[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 198 (Thursday, October 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 60693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26152]


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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: Request for Taxpayer 
Identification Number.
    3. The form number if applicable: NRC Form 531.
    4. How often the collection is required: One time from each 
applicant or individual to enable that Department of the Treasury to 
process electronic payments or collect debts owed to the government.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: The Debt Collection 
Improvement Act of 1996 requires all Federal agencies to obtain TINs 
from all persons who do business with the Government including 
contractors and recipient of credit, licenses, permits, and benefits.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 300.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 300.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 25 hours (5 minutes per response).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires 
that agencies collect taxpayer identification numbers (TINs) from 
individuals who do business with the Government, including contractors 
and recipient of credit, licenses, permits and benefits. TINs will be 
used to process all electronic payments (refunds) made to licensees by 
electronic funds transfer by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury). 
Treasury will use TINs to determine whether the refund can be used to 
administratively offset any delinquent debts reported to the Treasury 
by other government agencies. In addition, TINs will be used to collect 
and report to the Treasury any delinquent indebtedness arising out of 
the licensee's or applicant's relationship with the NRC.
    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 November 13, 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.

Amy Farrell, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0188), 
NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503

    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-7318.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of October 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-26152 Filed 10-11-00; 8:45 am]
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