[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61141-61142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29314]
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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 collections under the provisions of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 55,
``Operators' Licenses.''
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0018.
3. How often the collection is required: As necessary for NRC to
meet its responsibilities to determine the eligibility of applicants
for operators' licenses, prepare or review initial operator licensing
and requalification examinations, and perform a review of applications
and reports for simulation facilities submitted to the NRC.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Holders of and applicants
for facility (i.e., nuclear power, research, and test reactor)
operating licenses and individual operators' licenses.
5. The number of annual of respondents: 231.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 25,937 (approximately 19,840 hours of reporting burden and
approximately 6,097 hours of record-keeping burden).
7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 55, ``Operators' Licenses,'' of the NRC's
regulations, specifies information and data to be provided by
applicants and facility licensees so that the NRC may make
determinations concerning the licensing and requalification of
operators for nuclear reactors, as necessary to promote public health
and safety. The reporting and record-keeping requirements contained in
10 CFR part 55 are mandatory for the licensees and applicants affected.
Submit, by January 10, 2000, 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 submittal 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/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, MD, this 3rd day of November, 1999.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-29314 Filed 11-8-99; 8:45 am]
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