[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 4148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1844]



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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 
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 536, 
``Operator Licensing Examination Data''.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0131.
    3. How often the collection is required: Annually.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: All holders of operating 
licenses or construction permits for nuclear power reactors.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 80.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 80.
    7. Abstract: NRC is requesting reinstatement of its clearance to 
annually request all commercial power reactor licensees and applicants 
for an operating license to voluntarily send to the NRC: (1) Their 
projected number of candidates for operator licensing initial 
examinations; (2) the estimated dates of the examinations; (3) if the 
examination will be facility developed or NRC developed, and (4) the 
estimated number of individuals that will participate in the Generic 
Fundamentals Examination (GFE) for that calendar year. Except for the 
GFE, this information is used to plan budgets and resources in regard 
to operator examination scheduling in order to meet the needs of the 
nuclear industry.
    Submit, by March 29, 1999, comments that address the following 
questions:
    1. Is the proposed collection 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/NRC/PUBLIC/OMB/index.html). 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, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of January 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-1844 Filed 1-26-99; 8:45 am]
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