[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 247 (Monday, December 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32487]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. 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).
Information Pertaining to the Requirement to be Submitted
1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 140,
``Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements''
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0039
3. How often the collection is required: As necessary in order for
NRC to meet its responsibilities called for in Sections 170 and 193 of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act)
4. Who is required or asked to report: Licensees authorized to
operate reactor facilities in accordance with 10 CFR Part 50 and
licensees authorized to construct and operate a uranium enrichment
facility in accordance with 10 CFR Parts 40 and 70
5. The number of annual respondents: Approximately 192
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 865
7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 140 of the NRC's regulations specified
information required to be submitted by licensees to enable the NRC to
assess (a) the financial protection required of licensees and for the
indemnification and limitation of liability of certain licensees and
other persons pursuant to Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended, and (b) the liability insurance required of uranium
enrichment facility licensees pursuant to Section 193 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
Submit, by Febraury 21, 1997, 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. Members of the public who are in the
Washington, DC area can access this document via modem on the Public
Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC's Advanced Copy Document Library),
NRC subsystem at FedWorld, 703-321-3339. Members of the public who are
located outside of the Washington, DC area can dial FedWorld, 1-800-
303-9672, or use the FedWorld Internet address: fedworld.gov (Telnet).
The document will be available on the bulletin board for 30 days after
the signature date of this notice. If assistance is needed in accessing
the document, please contact the FedWorld help desk at 703-487-4608.
Additional assistance in locating the document is available from the
NRC Public Document Room, nationally at 1-800-397-4209, or within the
Washington, DC area at 202-634-3273.
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, by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet electronic
mail at [email protected]
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of December 1996.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gerald F. Cranford,
Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 96-32487 Filed 12-20-96; 8:45 am]
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