[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 13703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7277]


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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: 10 CFR Part 21, 
``Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0035.
    3. How often the collection is required: On occasion.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: All directors and 
responsible officers of firms and organizations building, operating, or 
owning NRC licensed facilities as well as directors and responsible 
officers of firms and organizations supplying basic components and 
safety related design, analysis, testing, inspection, and consulting 
services to NRC licensed facilities or activities.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 100 annually.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 17,093 (13,480 reporting hours and 3,613 recordkeeping 
hours).
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 21 implements Section 206 of the Energy 
Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended. It requires directors and 
responsible officers of firms and organizations building, operating, 
owning, or supplying basic components to NRC licensed facilities or 
activities to report defects and noncompliances that could create a 
substantial safety hazard at NRC licensed facilities or activities. 
Organizations subject to 10 CFR Part 21 are also required to maintain 
such records as may be required to assure compliance with this 
regulation.
    The NRC staff reviews 10 CFR Part 21 reports to determine whether 
the reported defects in basic components and related services and 
failures to comply at NRC licensed facilities or activities are 
potentially generic safety problems.
    Submit, by May 19, 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 13th day of March, 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-7277 Filed 3-19-98; 8:45 am]
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