[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 15419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7798]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request

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 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: 10 CFR part 52, ``Early 
Site Permits (EP); Standard Design Certifications; and Combined 
Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants''.
    3. The form number if applicable: N/A.
    4. How often the collection is required: On occasion and every 10 
to 20 years for applications for renewal.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Designers of commercial 
nuclear power plants, electric power companies, and any person eligible 
under the Atomic Energy Act to apply for a construction permit for a 
nuclear power plant.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 10.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 5 (3 applications 
for early site permits, 1 combined license application, and 1 design 
certification application).
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 211,820.
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: N/A.
    10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 52 establishes requirements for the 
granting of early site permits, certifications of standard nuclear 
power plant designs, and licenses which combine in a single license a 
construction permit, and an operating license with conditions (combined 
licenses), manufacturing licenses, duplicate plant licenses, standard 
design approvals, and pre-application reviews of site suitability 
issues. Part 52 also establishes requirements for renewal of these 
approvals, permits, certifications, and licenses; amendments to them; 
exemptions from certifications; and variances from early site permits.
    NRC uses the information collected to assess the adequacy and 
suitability of an applicant's site, plant design, construction, 
training and experience, and plans and procedures for the protection of 
public health and safety. The NRC review of such information and the 
findings derived from that information form the basis of NRC decisions 
and actions concerning the issuance, modification, or revocation of 
site permits, design certifications, and combined licenses for nuclear 
power plants.
    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/public-involve/doc-comment/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 May 1, 2002. 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-
0151), 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 26th day of March, 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-7798 Filed 3-29-02; 8:45 am]
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