[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 7897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3627]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request

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). The NRC hereby 
informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or 
sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 55, 
``Operators' Licenses.''
    3. The form number if applicable: Not Applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: As necessary for NRC to 
meet its responsibilities to determine the eligibility of applicants 
for operators' licenses, prepare or review initial operator licensing 
and requalification examinations, and perform a review of applications 
and reports for simulation facilities submitted to the NRC.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Holders of and 
applicants for facility (i.e., nuclear power, research, and test 
reactor) operating licenses and individual operators' licenses.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 507.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 106.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 25,937 (approximately 19,840 hours 
of reporting burden and approximately 6,097 hours of recordkeeping 
burden).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Not applicable.
    10. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 55, ``Operators' '' ``Licenses,'' of the 
NRC's regulations, specifies information and data to be provided by 
applicants and facility licensees so that the NRC may make 
determinations concerning the licensing and requalification of 
operators for nuclear reactors, as necessary to promote public health 
and safety. The reporting and recordkeeping requirements contained in 
10 CFR Part 55 are mandatory for the licensees and applicants affected.
    A copy of the final 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 should be directed to the OMB reviewer 
listed below by March 17, 2000. Comments received after this date will 
be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of 
consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date. 
Erik Godwin, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0018), 
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 10th day of February, 2000.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-3627 Filed 2-15-00; 8:45 am]
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