[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 49048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23928]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


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

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).
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: New.
    2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 63--
Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Proposed Geologic 
Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: One time.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: The State of Nevada, 
local governments, or Indian Tribes, or their representatives, 
requesting consultation with the NRC staff regarding review of the 
potential high-level waste geologic repository site, or wishing to 
participate in a license application review for the potential geologic 
repository.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 9
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 3
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: An average of 40 hours per 
response for consultation requests, 80 hours per response for license 
application review participation proposals, and one hour per response 
for statements of representative authority. The total burden for all 
responses is estimated to be 363 hours annually.
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 63 requires the State of Nevada, local 
governments, or Indian Tribes to submit certain information to the NRC 
if they request consultation with the NRC staff concerning the review 
of the potential repository site, or wish to participate in a license 
application review for the potential repository. Representatives of the 
State of Nevada, local governments, or Indian Tribes must submit a 
statement of their authority to act in such a representative capacity. 
The information submitted by the State, local governments, and Indian 
Tribes is used by the Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards as a basis for decisions about the commitment of NRC 
staff resources to the consultation and participation efforts.
    A copy of the supporting statement 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. OMB clearance packages 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 by 
October 25, 2001:
    Byron Allen, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-  
), 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 20th day of September, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-23928 Filed 9-24-01; 8:45 am]
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