[Federal Register: May 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 101)]
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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 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 
solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for the review and 
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: Voluntary Reporting of 
Performance Indicators
    2. Current OMB approval number: New Collection
    3. How often the collection is required: One-time collection and 
quarterly thereafter
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Power reactor licensees
    5. The number of annual respondents: 66 reactor sites
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 13,860 hours (210 hours per site), and a one-time start-up 
effort of 13,200 hours
    7. Abstract: As part of a joint industry-NRC initiative, the NRC 
plans to receive information submitted voluntarily by power reactor 
licensees regarding selected performance attributes known as 
performance indicators (PIs). PIs provide objective measures of the 
performance of licensees' systems or programs. The NRC is revising its 
reactor oversight process to use PI information, along with the results 
of selected audits and inspections, as the basis for NRC conclusions 
regarding plant performance and necessary regulatory response. PIs will 
be transmitted electronically to reduce burden on licensees and the NRC 
as part of the NRC's revised oversight process which is scheduled for 
implementation beginning in January 2000.
    Submit, by July 26, 1999, 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 
World Wide 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 20th day of May 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-13423 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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