[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 28495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13849]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 835
[Docket No. EH-RM-96-835]
RIN 1901-AA59
Occupational Radiation Protection
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Proposed rule; Notice of Paperwork Reduction Act Submission and
comment request.
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SUMMARY: On December 23, 1996, the Department of Energy (DOE or
Department) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the
Department's primary standards for occupational radiation protection
during the conduct of DOE activities. This notice advises the public
that DOE has submitted for review a Paperwork Reduction Act Submission
for the proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and invites interested persons to submit written comments and
recommendations to OMB concerning the proposed collection of
information.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
collections of information must be mailed by June 25, 1998 directly to
the OMB desk officer at the address below. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk
Officer of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The
Desk Officer may be contacted at telephone number (202) 395-3084.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Department of Energy
Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503.
(Persons submitting comments to OMB also are requested to send a copy
to Dr. Joel Rabovsky, U.S. Department of Energy, EH-52, ``EH-RM-96-835
Rulemaking,'' 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for copies of the
Department's Paperwork Reduction Act Submission and other information
should be directed to Dr. Joel Rabovsky, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Worker Protection Programs and Hazards Management, 1000
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585, (301) 903-2135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE has submitted a Paperwork Reduction Act
Submission for a proposed rule on occupational radiation protection to
OMB for review under section 3507(d) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on
December 23, 1996 (61 FR 67600). This notice invites interested persons
to submit written comments and recommendations to OMB concerning the
proposed collections of information described below. Comments should
address: (1) whether the proposed collections of information are
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DOE, including
whether the information shall have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of the Department's burden estimates, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection on the respondents, including the
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
OMB Approval Number: 1910-xxxx.
Title: Occupational Radiation Protection.
Abstract: Under section 161 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2201), DOE is authorized to adopt rules governing DOE activities
undertaken in the performance of its functions. Part 835 of title 10
CFR establishes radiation protection limits and controls to protect DOE
employees, contractor and subcontractor employees, and visiting workers
who use DOE facilities from occupational exposure to radiation or
radioactive materials. Part 835 contains the following information
collection requirements, all of which would be modified by the
Department's December 23, 1996, rulemaking proposal:
1. Radiation Protection Program Submissions. Part 835 requires
contractors performing DOE activities to prepare and submit a radiation
protection program (RPP) to DOE for approval, and to submit updates of
the RPP to DOE for approval. 10 CFR Sec. 835.101.
2. Recordkeeping requirements. Part 835 requires contractors to
keep individual monitoring records (Sec. 835.702); certain workplace
monitoring records (Sec. 835.703); training and other administrative
records (Sec. 835.704); records of release of materials and equipment
from radiological areas (Sec. 835.1101); and records of planned special
exposures to radiation (Sec. 835.204).
3. Reporting requirements. Part 835 requires contractors to provide
radiation dose reports to monitored individuals and to report other
information to individuals upon termination of employment and on other
occasions. 10 CFR Sec. 835.801.
Need and Uses: The information that part 835 requires DOE major
facilities management contractors to produce, maintain and/or report
are necessary to permit the Department to manage and oversee health and
safety programs that control worker (i.e., DOE employees, contractor
and sub-contractor employees, and visiting workers) exposure to
radiation.
Frequency: (1) The initial RPP Submission is a one-time
requirement; updates are required on occasion; (2) recordkeeping
requirements include planned special exposure records from time to
time, as well as individual and workplace monitoring records; (3)
reporting of radiation doses to monitored individuals is required
annually; other information is reported to individuals upon termination
of employment and on other occasions.
Number of Respondents: 50. This number reflects the number of
radiation protection programs for part 835 implemented to date.
Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000 hrs. This burden estimate consists
of DOE's estimates of the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose
information to or for DOE. In developing these burden estimates, DOE
has estimated the total cost of complying with the information
collection requirements in 10 CFR 835.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 8, 1998.
Peter N. Brush,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 98-13849 Filed 5-22-98; 8:45 am]
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