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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7059]

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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.

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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 50, 
``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities''.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0011.
    3. How often the collection is required: As necessary in order for 
NRC to meet its responsibilities to conduct a detailed review of 
applications for licenses and amendments thereto to construct and 
operate nuclear power plants, preliminary or final design approvals, 
design certifications, research and test facilities, reprocessing 
plants and other utilization and production facilities, licensed 
pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and to 
monitor their activities.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Licensees and applicants for 
nuclear power plants and non-power reactors (research and test 
facilities).
    5. The number of annual respondents: 154.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 5.5M (approximately 2.8M reporting hours and 2.6M 
recordkeeping hours); an average of 35.6K per respondent.
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 50 of the NRC's regulations, ``Domestic 
Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,'' specifies 
technical information and data to be provided to the NRC or maintained 
by applicants and licensees so that the NRC may make determinations 
necessary to promote the health and safety of the public, in accordance 
with the Act. The reporting and recordkeeping requirements contained in 
10 CFR Part 50 are mandatory for the affected licensees and applicants.
    Submit, by May 19, 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), 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 [email protected]

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of March 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gerald F. Cranford,
Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 97-7059 Filed 3-19-97; 8:45 am]
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