[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 15246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7487]


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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 cv 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: 10 CFR Part 55, 
``Operators' Licenses''.
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. 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.
    5. Who will be 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.
    6. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 278 (172 
responses + 106 recordkeepers).
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 106 (70 power 
reactor licensees + 36 non-power reactor licensees).
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 66,018 (approximately 44,736 hours 
of reporting burden [averaging 422 hours per respondent] and 
approximately 21,282 hours of recordkeeping burden [averaging 201 hours 
per recordkeeper]).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Public Law 104-13 
applies: N/A.
    10. 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.
    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 F21, 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 April 28, 2003. 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 (3150-0018), 
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 24th day of March, 2003.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-7487 Filed 3-27-03; 8:45 am]
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