42844 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 153 / Friday, August 8, 1997 / Notices

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to

submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a

submittal to OMB for review of

continued approval of information

collections 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: 10 CFR Part 54,

‘‘Requirements for Renewal of Operating

Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants’’.

2. Current OMB approval number:

3150–0155.

3. How often the collection is

required: One-time submission with

application for renewal of an operating

license for a nuclear power plant and

occasional collections for holders of

renewed licenses.

4. Who is required or asked to report:

Commercial nuclear power plant

licensees who wish to renew their

operating licenses.

5. The number of annual respondents:

1–2 respondents (based on an estimate

of 4 renewal applications during the

requested 3-year clearance period).

6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: Approximately 89,333 hours

(85,333 hours one-time reporting burden

and 4,000 hours recordkeeping burden).

7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 54 of the NRC

regulations, ‘‘Requirements for Renewal

of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power

Plants,’’ specifies the procedures,

criteria, and standards governing

nuclear power plant license renewal,

including information submittal and

recordkeeping requirements, so that the

NRC may make determinations

necessary to promote the health and

safety of the public.

Submit, by October 7, 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 Advance 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 about the

information collection requirements

may be directed to the NRC Clearance

Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, T–6 F33,

Washington, DC, 20555–0001, by

telephone at (301) 415–7233, or by

Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day

of August 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Arnold E. Levin,

Acting Designated Senior Official for

Information Resources Management.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to

submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a

submittal to OMB for review of approval

of information collections 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: NRC Form 531, Taxpayer

Identification Number.

2. Current OMB approval number:

None.

3. How often the collection is

required: One time from each applicant

or individual to enable the Department

of the Treasury to process electronic

financial payment or collect debts owed

to the government.

4. Who is required or asked to report:

All individuals doing business with the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

including contractors and recipients of

credit, licenses, permits, and benefits.

5. The number of annual respondents:

1,600 the first year and 500 annually

thereafter or 867 annually over a three

year period.

6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: 72 hours (5 minutes per

response).

7. Abstract: The Debt Collection

Improvement Act of 1996 requires that

agencies collect taxpayer identification

numbers (TINs) from individuals who

do business with the Government,

including contractors and recipients of

credit, licenses, permits, and benefits.

The TIN will be used to process all

electronic payments (refunds) made to

licensees by electronic funds transfer by

the Department of the Treasury. The

Department of the Treasury will use the

TIN to determine whether the refund

can be used to administratively offset

any delinquent debts reported to the

Treasury by other government agencies.

In addition, the TIN will be used to

collect and report to the Department of

the Treasury any delinquent

indebtedness arising out of the

licensee’s or applicant’s relationship

with the NRC.

Submit, by October 7, 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 collected 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
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who are in the Washington, DC area can

access this document via modem on the

Public Document Room Bulletin Board

(NRC’s Advance 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.

Comments and questions about the

information collection requirements

may be directed to the NRC Clearance

Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, T–6 F33,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, or by

telephone at 301–415–7233, or by

Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day

of August, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Arnold E. Levin,

Acting Designated Senior Official for

Information Resources Management.

[FR Doc. 97–20973 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

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: NRC Form 398, ‘‘Personal

Qualification Statement—Licensee’’.

3. The form number if applicable:

NRC Form 398.

4. How often the collection is

required: On occasion and every six

years (at renewal).

5. Who will be required or asked to

report: Individuals requiring a license to

operate the controls at a nuclear reactor.

6. An estimate of the number of

responses: 1660 (one each per

respondent).

7. The estimated number of annual

respondents: 1660.

8. An estimate of the total number of

hours needed annually to complete the

requirement or request: 1730;

approximately 1.04 hours per response.

9. An indication of whether Section

3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies: Not

applicable.

10. Abstract: NRC Form 398 requests

detailed information that should be

submitted by a licensing candidate

when applying for a new or renewal

license to operate the controls at a

nuclear reactor facility. This

information, once collected, would be

used for licensing actions and for

generating reports on the Operator

Licensing Program.

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 the

submittal via modem on the Public

Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC’s

Advance 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,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs (3150–0090), 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 1st day

of August, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Arnold E. Levin,

Acting Designated Senior Official for

Information Resources Management.

[FR Doc. 97–20971 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY

COMMITTEE ON GULF WAR

VETERANS’ ILLNESSES

Meeting

AGENCY: Presidential Advisory

Committee on Gulf War Veterans’

illnesses.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, this

notice is hereby given to announce an

open meeting of the Presidential

Advisory Committee on Gulf War

Veterans’ Illnesses.

DATES: September 4, 1997, 9:00 a.m.–

4:30 p.m.; September 5, 8:30 a.m.–4:00

p.m.

PLACE: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 625

First Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

President established the Presidential

Advisory Committee on Gulf War

Veterans’ Illnesses by Executive Order

12961, May 26, 1995, and extended its

tenure by Executive Order 13034,

January 30, 1997. The purpose of this

Committee is to review and provide

recommendations on the government’s

investigation of possible chemical and

biological weapons exposure incidents

during the Gulf War and on

implementation of the Committee’s

prior recommendations. The Committee

reports to the President through the

Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of

Health and Human Services, and the

Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The

Committee members have expertise

relevant to the functions of the

Committee and are appointed by the

President from non-Federal sectors.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, September 4, 1997

9:00 a.m.

Call to order

Public comment

9:30 a.m.

Briefings related to implementation of

Final Report recommendations

11:30 a.m.

Break

11:45 a.m.

Briefings related to chemical warfare

agent exposure issues

12:30 p.m.

Lunch