[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 68477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32958]


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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: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: 48 CFR 20, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR).
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: On occasion; one time.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Offerors responding to 
NRC solicitations and contractors receiving awards from NRC.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 3,624.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 355.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 26,710 hours (7.4 hours per 
response).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: The mandatory requirements of the NRCAR implement and 
supplement the government-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation, and 
ensure that the regulations governing the procurement of goods and 
services within the NRC satisfy the needs of the agency.
    Submit, by January 1, 1999, 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 supporting statement 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 (insert the title of the 
information collection) 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 of 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 
January 11, 1999:
Erik Godwin,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0169), 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 1st day of December, 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-32958 Filed 12-10-98; 8:45 am]
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