[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 29347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13491]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


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

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 
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: Proposed Rule, 10 CFR 
part 50, Decommissioning Trust Provisions.
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: Written notification to 
the NRC is required when a licensee needs to materially amend its trust 
agreement to make it consistent with the proposed rule and guidance, or 
when a license transfer is planned, or whenever a licensee intends to 
make a disbursement or payment (other than for ordinary administrative 
expenses) from the trust, escrow account, Government fund, or other 
account.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Part 50 licensees.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 166 responses 
(Approximately 110 licensees would need to revise their trust 
agreements, approximately 55 will make material changes to its trust 
agreement and 1 licensee will make an out of the ordinary disbursement.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: Approximately 110 
licensees per year.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: Approximately 3,788 hours
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: The NRC is proposing to amend its regulations on 
decommissioning trust agreements to require that the trust provisions 
contain general terms and conditions that the NRC believes are required 
to ensure that funds in the trusts will be available for their intended 
purpose. The proposed amendment would require that the trust should be 
an external trust fund in the United States, established pursuant to a 
written agreement and with an entity that is a State or Federal 
government agency or whose operations are regulated by a State or 
Federal agency. The amendment would also require a licensee to notify 
the NRC in writing when it proposes to materially amend its agreement 
and when a licensee intends to make a disbursement or payment (other 
than payment of ordinary administrative expenses). As an accompaniment 
to this rulemaking, the NRC intends to update Regulatory Guide 1.159, 
``Assuring the Availability of Funds for Decommissioning Nuclear 
Reactors,'' to include sample trust fund language, terms, and 
conditions.
    Submit, by June 29, 2001, 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 information be minimized, including the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology?
    A copy of the submittal may be viewed free of charge at the NRC 
Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Room 
O-1 F23, Rockville, MD 20852. The proposed rule indicated in ``The 
title of the information collection'' is or has been published in the 
Federal Register within several days of the publication date of this 
Federal Register Notice. Instructions for accessing the electronic OMB 
clearance package for the rulemaking have been appended to the 
electronic rulemaking. Members of the public may access the electronic 
OMB clearance package by following the directions for electronic access 
provided in the preamble to the titled rulemaking.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
June 29, 2001; Amy Farrell, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0011), 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 23rd day of May, 2001.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-13491 Filed 5-29-01; 8:45 am]
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