[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 28738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13779]


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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: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: Proposed Rule, 10 CFR 
parts 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72, Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning Funding 
by Non-Profit and Non-Bond Issuing Licensees.
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: Annually and one-time 
submittal of revised decommissioning funding plan.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Licensees opting to use 
self-guarantee.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 42.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 42.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 277 hours (6.6 hrs. per response).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d). Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: The proposed rule would establish self-guarantee as 
an additional voluntary mechanism for financial assurance by non-profit 
and non-bond issuing licensees if specified criteria are met.
    Submit, by June 26, 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 submittal may be viewed free of charge at the NRC 
Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW, (lower level), Washington, DC. 
The proposed rule indicated in ``The title of the information 
collections'' is or has been published in the Federal Register within 
several days of the publication date of this Federal Register notice. 
Instructions for accessing the electronic OMB clearance package for the 
rulemaking have been appended to the electronic rulemaking. Members of 
the public may access the electronic OMB clearance package by following 
the directions for electronic access provided in the preamble to the 
titled rulemaking.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
June 26, 1997. Edward Michlovich, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, (3150-0017, -0020, -0011, -0009, and -0132), NEOB-10202, 
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3084.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, (301) 415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of May, 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Arnold E. Levin,
Acting Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 97-13779 Filed 5-23-97; 8:45 am]
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