[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 38441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18383]


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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: Extension.
    2. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 212, 
Qualifications Investigations, and NRC Form 212A, Qualifications 
Investigation Secretarial/Clerical.
    3. The form number if applicable:

NRC Form 212
NRC Form 212A

    4. How often the collection is required: Whenever Human Resources' 
Specialist determine qualification investigations are required in 
conjunction with applications for employment related to vacancies.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Supervisors, former 
supervisors, and/or other references of external applicants.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses:

NRC Form 212, 1,400 annually
NRC Form 212A, 300 annually

    7. The estimated number of annual respondents:
NRC Form 212, 1,400 annually
NRC Form 212A, 300 annually

    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: NRC Form 212, 350 hours (15 
minutes per response) NRC Form 212A, 75 hours (15 minutes per response)
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Not applicable.
    10. Abstract: Information requested on NRC Forms 212 and 212A is 
used to determine the qualifications and suitability of external 
applicants for employment in professional and secretarial or clerical 
positions with the NRC. The Completed form may be used to examine, rate 
and/ or assess the prospective employee's qualifications. The 
information regarding the qualifications of applicants for employment 
is reviewed by professional personnel of the Office of Human Resources, 
in conjunction with other information in the NRC files, to determine 
the qualifications of the applicant for appointment to the position 
under consideration.
    A copy of the final supporting statement 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. 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 August 23, 2001. 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.

Bryon Allen, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-033 and 
3150-0034), 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 18th day of July 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-18383 Filed 7-23-01; 8:45 am]
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