[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 37572] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-17616] [[Page 37572]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and solicitation of public comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension. 2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 26, ``Fitness for Duty Program''. 3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable. 4. How often the collection is required: On occasion. 5. Who will be required or asked to report: All licensees authorized to construct or operate a nuclear power reactor and all licensees authorized to possess, use, or transport unirradiated Category 1 nuclear material. 6. An estimate of the number of responses: a. 144 semi-annual reports (an average of 40 hours per response). b. 72 telephonic event reports (an average of 15 minutes per response). c. 44,000 written statements from applicants for unescorted access authorization to protected areas (an average of 30 seconds per response). 7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 72. 8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 61,574.6 (6097 hours of reporting burden and 55,477.6 hours of recordkeeping burden). 9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 applies: Not applicable. 10. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 26, ``Fitness for Duty Program,'' requires licensees of nuclear power plants and licensees authorized to possess, use, or transport unirradiated Category 1 nuclear material to implement fitness-for-duty programs to assure that personnel are not under the influence of any substance or mentally or physically impaired, to retain certain records associated with the management of these programs, and to provide reports concerning significant events and program performance. Compliance with these program requirements is mandatory for licensees subject to 10 CFR Part 26. A copy of the final 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 should be directed to the OMB reviewer listed below by August 11, 1999. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date. Erik Godwin, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0146), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3087. The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of July 1999. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Beth C. St. Mary, Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 99-17616 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P