[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 77082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31610]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information 
collection request to OMB and solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of 
continued approval of information collections under the provisions of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:
    1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 55, 
``Operators' Licenses''.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0018.
    3. How often the collection is required: As necessary for NRC to 
meet its responsibilities to determine the eligibility of applicants 
for operators' licenses, prepare or review initial operator licensing 
and requalification examinations, and review applications for and 
performance of simulation facilities.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Holders of and applicants 
for facility (i.e., nuclear power, research, and test reactor) 
operating licenses and individual operators' licenses.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 106.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 65,586 (approximately 44,736 hours of reporting burden and 
approximately 20,850 hours of recordkeeping burden).
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 55, ``Operators' Licenses,'' of the NRC's 
regulations, specifies information and data to be provided by 
applicants and facility licenses so that the NRC may make 
determinations concerning the licensing and requalification of 
operators for nuclear reactors, as necessary to promote public health 
and safety. The reporting and recordkeeping requirements contained in 
10 CFR Part 55 are mandatory for the licensees and applicants affected.
    Submit, by February 14, 2003, 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 draft 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 about the information collection 
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Brenda Jo. 
Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 E6, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of December 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-31610 Filed 12-13-02; 8:45 am]
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