[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 27075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12875]


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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: NRC Form 790, 
``Classification Record.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0052.
    3. How often the collection is required: On Occasion.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: NRC employees, NRC 
contractors, NRC licensees and others who classify and declassify NRC 
information.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 175.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 147.
    7. Abstract: The NRC Form 790 is being revised to add three 
additional fields and revise several existing fields for easier 
completion. In addition, an electronic reporting format is being made 
available for those wishing to use it. Completion of the NRC Form 790 
is a mandatory requirement for contractors, license applicants, 
certificate holders, and others who classify and declassify NRC 
information in accordance with Executive Order 12958, ``Classified 
National Security Information,'' the Atomic Energy Act, and 
implementing directives.
    Submit, by July 15, 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, or by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet 
electronic mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of May, 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Arnold E. Levin,
Acting Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 97-12875 Filed 5-15-97; 8:45 am]
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