[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 13238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6453]


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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: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR).
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0169.
    3. How often the collection is required: On occasion; one time.
    4. Who is required to report: Offerors responding to NRC 
solicitations and contractors receiving contract awards from NRC.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 750.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 120,449 (10.6 hours per response).
    7. 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 (May 17, 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. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC 
worldwide website (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 should 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 11th day of March, 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-6453 Filed 3-16-99; 8:45 am]
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