[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17904-17905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8334]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: 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 140, 
``Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements.''
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: As necessary in order for 
NRC to meet its responsibilities called for in Sections 170 and 193 of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act).
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Licensees authorized to 
operate reactor facilities in accordance with 10 CFR Part 50 and 
licensees authorized to construct and operate a uranium enrichment 
facility in accordance with 10 CFR Parts 40 and 70.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: Approximately one each 
for 178 licensees.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 178.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 821.
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Not applicable.
    10. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 140 of the NRC's regulations specifies 
information required to be submitted by licensees to enable the NRC to 
assess (a) The financial protection required of licensees and for the 
indemnification and limitation of liability of certain licensees and 
other persons pursuant to Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
as amended, and (b) the liability insurance required of uranium 
enrichment facility licensees pursuant to Section 193 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, amended.
    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.

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    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer 
listed below by May 5, 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 (3150-0039), 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 30th day of March 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Office, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-8334 Filed 4-4-00; 8:45 am]
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