[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 65106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32272]


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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: State Agreements 
Program, as authorized by Section 274(b) of the Atomic Energy Act.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0029.
    3. How often the collection is required: One time or as needed.
    4. Who is required or asked to report? Thirty Agreement States who 
have signed Section 274(b) agreements with NRC.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 30.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 570 (approximately six hours per response).
    7. Abstract: Agreement States are surveyed on a one-time or as-
needed basis, e.g., to respond to a specific incident, to gather 
information on licensing and inspection practices and other technical 
and statistical information. The results of such information requests, 
which are authorized under Section 274(b) of the Atomic Energy Act, are 
utilized in part by NRC in preparing responses to Congressional 
inquiries. Agreement State comments are also solicited in the areas of 
proposed procedure and policy development.
    Submit, by February 9, 1998, 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. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC 
worldwide web site (http://www.nrc.gov) under the FedWorld collection 
link on the home page tool bar. 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 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 4th day of December, 1997.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-32272 Filed 12-9-97; 8:45 am]
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