[Federal Register: November 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 215)]
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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).
    Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:
    1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 62--
``Criteria and Procedures for Emergency Access to Non-federal and 
Regional Low-level Waste Disposal Facilities.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0143.
    3. How often the collection is required: Requests are made only 
when access to a non-Federal low-level waste disposal facility is 
denied, which results in a threat to public health and safety and/or 
common defense and security.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Generators of low-level 
waste who are denied access to a non-Federal low-level waste facility.
    5. The number of annual respondents: No requests for emergency 
access have been received to date. It is estimated that up to one 
request would be made every three years.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: It is estimated that 680 hours would be required to prepare 
the request, or approximately 227 hours per year.
    7. Abstract: Part 62 sets out the information which will have to be 
provided to the NRC by any low-level waste generator seeking emergency 
access to an operating low-level waste disposal facility. The 
information is required to allow NRC to determine if denial of disposal 
constitutes a serious and immediate threat to public health and safety 
or common defense and security.
    Submit, by January 7, 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 E 6, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at BJS1@NRC.GOV.

    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 2nd day of November, 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-29123 Filed 11-5-99; 8:45 am]
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