[Federal Register: April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70)]
[Notices]
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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: Policy Statement on
Cooperation with States at Commercial
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Nuclear Power Plants and Other Production or Utilization Facilities.
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0163.
3. How often the collection is required: On occasion--when a State
wishes to observe NRC inspections or perform inspections for NRC.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Those States interested in
observing or performing inspections.
5. The number of annual respondents: Maximum of 50, although not
all States have participated in the program.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: An average estimate of 10 hours per State or 500 hours if
all States participated in the program.
7. Abstract: States wishing to enter into an agreement with NRC to
observe or participate in NRC inspections at nuclear power facilities
are requested to provide certain information to the NRC to ensure close
cooperation and consistency with the NRC inspection program as
specified by the Commission's Policy of Cooperation with States at
Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production or
Utilization Facilities. Submit, by June 12, 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 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/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 5th day of April, 2000.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-8948 Filed 4-10-00; 8:45 am]
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