Energia i regulacje · 06/01/1997

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review and approval of a new information collection 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: Joint NRC/EPA Survey of Sewage Sludge/Ash. 2. Current OMB approval number: None. 3. How often the collection is required: This is a one-time collection. 4. Who is required or asked to report: Selected publicly owned treatment works (POTWs), and Agreement States. 5. The number of annual respondents: 600 POTWs for the questionnaire, and 300 POTWs for sample collection, plus 29 Agreement States for reporting of Zip Codes. 6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: An average of 2 hours per respondent for questionnaires and 6 hours each for selected respondents for collecting samples, plus 8 hours each for 29 Agreement States. The total burden is 3,232 hours. 7. Abstract: The survey will obtain national estimates of the levels of radioactive materials in sludge and ash at POTWs, estimate the extent to which radioactive contamination comes from either NRC/ Agreement State l