[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 247 (Monday, December 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32487]


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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 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 140, 
``Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0039
    3. How often the collection is required: As necessary in order for 
NRC to meet its responsibilities called for in Sections 170 and 193 of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act)
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Licensees authorized to 
operate reactor facilities in accordance with 10 CFR Part 50 and 
licensees authorized to construct and operate a uranium enrichment 
facility in accordance with 10 CFR Parts 40 and 70
    5. The number of annual respondents: Approximately 192
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 865
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 140 of the NRC's regulations specified 
information required to be submitted by licensees to enable the NRC to 
assess (a) the financial protection required of licensees and for the 
indemnification and limitation of liability of certain licensees and 
other persons pursuant to Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
as amended, and (b) the liability insurance required of uranium 
enrichment facility licensees pursuant to Section 193 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
    Submit, by Febraury 21, 1997, 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. Members of the public who are in the 
Washington, DC area can access this document via modem on the Public 
Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC's Advanced Copy Document Library), 
NRC subsystem at FedWorld, 703-321-3339. Members of the public who are 
located outside of the Washington, DC area can dial FedWorld, 1-800-
303-9672, or use the FedWorld Internet address: fedworld.gov (Telnet). 
The document will be available on the bulletin board for 30 days after 
the signature date of this notice. If assistance is needed in accessing 
the document, please contact the FedWorld help desk at 703-487-4608. 
Additional assistance in locating the document is available from the 
NRC Public Document Room, nationally at 1-800-397-4209, or within the 
Washington, DC area at 202-634-3273.
    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 F33, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of December 1996.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gerald F. Cranford,
Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 96-32487 Filed 12-20-96; 8:45 am]
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