[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45703-45704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21855]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements: 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review

AGENCY: 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).
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: Proposed Rule, 10 CFR 
Part 50, Releasing Part of a Power Reactor Site or Facility for 
Unrestricted Use Before the NRC Approves the License Termination Plan.
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: Each time a licensee 
requests NRC approval of a release of part of its site or facility 
(partial site release) before NRC approval of its LTP.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Power reactor 
licensees.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: An average of two 
partial site releases each year.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: Two.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: Part 50: 934 hours (for each of 2 
partial site releases: 438 hours reporting + 24 hours recordkeeping; + 
10 hours for update of one LTP submittal); Part 51: 240 hours (120 
hours per response).
    9. An indication of whether section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable
    10. Abstract: The NRC is amending its regulations in part 50 to 
establish a process for allowing power reactor licensees to release 
part of their site for unrestricted use before receiving approval of 
their License Termination Plan (LTP). The proposed rule would add 
section 50.83 to 10 CFR Part 50 describing the criteria and the 
regulatory framework that a power reactor licensee must use to request 
NRC approval for a partial site release. The proposed new section would 
allow licensees to submit a letter request or, depending on 
radiological conditions, a license amendment application. In either 
case, the submittal would document the licensee's completion of a 
number of evaluations, surveys, recordkeeping, and reporting that would 
establish licensee compliance with health and safety considerations.
    Submit, by September 28, 2001, 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 submittal may be viewed free of charge at the NRC 
Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Room 
O-1 F23, Rockville, MD 20852. The proposed rule indicated in ``The 
title of the information collection'' is or has been published in the 
Federal Register within several days of the publication date of this 
Federal Register Notice. The

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OMB clearance package and rule are available at the NRC worldwide web 
site: http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/OMB/index.html for 60 days after 
the signature date of this notice and are also available at the rule 
forum site, http://ruleforum.llnl.gov.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
September 28, 2001: Bryon Allen, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0011, and -0021) NEOB-10202, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3087.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of August 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Beth C. St. Mary,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-21855 Filed 8-28-01; 8:45 am]
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