[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13436-13437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7113]


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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 474, 
``Simulation Facility Certification.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0138.
    3. How often the collection is required: One-time requirement for 
initial certification and quadrennial thereafter.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: All power reactor licensees 
and applicants for an operating license.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 20.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 2,400 hours.
    7. Abstract: Licensed power facilities that propose the use of a 
simulation facility consisting solely of a plant-referenced simulator 
for the conduct of NRC licensing operating tests are required to submit 
NRC Form 474.
    The information on the form consists of the results of performance 
testing completed on the subject simulation facility and a schedule for 
the conduct of performance tests for the subsequent four-year period. 
NRC uses this information to ascertain the acceptability of simulation 
facilities for use in the conduct of operating tests for nuclear power 
plant operator and senior operator candidates and to determine whether 
to initiate a simulation facility inspection at a specific site due to 
concerns about their suitability for use in operating tests.
    Submit by May 18, 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?

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    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 12th day of March 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-7113 Filed 3-18-98; 8:45 am]
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