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proposes to use air coursed through

conveyor belt entries to ventilate

working places. The petitioner proposes

to install and maintain a carbon

monoxide monitoring system as an early

warning fire detection system in all belt

entries used to course intake air to a

working place. The petitioner asserts

that the proposed alternative method

would provide at least the same

measure of protection as the existing

standard.

11. BSE Mining, Inc.

[Docket No. M–2001–119–C]

BSE Mining, Inc., P.O. Box 267, Hager

Hill, Kentucky 41222 has filed a petition

to modify the application of 30 CFR

75.800 (high-voltage circuits; circuit

breakers) to its No. 1 Mine (I.D. No. 15–

18343) located in Morgan County,

Kentucky. The petitioner proposes to

use a contactor on high-voltage systems

instead of using circuit breakers. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

the existing standard.

12. White County Coal, LLC

[Docket No. M–2001–120–C]

White County Coal, LLC, 1343 County

Road 1450E, Carmi, Illinois 62821 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.901 (protection

of low- and medium-voltage three-phase

circuits used underground) to its Pattiki

II Mine (I.D. No. 11–03058) located in

White County, Illinois. The petitioner

proposes to use a 200KW, 480-volt,

diesel powered generator set with an

approved diesel drive engine to power

electrical equipment that will only

move equipment in, out, and around the

mine and to perform work in areas

outby section loading points where

equipment is not required to be

maintained as permissible. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

the existing standard.

13. New South Resources, d.b.a. Black

Hawk Mining

[Docket No. M–2001–121–C]

New South Resources, d.b.a. Black

Hawk Mining, P.O. Box 2594, Beckley,

West Virginia 25802–2594 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.1102 (slippage and sequence

switches) to its Mine No. 1 (I.D. No. 46–

08809) located in Raleigh County, West

Virginia. The petitioner proposes to

install and maintain an electrical switch

that stops the belt when the coal in the

bin reaches a predetermined level near

the top of the bin. The petitioner states

that activation of the electrical switch

by the rising coal level will prevent coal

from overflowing the bins and spilling

or being carried back on the conveyor

belt; and that the No. 2 Belt will stop

until the bin begins to empty and the

coal level drops below the

predetermined level previously

mentioned and the feeders which feed

coal from the bins onto the No. 1 Belt

are sequenced so that the feeders are

stopped automatically whenever the No.

1 Belt stops operating. The petitioner

asserts that the proposed alternative

method would provide at least the same

measure of protection as the existing

standard.

Request for Comments

Persons interested in these petitions

are encouraged to submit comments via

e-mail to comments@msha.gov, or on a

computer disk along with an original

hard copy to the Office of Standards,

Regulations, and Variances, Mine Safety

and Health Administration, 4015

Wilson Boulevard, Room 627,

Arlington, Virginia 22203. All

comments must be postmarked or

received in that office on or before

January 30, 2002. Copies of these

petitions are available for inspection at

that address.

Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 21st day

of December, 2001.

David L. Meyer,

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,

and Variances.

[FR Doc. 01–32036 Filed 12–28–01; 8:45 am]

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to

submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

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 54,

‘‘Requirements for Renewal of Operating

Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.’’

2. Current OMB approval number:

3150–0155.

3. How often the collection is

required: One-time submission with

application for renewal of an operating

license for a nuclear power plant and

occasional collections for holders of

renewed licenses.

4. Who is required or asked to report:

Commercial nuclear power plant

licensees who wish to renew their

operating licenses.

5. The number of annual respondents:

6 respondents annually based on an

estimate of the receipt of 19 new

renewal applications over three years.

6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: Approximately 432,333 hours

(405,333 hours one-time reporting

burden and 27,000 hours recordkeeping

burden).

7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 54 of the NRC

regulations, ‘‘Requirements for Renewal

of Operating Licensees for Nuclear

Power Plants,’’ specifies the procedures,

criteria, and standards governing

nuclear power plant license renewal,

including information submittal and

recordkeeping requirements, so that the

NRC may make determinations that

extension of the license term will

continue to ensure the health and safety

of the public.

Submit, by March 1, 2002, 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, One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

Pike, Room O–1 F23, Rockville, MD

20852. OMB clearance requests are

available at the NRC worldwide web

site: http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/

OMB/index.html. 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 E6,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, by

telephone at 301–415–7233, or by

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Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day

of December 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–32060 Filed 12–28–01; 8:45 am]

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to

submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

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: NRC Form 536, ‘‘Operator

Licensing Examination Data’’.

2. Current OMB approval number:

3150–0131.

3. How often the collection is

required: Annually.

4. Who is required or asked to report:

All holders of operating licenses or

construction permits for nuclear power

reactors.

5. The number of annual respondents:

80.

6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: 80.

7. Abstract: NRC is requesting

renewal of its clearance to annually

request all commercial power reactor

licensees and applicants for an

operating license to voluntarily send to

the NRC: (1) Their projected number of

candidates for operator licensing initial

examinations; (2) the estimated dates of

the examinations; (3) information on

whether the examination will be facility

developed or NRC developed; and (4)

the estimated number of individuals

that will participate in the Generic

Fundamentals Examination (GFE) for

that calendar year. Except for the GFE,

this information is used to plan budgets

and resources in regard to operator

examination scheduling in order to meet

the needs of the nuclear industry.

Submit, by March 1, 2002, 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, One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

Pike, Room O–1 F23, Rockville, MD

20852. OMB clearance requests are

available at the NRC worldwide web

site: http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/

OMB/index.html. 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 E6,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, by

telephone at 301–415–7233, or by

Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day

of December 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Beth St. Mary,

Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the

Chief Information Officer.

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[Docket No. 030–35994, License No. 37–

30603–01,EA–01–313]

In the Matter of Advanced Medical

Imaging and Nuclear Services Easton,

PA 18045; Order Suspending License

(Effective Immediately)

I

Advanced Medical Imaging and

Nuclear Services (Licensee) is the

holder of Byproduct Nuclear Material

License No. 37–30603–01 issued by the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC

or Commission) pursuant to 10 CFR

parts 30 and 35. License No. 37–30603–

01 authorizes possession and use of

certain byproduct material identified in

10 CFR 35.100 and 35.200 for any

uptake, dilution, excretion, imaging and

localization procedures approved in

those parts. The license was issued on

February 16, 2001, and is due to expire

on February 28, 2011.

II

On November 30, 2001, the NRC

commenced an inspection at the

Licensee’s facility in Easton,

Pennsylvania. Based on the findings of

the inspection to date, the NRC

identified violations of requirements.

The violations identified during the

inspection involved the possession and

use of radioactive materials (including

the diagnostic administration to

patients) from June 2001 to November

2001, even though the licensee did not

have an authorized user (AU) and/or a

Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) as

required by the regulations and the

license. The individual named on the

license as the RSO and AU between

February 16, 2001, and December 10,

2001, had neither been hired by the

licensee’s organization nor had ever

acted as the RSO or AU for the licensee.

After these violations were identified,

the NRC issued a Confirmatory Action

Letter to the licensee on December 3,

2001, which in part, confirmed the

Licensee’s commitment to immediately

place all byproduct material in its

possession in secured storage, and cease

all licensed activities until the Licensee

retained an AU and RSO, and received

approval from the NRC for the changes

requiring a license amendment to bring

the licensee’s program into full

compliance with 10 CFR Part 35. The

licensee submitted an amendment

request, and on December 11, 2001,

NRC issued an amendment to the

license, to reflect the new AU and RSO.

The Licensee subsequently conducted

activities without the supervision of the

AU as required by 10 CFR 35.25.

Specifically, shortly after the license

amendment was issued, byproduct

materials were ordered during the

evening hours of December 11, 2001,

and subsequently were received,

possessed, and used for administration

to patients on December 12, 2001, by an

individual who had not received the

required instructions from, and who

was not under the supervision of, an

AU. The individual was not provided

instructions from the AU in the

principles of radiation appropriate to

the individual’s use of byproduct

materials, including, but not limited to,

appropriate use of dosimetry, doses to

be administered to patients, and

procedures for radiation safety as

required by 10 CFR 35.25. This

constitutes an additional violation.

These violations are particularly

significant because (1) The individual