3756 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 14 / Tuesday, January 22, 2008 / Notices 

the products and distribution of the 

products of the same; the Consumer 

Price Index (CPI) is one of these 

statistics. The collection of data from a 

wide spectrum of retail establishments 

and government agencies is essential for 

the timely and accurate calculation of 

the Commodities and Services (C&S) 

component of the CPI. 

The CPI is the only index compiled by 

the U.S. Government that is designed to 

measure changes in the purchasing 

power of the urban consumer’s dollar. 

The CPI is a measure of the average 

change in prices over time paid by 

urban consumers for a market basket of 

goods and services. The CPI is used 

most widely as a measure of inflation, 

and serves as an indicator of the 

effectiveness of government economic 

policy. It is also used as a deflator of 

other economic series, that is, to adjust 

other series for price changes and to 

translate these series into inflation-free 

dollars. Examples include retail sales, 

hourly and weekly earnings, and 

components of the Gross Domestic 

Product. A third major use of the CPI is 

to adjust income payments. Almost 2 

million workers are covered by 

collective bargaining contracts, which 

provide for increases in wage rates 

based on increases in the CPI. Similarly, 

nine states have laws that link the 

adjustment in state minimum wage to 

the changes in the CPI. In addition to 

private sector workers whose wages or 

pensions are adjusted according to 

changes in the CPI, the index also 

affects the income of nearly 80 million 

persons, largely as a result of statutory 

action: About 53 million social security 

beneficiaries; about 4.5 million retired 

military and Federal Civil Service 

employees and survivors, and about 

25.7 million food stamp recipients. 

Changes in the CPI also affect the 29.6 

million children who eat lunch at 

school. Under the National School 

Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act, 

national average payments for those 

lunches and breakfasts are adjusted 

annually by the Secretary of Agriculture 

on the basis of the change in the CPI 

series, ‘‘Food away from Home.’’ Since 

1985, the CPI has been used to adjust 

the Federal income tax structure to 

prevent inflation-induced tax rate 

increases. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the 

Consumer Price Index Commodities and 

Services Survey. The continuation of 

the collection of prices for the CPI is 

essential since the CPI is the nation’s 

chief source of information on retail 

price changes. If the information on C&S 

prices were not collected, Federal fiscal 

and monetary policies would be 

hampered due to the lack of information 

on price changes in a major sector of the 

U.S. economy, and estimates of the real 

value of the Gross National Product 

could not be made. The consequences to 

both the Federal and private sectors 

would be far reaching and would have 

serious repercussions on Federal 

government policy and institutions. 

III. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: Consumer Price Index 

Commodities and Services Survey. 

OMB Number: 1220–0039. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not for profit institutions; and 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Total 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average time 

per response 

Estimated total 

burden 

PRICING .......................................................................... 37,000 8 .7838 325,000 0 .33 107,250 

OUTLET ROTATION: Ongoing and Geographical .......... 15,000 1 15,000 1 .0 15,000 

ITEM ROTATION ............................................................. 1,600 1 1,600 1 .0 1,600 

Total .......................................................................... 53,600 n/a 341,600 n/a 123,850 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $0.0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of 

January 2008. 

Cathy Kazanowski, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. E8–945 Filed 1–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Renew an Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request clearance of this collection. In 

accordance with the requirement of 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

we are providing opportunity for public 

comment on this action. After obtaining 

and considering public comment, NSF 

will prepare the submission requesting 

that OMB approve clearance of this 

collection for no longer than three years. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by March 24, 2008 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR

COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne H. 

Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, 

Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 292–

7556; or send e-mail to 

splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–


sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 14 / Tuesday, January 22, 2008 / Notices 3757 

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 

p.m., Eastern time, Monday through 

Friday. You also may obtain a copy of 

the data collection instrument and 

instructions from Ms. Plimpton. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: NSF Surveys to 

Measure Customer Service Satisfaction. 

OMB Number: 3145–0157. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2008. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to renew an information 

collection. 

Abstract: 

Proposed Project: On September 11, 

1993, President Clinton issued 

Executive Order 12862, ‘‘Setting 

Customer Service Standards,’’ which 

calls for Federal agencies to provide 

service that matches or exceeds the best 

service available in the private sector. 

Section 1(b) of that order requires 

agencies to ‘‘survey customers to 

determine the kind and quality of 

services they want and their level of 

satisfaction with existing services.’’ The 

National Science Foundation (NSF) has 

an ongoing need to collect information 

from its customer community (primarily 

individuals and organizations engaged 

in science and engineering research and 

education) about the quality and kind of 

services it provides and use that 

information to help improve agency 

operations and services. 

Estimate of Burden: The burden on 

the public will change according to the 

needs of each individual customer 

satisfaction survey; however, each 

survey is estimated to take 

approximately 30 minutes per response. 

Respondents: Will vary among 

individuals or households; business or 

other for-profit; not-for-profit 

institutions; farms; federal government; 

state, local or tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Survey: This will vary by survey. 

Comments: Comments are invited on 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Dated: January 15, 2008. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 08–188 Filed 1–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 50–133] 

Environmental Assessment and 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

Related to Issuance of Exemption for 

the Humboldt Bay Power Plant Unit 3 

License DPR–007, Humboldt, CA 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Environmental Assessment and 

Finding of No Significant Impact. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Hickman, Division of Waste 

Management and Environmental 

Protection, Office of Federal and State 

Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop: 

T8F5, Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

Telephone: (301) 415–3017; e-mail: 

jbh@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) staff is considering a 

request dated October 30, 2007, by the 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company 

(PG&E or the Licensee), to approve a 

request for exemption from the values of 

the Inhalation Annual Limits on Intake 

(ALIs) and Derived Air Concentrations 

(DACs) that appear in 10 CFR Part 20, 

Appendix B, Table 1, for use at 

Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3 

(HBPP). PG&E proposes replacing the 10 

CFR Part 20, Appendix B, Table 1 ALI 

and DAC values, derived using previous 

(1977) recommendations of the 

International Commission on 

Radiological Protection (ICRP), with ALI 

and DAC values derived using more 

recent (1995) ICRP recommendations. 

This Environmental Assessment (EA) 

has been developed in accordance with 

the requirements of 10 CFR 51.21. 

II. Environmental Assessment 

Background 

HBPP was permanently shut down in 

July 1976, and until recently was in safe 

storage condition (SAFSTOR). 

SAFSTOR is defined as a method of 

decommissioning in which the nuclear 

facility is placed and maintained in safe 

condition for an extended period of time 

to permit radioactive material to decay 

to levels that facilitate subsequent 

decontamination and decommissioning 

of the facility. A Decommissioning Plan 

was approved in July 1988. Subsequent 

to the 1997 decommissioning rule, the 

licensee converted its decommissioning 

plan into its Defueled Safety Analysis 

Report which is updated every two 

years. A Post Shutdown 

Decommissioning Activities Report was 

issued by the licensee in February 1998. 

In December 2003, PG&E formally 

submitted a license application to the 

NRC for approval of a dry-cask 

Independent Spent Fuel Storage 

Installation (ISFSI) at the Humboldt Bay 

site. A preliminary license and safety 

evaluation report for the Humboldt Bay 

ISFSI was issued on August 24, 2005. 

The ISFSI is currently under 

construction and the licensee is now 

engaged in some incremental 

decommissioning activities. 

Fuel failures occurred at HBPP in the 

past when the reactor was operating, 

resulting in contamination from alpha 

emitters which pose an inhalation 

hazard to workers. The inhalation of 

airborne radioactive materials in 

restricted areas poses a potential 

internal radiation hazard and the NRC 

regulations in 10 CFR Part 20 require 

licensees to assess these radiation 

hazards and to implement protective 

measures to minimize that hazard to 

workers, the public and the 

environment. These actions and 

measures include air sampling, posting 

airborne radioactivity area warning 

signs, the use of respiratory protection, 

and bioassay monitoring of workers. 

These actions and measures are 

triggered when air concentrations in the 

workplace reach specified fractions of 

the DAC values in 10 CFR Part 20, 

Appendix B. 

Proposed Action 

HBPP has requested that NRC allow 

an exemption under 10 CFR 20.2301 to 

allow the use of DAC and ALI values 

calculated using ICRP–68, ‘‘Dose 

Coefficients for Intake of Radionuclides 

by Workers,’’ (Ref. 3) dose coefficients 

and parameters instead of the DAC and 

ALI values in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix 

B, Table 1, Occupational Values. HBPP 

believes that this change will result in 

greater worker efficiency in 

decommissioning work activities and 

should result in an overall reduction in 

worker dose. The ICRP 68 parameters 

used in calculating DAC and ALI values 

are generally accepted as more 

representative models of the actual 


sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES