[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 46004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18920]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements: 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review

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).
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: Final rule entitled 
``Reporting Requirements for Nuclear Power Reactors and Independent 
Spent Fuel Storage Installations at Power Reactor Sites,'' 10 CFR 50 
and 10 CFR 72.
    3. The form number if applicable: NRC Forms 366, 366A, and 366B, 
``Licensee Event Report (LER)'' and continuation pages.
    4. How often the collection is required: Events involving reactors 
are reportable on occurrence.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Holders of operating 
licenses for commercial nuclear power plants.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 1220 telephone reports 
per year under 10 CFR 50.72(b) and 10 CFR 50.73(a) [a reduction of 180] 
and 1130 written reports per year under 10 CFR 50.73(a) [a reduction of 
270] for a total reduction of 450 reports per year.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 104.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request:

--A reduction of 270 hours for 180 fewer telephone notifications.
--A reduction of 13,500 hours for 270 fewer written LERs.
--In addition, there is a one-time implementation burden of about 
20,800 hours (or 6,933 hours per year over three years) to revise 
reporting procedures and conduct training.
--The total burden reduction is 13,770 hours (not including the one-
time implementation burden).

    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: The NRC is amending the event reporting requirements 
for nuclear power reactors in 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73 to reduce or 
eliminate the unnecessary reporting burden associated with events of 
little or no safety significance. This final rule continues to provide 
the Commission with reporting of significant events where Commission 
action may be needed to maintain or improve reactor safety or to 
respond to heightened public concern. It also better aligns event 
reporting requirements with the type of information NRC needs to carry 
out its safety mission, including revising reporting requirements based 
on importance to risk and extending the required reporting times 
consistent with the time that the information is needed for prompt NRC 
action. NRC Form 366 is being modified to reflect the revised reporting 
sections contained in 10 CFR 50.73. Also, NUREG-1022, Revision 2, 
``Event Reporting Guidelines, 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73,'' is being made 
available concurrently with the final rule.
    A copy of the supporting statement may be viewed free of charge at 
the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW (lower level), 
Washington, DC. OMB clearance packages 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 by 
August 25, 2000. Erik Godwin, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0011 and -0104), 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 20th day of July 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-18920 Filed 7-25-00; 8:45 am]
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