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country selection, and MCC’s policy on 

suspension and termination which 

appeared in the Federal Register notice 

published Friday, February 27, 2009. 

Dated: March 4, 2009. 

Henry C. Pitney, 

(Acting) Vice President and General Counsel, 

Millennium Challenge Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E9–4993 Filed 3–5–09; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 9211–03–P 

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: National Mediation Board. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Office of 

Administration, invites comments on 

the proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments within 30 days from 

the date of this publication. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) provide interested Federal 

agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Chief 

Information Officer, Finance and 

Administration Department, publishes 

that notice containing proposed 

information collection requests prior to 

submission of these requests to OMB. 

Each proposed information collection 

contains the following: (1) Type of 

review requested, e.g., new, revision 

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) 

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) 

Description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

Respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 

Record keeping burden. OMB invites 

public comment. 

Currently, the National Mediation 

Board is soliciting comments 

concerning the new collection of 

information in the form of Request for 

Arbitration Panel for Airline System 

Boards of Adjustment, Request for 

Public Law Board Member, Arbitration 

Services—Pay Voucher for Personal 

Services, Arbitration Services—Official 

Travel/Referee Compensation 

Authorization, Neutral’s Report of 

Activity Arbitration Services—Personal 

Data Sheet and is interested in public 

comment addressing the following 

issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to 

the proper functions of the agency; (2) 

will this information be processed and 

used in a timely manner; (3) is the 

estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 

might the agency enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (5) how might the 

agency minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: March 3, 2009. 

June D. W. King, 

Director, Office of Administration, National 

Mediation Board. 

A. Request for Arbitration Panel for 

Airline System Boards of Adjustment 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Request for Arbitration Panel for 

Airlines System Boards of Adjustment. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Airline Carrier and 

Union Officials. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: Estimate about 80 annually. 

Burden Hours: 20. 

Abstract: Section 183 of the Railway 

Labor Act, 45 U.S.C., 183, provides that 

the parties to the labor-management 

disputes in the airline industry must 

have a procedure for the resolution of 

disputes involving the interpretation or 

application of provisions of the 

collective bargaining agreement. The 

Railway Labor Act mentions system 

board of adjustment or arbitration 

boards as the mechanism for resolution 

and is silent as to how the neutral 

arbitrator is to be selected if the parties 

are unable to agree on an individual. 

The National Mediation Board provides 

panels of arbitrators to help the parties 

in their selection of an arbitrator. 

This form is necessary to assist the 

parties in this process. The parties 

invoke the process through the 

submission of this form. The brief 

information is necessary for the NMB to 

perform this important function. 

B. Request for Public Law Board 

Member 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Request for Public Law Board 

Member. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Carrier and Union 

Officials of railroads. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: Estimate 15 annually. 

Burden Hours: 3.75. 

Abstract: Section 153, Second, of the 

Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. 153, 

Second, governs procedures to be 

followed by carriers and representatives 

of employees in the establishment and 

functioning of special adjustment 

boards. These special adjustment boards 

are referred to as public law boards 

(board). The statute provides that within 

thirty (30) days from the date a written 

request is made by an employee 

representative or carrier official for the 

establishment of a board, an agreement 

establishing such board shall be made. 

If, however, one party fails to designate 

a member of the board, the party making 

the request may ask the NMB to 

designate a member on behalf of the 

other party. The NMB must designate 

the representative who, together with 

the other party constitutes the public 

board. It will be the task of these two 

individuals to decide on the terms of the 

agreement. If these individuals are 

unable to decide upon the terms, the 

Railway Labor Act provides that one of 

these parties may request that the NMB 

designate a neutral to resolve the 

remaining matters which are procedural 

issues. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1207.2, 

requests for the NMB to appoint either 

representatives or neutrals must be 

made on printed forms which may be 

secured from the NMB. 

This form is necessary for the NMB to 

fulfill its statutory responsibilities. 

Without this information, the NMB 

would not be able to assist the railroad 

labor and management representatives 

in resolving disputes, which is contrary 

to the intent of the Railway Labor Act. 

C. Arbitration Services—Official 

Travel/Referee Compensation 

Authorization 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Arbitration Services—Official 

Travel/Referee Compensation 

Authorization. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Arbitrators. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: Approximately 624 

annually. 

Burden Hours: 156. 

Abstract: Section 153, First and 

Second of the Railway Labor Act, 45 

U.S.C. 153, First and Second, provide 

that the NMB shall compensate 

arbitrators who resolve the resolves 

under these sections of the Act. The 

arbitrator must submit a written request, 

in advance, for authorization to be 

compensated for work to be performed. 

The arbitrator must obtain authorization 

before performing work. This form is the 


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request and is necessary for the NMB to 

fulfill its financial responsibilities. 

D. Arbitration Services—Pay Voucher 

for Personal Services 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Arbitration Services—Pay 

Voucher for Personal Services. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Arbitrators. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: Approximately 624 

annually. 

Burden Hours: 156. 

Abstract: Section 153, First and 

Second of the Railway Labor Act, 45 

U.S.C. 153, First and Second, provide 

that the NMB shall compensate 

arbitrators who resolve the resolves 

under these sections of the Act. After 

the work is performed, the arbitrator 

must submit a written request for 

compensation. This form is the vehicle 

used to request compensation and is 

necessary for the NMB to fulfill its 

financial responsibilities. 

E. Neutral’s Report of Activity 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Neutral’s Report of Activity. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Arbitrators. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: Approximately 624 

annually. 

Burden Hours: 156. 

Abstract: Section 153, First and 

Second of the Railway Labor Act, 45 

U.S.C. 153, First and Second, provide 

that the parties may use an arbitrator to 

resolve their disputes concerning the 

application or interpretation of the 

provisions of a collective bargaining 

agreement. The NMB must record the 

decisions rendered by the arbitrators 

selected by the parties and compensated 

by the NMB. This form is used to gather 

that information. This brief information 

is necessary for the NMB to fulfill its 

responsibilities under the Railway labor 

Act. 

F. Arbitration Services—Personal Data 

Sheet 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Arbitration Services—Personal 

Data Sheet. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Arbitrators. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 25 annually. 

Burden Hours: 25. 

Abstract: Sections 183 and 153 of the 

Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C., 153 and 

183, provide for the use of arbitrators in 

the resolution of disputes concerning 

the application or interpretation of 

provisions of a collective bargaining 

agreement in the airline and railroad 

industries. The NMB maintains a roster 

of arbitrators for this purpose. The NMB 

must have a means for interested 

individuals to apply for inclusion on 

this roster. This form is the application 

for inclusion on the NMB roster. The 

brief information that the NMB solicits 

is necessary to perform this 

responsibility under the Railway Labor 

Act. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://www.nmb.gov or 

should be addressed to Roland Watkins, 

Director of Arbitration Services NMB, 

1301 K Street, NW., Suite 250 E, 

Washington, DC 20005 or addressed to 

the e-mail address arb@nmb.gov or 

faxed to 202–692–5086. Please specify 

the complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to June D. W. King 

at 202–692–5010 or via internet address 

king@nmb.gov. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD/TDY) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E9–4837 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7550–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 50–302; NRC–2009–0039] 

Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of 

the Application and Notice of 

Opportunity for Hearing Regarding 

Renewal of Facility Operating License 

No. DPR–72 for an Additional 20-Year 

Period; Florida Power Corporation; 

Crytstal River Unit 3 Nuclear 

Generating Plant 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC or the Commission) 

is considering an application for the 

renewal of operating license DPR–72, 

which authorizes Florida Power 

Corporation, to operate the Crystal River 

Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR–3) 

at 2609 megawatts thermal. The 

renewed license would authorize the 

applicant to operate CR–3 for an 

additional 20 years beyond the period 

specified in the current license. CR–3 is 

located approximately 35 miles 

southwest of Ocala, FL and its current 

operating license expires on December 

3, 2016. 

Florida Power Corporation submitted 

the application dated December 16, 

2008, pursuant to Title 10, Part 54, of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 

Part 54), to renew operating license 

DPR–72 for CR–3. A notice of receipt 

and availability of the license renewal 

application (LRA) was published in the 

Federal Register on February 4, 2009 

(74 FR 6060). 

The Commission’s staff has 

determined that Florida Power 

Corporation has submitted sufficient 

information in accordance with 10 CFR 

Sections 2.101, 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 

54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c), to enable the 

staff to undertake a review of the 

application, and the application is 

therefore acceptable for docketing. The 

current Docket No. 50–302, for 

operating license DPR–72, will be 

retained. The determination to accept 

the license renewal application for 

docketing does not constitute a 

determination that a renewed license 

should be issued, and does not preclude 

the NRC staff from requesting additional 

information as the review proceeds. 

Before issuance of the requested 

renewed license, the NRC will have 

made the findings required by the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (the Act), as 

amended, and the Commission’s rules 

and regulations. In accordance with 10 

CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a 

renewed license on the basis of its 

review if it finds that actions have been 

identified and have been or will be 

taken with respect to: (1) Managing the 

effects of aging during the period of 

extended operation on the functionality 

of structures and components that have 

been identified as requiring aging 

management review; and (2) timelimited aging analyses that have been 

identified as requiring review, such that 

there is reasonable assurance that the 

activities authorized by the renewed 

license will continue to be conducted in 

accordance with the current licensing 

basis (CLB), and that any changes made 

to the plant’s CLB will comply with the 

Act and the Commission’s regulations. 

Additionally, in accordance with 10 

CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will prepare an 

environmental impact statement that is 

a supplement to the Commission’s 

NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental 

Impact Statement for License Renewal 

of Nuclear Power Plants,’’ dated May 

1996. In considering the LRA, the 

Commission must find that the 

applicable requirements of Subpart A of 

10 CFR Part 51 have been satisfied, and 

that matters raised under 10 CFR 2.335 

have been addressed. Pursuant to 10 

CFR 51.26, and as part of the 

environmental scoping process, the staff 

intends to hold public scoping 


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