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6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: For maintenance of existing

Agreement State programs and the

IMPEP questionnaire: 219,600 hours (an

average of 7,320 hours per State). For 8

IMPEP team reviews: 288 hours (an

average of 36 hours per review). For a

State interested in becoming an

Agreement State, approximately 3,600

hours. The total number of hours

annually is 223,848 hours.

7. Abstract: States wishing to become

an Agreement State are requested to

provide certain information to the NRC

as specified by the Commission’s Policy

Statement, ‘‘Criteria for Guidance of

States and NRC in Discontinuance of

NRC Regulatory Authority and

Assumption Thereof By States Through

Agreement.’’ Agreement States need to

ensure that the Radiation Control

Program under the Agreement remains

adequate and compatible with the

requirements of Section 274 of the

Atomic Energy Act and must maintain

certain information. NRC conducts

periodic evaluations through IMPEP to

ensure that these programs are

compatible with the NRC’s, meet the

applicable parts of Section 274 of the

Atomic Energy Act, and are adequate to

protect public health and safety.

Submit, by February 10, 1998,

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, D.C. OMB clearance

requests are available at the NRC

worldwide web site (http://

www.nrc.gov) under the FedWorld

collection link on the home page tool

bar. The document will be available on

the NRC home page site for 60 days after

the signature date of this notice.

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, D.C. 20555–0001, or by

telephone at 301–415–7233, or by

Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day

of December, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–32526 Filed 12–11–97; 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: Revision.

2. The title of the information

collection: 10 CFR Part 95, Security

Facility Approval and Safeguarding of

National Security Information and

Restricted Data.

3. The form number if applicable:

None.

4. How often the collection is

required: On occasion.

5. Who will be required or asked to

report: NRC regulated facilities and

other organizations requiring access to

NRC classified information.

6. An estimate of the number of

responses: 202.

7. The estimated number of annual

respondents: 33.

8. An estimate of the total number of

hours needed annually to complete the

requirement or request: 550.5 hours

(374.8 hours for reporting and 175.7

hours recordkeeping, or an average of

2.7 hours per response.

9. An indication of whether Section

3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies: Not

applicable.

10. Abstract: NRC regulated facilities

and other organizations are required to

provide information and maintain

records to ensure that an adequate level

of protection is provided to NRC

classified information and material.

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) under the FedWorld

collection link on the home page tool

bar. The document will be available on

the NRC home page site for 60 days after

the signature data of this notice.

Comments and questions should be

directed to the OMB reviewer by

January 12, 1998. Norma Gonzales,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs (3150–0047), 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 5th day

of December 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–32522 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–293]

Boston Edison Company; Pilgrim

Nuclear Power Station

Notice is hereby given that the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the

Commission) is considering the

issuance of an Order approving, under

10 CFR 50.80, an application regarding

the proposed corporate restructuring of

Boston Edison Company, the licensee

for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

(PNPS). By application dated June 9,

1997, Boston Edison Company informed

the Commission that it is proposing to

become a wholly owned subsidiary of a

newly created holding company, BEC

Energy. Boston Edison Company will

remain the holder of its license to own

and operate the PNPS. No direct transfer

of the license will occur. Under the

restructuring, the holders of Boston

Edison Company common stock will

become the holders of common stock of

the holding company. After the

restructuring, Boston Edison Company

will continue to be a public utility

providing the same utility services as it

did immediately prior to the

restructuring, and will continue to be an