[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 36407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17018]


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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: Changes, Tests and 
Experiments, and Updating of Final Safety Analysis Reports (10 CFR 
Parts 50 and 72).
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: Information is required to 
be collected when changes, tests or experiments are made by the 
licensee; reporting of these changes is required every two years. 
Updating the final safety analysis report (FSAR) is required every two 
years for independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs) and for 
power reactor facilities.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Reports are submitted 
by licensees of production or utilization facilities licensed under 10 
CFR Part 50 and by licensees and certificate holders for ISFSIs and 
spent fuel storage casks, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 72.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: The annual number of 
responses is estimated as 112 reports.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: The total number of 
respondents under Part 50 is 175 reactor licensees. In addition, there 
are 18 respondents subject to Part 72. Since the reporting for these 
respondents is on a two-year cycle, the annual number of respondents is 
112.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: The total number of hours annually 
is estimated at 377,160 hours (an increase of 37,300 hours)--54,770 
hours (a decrease of 180 hours) for reporting; 269,316 hours (a 
decrease of 15,594 hours) for recordkeeping. This total estimate also 
includes an annualized one-time burden of 53,069 hours for 
implementation of the revisions to the rule through procedures and 
training of personnel. The hours needed depend upon the number and 
complexity of changes that a licensee chooses to make. The hours needed 
for a power reactor respondent are estimated to be significantly 
greater than those for a spent fuel storage cask certificate holder or 
ISFSI licensee.
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: The NRC is revising requirements pertaining to 
changes, tests, and experiments, and for updating of final safety 
analysis reports. The purpose of the rulemaking is to clarify 
requirements and to allow more flexibility for certain changes that a 
licensee can make without receiving prior NRC approval.
    Submit, by August 5, 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 packages 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 should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
August 5, 1999: Erik Godwin, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0011 and 3150-0132), 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.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of May, 1999.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-17018 Filed 7-2-99; 8:45 am]
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