Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 248 / Thursday, December 27, 2001 / Notices 66945

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Emergency Clearance; Public

Information Collection Requirements

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget; Notice

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Emergency clearance: Public

information collection requirements

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB).

SUMMARY: The National Science

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans

to request reinstatement and approval 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 an

opportunity for public comment on this

action.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

send comments regarding the burden or

any other aspect of these collections of

information requirements. However, as

noted below, comments on these

information collection and record

keeping requirements must be received

by the designees referenced below by

January 18, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding the information collection and

requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request should be

addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports

Clearance Officer, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm.

295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by e-mail

to splimpto@nsf.gov, and Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Room 10235, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Attn:

Lauren Wittenberg, NSF Desk Officer.

Comments: Written 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 of

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology;

or (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.

We are, however, requesting an

emergency review of the information

collection referenced below. In

compliance with the requirement of

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

Reduction Act of 1995, we have

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) the following

requirements for emergency review. We

are requesting an emergency review

because the collection of this

information is needed before the

expiration of the normal time limits

under OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR part

1320.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance

Officer, National Science Foundation,

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295,

Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone

(703) 292–7556; or send email to

splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use

a telecommunications device for the

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8

p.m., Eastern time, Monday through

Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Survey of Principal Investigator

and Institutional Views on NSF Award

Size and Duration

OMB Approval Number: 3145–NEW.

Expiration Date: Not applicable.

Abstract: The National Science

Foundation (NSF) plans to conduct two

surveys to obtain the views of the U.S.

academic research community on NSF

award size and duration issues. The

surveys will be conducted with

principal investigators receiving NSF

grants in FY 2001 as well as

representatives from the principal

investigators’ respective institutions.

The data collected will provide NSF

with information about NSF’s impact on

the scientific and educational

communities and information to assist

future planning.

Respondents: Individuals.

Number of Respondents: 6,330.

Burden on the Public: 1,760 hours.

Dated: December 14, 2001.

Suzanne H. Plimpton,

NSF Reports Clearance Officer.

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BILLING CODE 7555–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–368]

Entergy Operations, Inc.; Notice of

Consideration of Issuance of

Amendment to Facility Operating

License and Opportunity for a Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) is

considering issuance of an amendment

to Facility Operating License No. NPF–

6, issued to Entergy Operations, Inc.

(Entergy, or the licensee), for operation

of Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO–

2) located in Pope County, Arkansas.

The proposed amendment would

allow an increase in the maximum

authorized reactor core power level

from 2815 megawatts thermal (MWt) to

3026 MWt, which represents a power

increase of about 7.5 percent and is

considered to be an extended power

uprate. The proposed amendment

would change the operating license and

certain technical specifications (TSs) to

provide for implementing uprated

power operation. Also, operation at the

uprated power requested by the

proposed amendment would result in

increases in dose consequences for

certain postulated accidents considered

in the accident analyses in the Safety

Analysis Report; however, the doses

would remain within the regulatory

limits. In addition, although unrelated

to the proposed power uprate, the

proposed amendment would clarify

portions of the control element

assembly TSs.

Before issuance of the proposed

license amendment, the Commission

will have made findings required by the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended

(the Act), and the Commission’s

regulations.

By January 28, 2002, the licensee may

file a request for a hearing with respect

to issuance of the amendment to the

subject facility operating license, and

any person whose interest may be

affected by this proceeding and who

wishes to participate as a party in the

proceeding must file a written request

for a hearing and a petition for leave to

intervene. Requests for a hearing and a

petition for leave to intervene shall be

filed in accordance with the

Commission’s ‘‘Rules of Practice for

Domestic Licensing Proceedings’’ in 10

CFR Part 2. Interested persons should

consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.714,

which is available at the Commission’s

Public Document Room, located at One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike

(first floor), Rockville, Maryland or

electronically on the Internet at the NRC

Web site http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/regs and click on the

hyper-link to the Government Printing

Office. If there are problems in accessing

the document, contact the Public

Document Room Reference staff at 1–

800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr@nrc.gov. If a request for a

hearing or petition for leave to intervene

is filed by the above date, the

Commission or an Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board, designated by the