[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 36050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16935]


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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, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: Proposed rule, entitled 
``Reporting Requirements for Nuclear Power Reactors,'' 10 CFR 50.
    3. The form number if applicable: NRC Form 366, ``Licensee Event 
Report (LER).''
    4. How often the collection is required: Events involving reactors 
are reportable on occurrence.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Holders of operating 
licenses for commercial nuclear power plants.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 1,200 telephone reports 
per year under 10 CFR 50.72(b) (a reduction of 200) and 1200 written 
reports per year under 10 CFR 50.73(a) (a reduction of 400) for a total 
reduction of 600 reports per year.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 104.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request:

--1,800 hours to make 1,400 telephone notifications.
--60,000 hours to provide 1,200 written LERs.
--In addition, there is a one-time implementation burden of about 
20,800 hours (or 6,933 hours per year over three years) to revise 
reporting procedures and conduct training.
--The total burden reduction is 13,367 hours.

    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applies.
    10. Abstract: Sections 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73 are being modified 
to: (1) Better align the reporting requirements with the NRC's current 
reporting needs; (2) reduce the reporting burden, consistent with the 
NRC's reporting needs; (3) clarify the reporting requirements where 
needed; and (4) maintain consistency with NRC actions to improve 
integrated plant assessments. NRC Form 366 is being modified to reflect 
changes in 10 CFR 50.73.
    Submit, by August 2, 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 submittal 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 ``Reporting Requirements for Nuclear 
Power Reactors'' 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 
for 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 
August 2, 1999: Erik Godwin, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0011 and -0104), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3087.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of June 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo Shelton,
Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-16935 Filed 7-1-99; 8:45 am]
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