[Federal Register: January 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 16)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and 
solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following 
proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby 
informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or 
sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension.
    2. The title of the information collection:

NUREG/BR-0238, Materials Annual Fee Billing Handbook
NUREG/BR-0239, Financial EDI Authorization (NRC Form 628, ``Financial 
EDI Authorization'')
NUREG/BR-0253, Fact Sheet--Electronic Funds Transfer
NUREG/BR-0254, Payment Methods (NRC Form 629, ``Authorization for 
Payment by Credit Card'')

    3. The form number if applicable:

NRC Form 628, ``Financial EDI Authorization''
NRC Form 629, ``Authorization for Payment by Credit Card''

    4. How often the collection is required: Annually.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Anyone doing business 
with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission including licensees, applicants 
and individuals who are required to pay a fee for inspections and 
licenses.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 1,320 (300 for the NRC 
Form 628, ``Financial EDI Authorization'' and 1,020 for NRC Form 629, 
``Authorization for Payment by Credit Card'').
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 1,320 (300 for the 
NRC Form 628 and 1,020 for NRC Form 629).
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 105.6 (24 hours for NRC Form 628 
and 81.6 hours for NRC Form 629).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Not applicable.
    10. Abstract: The U.S. Department of the Treasury encourages the 
public to pay monies owed the government through use of the Automated 
Clearinghouse Network and credit card. These two methods of payment are 
used by licensees, applicants, and individuals to pay civil penalties, 
full cost licensing fees, and inspection fees to the NRC.
    A copy of the final 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 should be directed to the OMB reviewer 
listed below by February 25, 1999. Comments received after this date 
will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of 
consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date.

Erik Godwin, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0190), 
NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503

    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3084.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of January 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-1706 Filed 1-25-99; 8:45 am]
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