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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 152 (Thursday, August 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42607-42608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20877]

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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 
proposal 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, new revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: Proposed Rule--Licensed 
Operator Examination Requirements.
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: As needed per power 
reactor facility licensee; generally once or less per year.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Those power reactor 
facility licensees that require additional employees to be licensed as 
reactor operators or senior reactor operators at the facility.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 60.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 60 power reactor 
facility licensees per year.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 28,520 hours.
    9. An indication of whether Section 3570(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: In lieu of the NRC preparing the initial operator 
licensing examinations using reference materials provided by the 
facility licensees, the NRC is now proposing to revise 10 CFR Part 55 
to require power reactor facility licensees to prepare the written 
examinations and operating tests and submit them to the NRC for review. 
The NRC would review the examinations and tests, direct changes as 
necessary to maintain acceptable levels of quality, difficulty, and 
consistency, and authorize the facility licensee to administer and 
grade the written examinations. The NRC would continue to independently 
administer and grade the operating tests, review the written 
examination grading, and make the licensing decisions. The NRC would 
also retain the authority to prepare the examinations, as necessary, to 
maintain the proficiency of its staff or the quality of the 
examinations.
    Submit, by September 8, 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 submittal 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), NRC subsystem at FedWorld, 703-
321-3339. 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 
this notice. If assistance is needed in accessing the document, please 
contact the FedWorld help desk at 703-487-4608. Additional assistance 
in locating the document is available from the NRC Public Document 
Room, nationally at 1-800-397-4209, or within the Washington, DC, area 
at 202-634-3273.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
September 8, 1997: Edward Michlovich,

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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0101), NEOB-10202, 
Office of Management and Budget, Washington DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at 202-395-3084.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of July 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Arnold E. Levin,
Acting Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 97-20877 Filed 8-6-97; 8:45 am]
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