[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 35966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14192]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: 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: NRC Form 790, 
``Classification Record''.
    2. Current OMB approval number: NRC Form 790.
    3. How often the collection is required: On occasion.
    4. Who will be required or asked to report: NRC employees, NRC 
contractors, NRC licensees, and its only certificate holder who 
classify and declassify NRC information.
    5. The estimated number of annual respondents: 324.
    6. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 27.
    7. Abstract: Completion of the NRC Form 790 is a mandatory 
requirement for licensees, contractors, and only certificate holders 
who classify and declassify NRC information in accordance with 
Executive Order 12958, ``Classified National Security Information,'' 
the Atomic Energy Act, and implementing directives.
    Submit, by August 7, 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].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of May 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-14192 Filed 6-5-00; 8:45 am]
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