[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 28068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13274]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Revised Contents of the Monthly Operating Report; Issue

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of issuance.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued Generic 
Letter 97-02 to notify all holders of operating licenses for nuclear 
power reactors, except those who have permanently ceased operations and 
have certified that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor 
vessel, that the NRC is requesting the submittal of less information in 
the monthly operating report. The generic letter requires no specific 
action or written response. Conformance with the guidance provided in 
the generic letter is voluntary. Licensees who choose not to implement 
this guidance may continue to submit monthly operating reports as they 
have in the past.
    The generic letter is a ``rule'' for purposes of the Small Business 
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C., Chapter 8). The staff 
has received confirmation from the Office of Management and Budget that 
the generic letter is a non-major rule.
    This generic letter is available in the NRC Public Document Room 
under accession number 9705020260.

DATES: The generic letter was issued on May 15, 1997.

ADDRESSEES: Not applicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Shapaker at (301) 415-1151.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information gathering needs of the NRC 
have been the subject of several staff reviews. These reviews have 
focussed on identifying duplicative reporting, determining whether some 
reports could be reduced in scope or eliminated, and determining 
whether the frequency of reporting could be reduced. In this regard, 
the NRC staff has concluded that the scope of the information requested 
in the monthly operating report, which is called for in the Technical 
Specifications of nuclear power reactors, may be reduced.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of May 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Marylee M. Slosson,
Acting Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 97-13274 Filed 5-21-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P