form 327, SNM & SM Physical Inventory Summary Rept & NUREG/BR-0096, Instructions & Guidance for Completing..

ML20247K604
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Issue date:	04/30/1998
From:	St Mary B NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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RTR-NUREG-BR-0096, RTR-NUREG-BR-96 OMB-3150-0139, OMB-3150-139, NUDOCS 9805220148
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Agency Information Cellection 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.

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 327 - Special Nuclear Material (SNM) and Source Material (SM) Physical inventory Summary Report; NUREG/BR-0096 - Instructions and Guidance for Completing Physical Inventory Summary Reports.

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3. How often the collection is required: The frequency of reporting corresponds to the frequency of required inventories, which depends essentially on the strategic significance of the'SNM covered by the particular license. Certain licensees possessing strategic SNM are required

! to report inventories every 2 months. Licensees possessing SNM of I

moderate strategic significance must report every 6 months. Licensees possessing SNM of low strategic significance must report annually. t l

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4. Who is required or asked to report: Fuel facility licensees possessing special nuclear material. ,

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5. The number of annual respondents: 10 l

l 6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 98'(an average of approximately 4.25 hours2.893519e-4 days <br />0.00694 hours <br />4.133598e-5 weeks <br />9.5125e-6 months <br /> per response for 23 respmses).

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7. Abstract: . NRC Form 327 is submitted by fuel facility licensees to account for special nuclear material. The data is used by NRC to assess licenmee material control and accounting programs and to confirm the absence of (or detect the occurrence of) special nuclear material theft or diversion.

NUREG/BR-0096 provides specific guidance and instructions for completing the form in accordance with the requirements appropriate for a particular

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Submit, by (insert date 60 days after publication in the Federal Reaister), 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 est; mate 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) under the FedWorld collection link on the home page tool bar. The document will be available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice.

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o t Comments and questions about the information collection requirements may be directed to the i NRC Clearance ONicer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 F33, I Washington, DC, 20555-0001, or by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic mail

at BJSi@NRC. GOV.

l Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30Y day of O s M 1998.

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F For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; CRA-Beth C. St. Maii, Acti I

NRC Clearance ONi Office of the Chief information Officer i

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