[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 6399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2931]


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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: 10 CFR part 60--
``Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Geologic Repositories''.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0127.
    3. How often the collection is required: The information need only 
be submitted one time.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: State or Indian Tribes, or 
their representatives, requesting consultation with the NRC staff 
regarding review of a potential high-level waste geologic repository 
site, or wishing to participate in a license application review for a 
potential geologic repository.
    5. The number of annual respondents: Two.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: An average of 40 hours per response for consultation 
requests, 80 hours per response for license application review 
participation proposals, and 1 hour per response for statements of 
representative authority. The total burden for all responses is 
estimated to be 242 hours.
    7. Abstract: Part 60 requires States and Indian Tribes to submit 
certain information to the NRC if they request consultation with the 
NRC staff concerning the review of a potential repository site, or wish 
to participate in a license application review for a potential 
repository. Representatives of States or Indian Tribes must submit a 
statement of their authority to act in such a representative capacity. 
The information submitted by the States and Indian Tribes is used by 
the Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards as 
a basis for decisions about the commitment of NRC staff resources to 
the consultation and participation efforts. On February 22, 1999, the 
Commission proposed to modify its generic criteria for disposal of 
spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive wastes in geologic 
repositories at 10 CFR part 60 to make clear that they will not apply, 
nor be the subject of litigation, in any NRC licensing proceeding for a 
repository at Yucca Mountain (64 FR 8639). Information collection 
requirements applicable to the licensing of a geologic repository at 
Yucca Mountain were proposed at that time, in 10 CFR part 63, and will 
be issued later this year.
    Submit, by April 10, 2000, 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 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 E 6, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of February , 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-2931 Filed 2-8-00; 8:45 am]
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