[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4675-4676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2323]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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.
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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of
continued approval of information collection 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 212,
Qualifications Investigation, and NRC Form 212A, Qualifications
Investigation Secretarial/Clerical.
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0033 for NRC 212, 3150-0034
for NRC 212A.
3. How often the collection is required: Whenever Human Resources'
specialists determine qualification investigations are required in
conjunction with applications for employment related to vacancies.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Supervisors, former
supervisors, and/or other references of external applicants.
5. The number of annual respondents: NRC Form 212, 1400 annually,
NRC Form 212A, 300 annually.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: NRC Form 212, 350 hours (15 minutes per response), NRC Form
212A, 75 hours (15 minutes per response).
7. Abstract: Information requested on NRC Forms 212 and 212A is
used to determine the qualifications and suitability of external
applicants for employment in professional and clerical or secretarial
positions with the NRC. The completed form may be used to examine, rate
and/or assess the prospective employee's qualifications. The
information regarding the qualifications of applicants for employment
is reviewed by professional personnel of the Office of Human Resources,
in conjunction with other information in the NRC files, to determine
the qualifications of the applicant for appointment to the position
under consideration.
Submit, by March 31, 1998, 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. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC
worldwide web site (http://www.nrc.gov) under the FedWorld collection
link on the home page tool
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bar. 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 F33, Washington, DC
20555-0001, or by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet
electronic mail at [email protected]
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of January, 1998.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-2323 Filed 1-29-98; 8:45 am]
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