[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 250 (Monday, December 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67552-67553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-32060]


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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 54, 
``Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power 
Plants.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0155.
    3. How often the collection is required: One-time submission with 
application for renewal of an operating license for a nuclear power 
plant and occasional collections for holders of renewed licenses.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Commercial nuclear power 
plant licensees who wish to renew their operating licenses.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 6 respondents annually based 
on an estimate of the receipt of 19 new renewal applications over three 
years.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: Approximately 432,333 hours (405,333 hours one-time 
reporting burden and 27,000 hours recordkeeping burden).
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 54 of the NRC regulations, ``Requirements 
for Renewal of Operating Licensees for Nuclear Power Plants,'' 
specifies the procedures, criteria, and standards governing nuclear 
power plant license renewal, including information submittal and 
recordkeeping requirements, so that the NRC may make determinations 
that extension of the license term will continue to ensure the health 
and safety of the public.
    Submit, by March 1, 2002, 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, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Room O-1 F23, Rockville, MD 20852. 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 E6, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by

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Internet electronic mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of December 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-32060 Filed 12-28-01; 8:45 am]
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