[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65611-65612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27241]


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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.
    1. The title of the information collection: Proposed Rule, 10 CFR 
part 50.48, ``Fire Protection, Voluntary Adoption of NFPA 805 Fire 
Protection Requirements''.
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: When reactor licensees 
choose to adopt NFPA 805 fire protection requirements (once), or when 
requesting NRC approval for use of alternative methods or analytical 
approaches under NFPA 805 (as needed).
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Current light water 
reactor licensees choosing to adopt NFPA 805 fire protection 
requirements.
    6. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 6 (4 reactor 
plants adopting NFPA 805 fire protection requirements, and 2 reactor 
plants requesting to use alternative methods or analytical approaches).
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: Four licensees 
adopting NFPA 805 fire protection requirements, and two licensees 
requesting to use alternative methods or analytical approaches.
    8. An estimate of the net total number of hours needed to complete 
the requirement or request (annual total for all plants): 3156 hours of 
reporting per year, and 180,800 hours of recordkeeping per year (offset 
by reductions in exemption request processing and cost reductions 
associated with reduced maintenance, operating and training costs for 
fire protection features which can be removed from the reactor plants.)
    9. An indication of whether section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: The proposed rule would modify 10 CFR 50.48 to permit 
existing reactor licensees to voluntarily adopt a set of fire 
protection requirements contained in the National Fire Protection 
Association (NFPA) Standard 805, ``Performance-Based Standard for Fire 
Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 
Edition'' (NFPA 805).
    Submit, by November 25, 2002, 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 the information collection be minimized, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology?
    A copy of the NRC's submittal to OMB may be viewed free of charge 
at the NRC Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 
Pike, Room O-1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. The proposed rule ``Revision 
of 10 CFR 50.48 to Permit Light-water Reactors to Voluntarily Adopt 
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805, `Performance-
based Standard for Fire Protection for Light-water Reactor Electric 
Generating Plants, 2001 Edition' as an Alternative Set of Risk-informed 
and performance-based Fire Protection Requirements'' is or has been 
published in the Federal Register within several days of the 
publication date of this Federal Register Notice. The OMB clearance 
package and rule are available at the NRC worldwide Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/index.html for 60 days after 
the signature date of this notice and are also available at the

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rule forum site, http://ruleforum.llnl.gov.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
November 25, 2002: Bryon Allen, 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) 395-3087.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, (301) 415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of October 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-27241 Filed 10-24-02; 8:45 am]
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