[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41097-41098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20185]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements: 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and 
solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following 
for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    1. Type of submission: Reinstatement.
    2. The title of the information collection: Applicant Self-
Assessment Form.
    3. The form number if applicable: NRC Form 563.
    4. How often is the collection required: On occasion.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Basically qualified 
external applicants applying for engineering and scientific positions 
with the NRC.
    6. An estimated of the number of responses: 1,500.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 1,500.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 125 hours (five minutes per 
response).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d). Pub. Law 104-13 
applies: Not Applicable.
    10. Abstract: The Applicant Self-Assessment will be used to collect 
uniform information from external applicants as to which technical 
specialties they possess that are unique to the needs of the NRC. This 
information will be reviewed by Office of Personnel staff and used to 
match applicants' technical specialties with those required by 
selecting officials when an engineering or scientific vacancy position 
is to be filled.
    Submit, by September 2, 1997, 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, 2120 L Street NW, (lower 
level), Washington, DC. Members of the public who are in the 
Washington, DC, area can access this document via modem on the Public 
Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC's Advanced Copy Document Library). 
Members of the public who are located outside of the Washington, DC, 
area can dial FedWorld, 1-800-303-9672, or use the FedWorld Internet 
address: fedworld.gov (Telnet). The document will be available on the 
bulletin board for 30 days after the signature date of the notice. If 
assistance is needed in accessing the document, please contact the 
FedWorld help desk at 703-487-4608.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
September 2, 1997: Edward Michlovich, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (3150-0177), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-7318.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo Shelton, (301) 415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of July, 1997.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Arnold E. Levin,
Acting Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 97-20185 Filed 7-30-97; 8:45 am]
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