[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 24230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10295]


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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 the 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 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:
    1. The title of the information collection: Applicant Self-
Assessment Form.
    2. Current OMB approval number: NRC Form 563.
    3. How often is the collection required: On-going.
    4. Who will be required or asked to report: Basically qualified 
external applicants applying for engineering and scientific positions 
with the NRC.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 1,200.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 100 hours (five minutes per response).
    7. Abstract: The Applicant Self-Assessment will be used to collect 
uniform information from external applicants as to which technical 
specialties they possess that are unique to the needs of the NRC. This 
information will be reviewed by Office of Human Resources staff and 
used to match applicants' technical specialties with those required by 
selecting officials when an engineering or scientific vacancy position 
is to be filled.
    Submit, by June 26, 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 E6, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected].

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of April 2000.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-10295 Filed 4-24-00; 8:45 am]
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