[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 42134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17961]


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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.
    2. The title of the information collection: Proposed Rule to Update 
10 CFR part 52, ``Early Site Permits; 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: One 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: 0.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 0.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 3,429 hours, however, no combined 
license applications are anticipated during the next three years.
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: N/A.
    10. Abstract: The NRC is proposing to reorganize 10 CFR part 52 to 
establish a separate subpart for each of the seven licensing processes 
currently described in 10 CFR part 52 (early site permits, early site 
reviews, standard design certification, standard design approvals, 
combined licenses, manufacturing licenses, and duplicate design 
licenses). The purpose of this reorganization is to clarify that each 
licensing process has equal standing. In addition, several subparts 
would be reserved for future licensing processes. No substantive 
changes are intended by the incorporation of current Appendices M, N, 
O, and Q into the new subparts in 10 CFR part 52.
    The NRC is also proposing to retitle 10 CFR part 52 as ``Additional 
Licensing Processes for Nuclear Power Plants,'' to clarify that the 
licensing processes in 10 CFR part 52 are in addition to and supplement 
the two-step licensing process in 10 CFR part 50 and the license 
renewal process in 10 CFR part 54, and are not limited to the early 
site permit, standard design certification, and combined license 
processes as the current title implies.
    Submit, by August 15, 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 submittal 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. The proposed rule indicated in ``The 
title of the information collection'' 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/0mb/index.html for 60 days after the signature date 
of this notice and are also available at the rule forum site, http://ruleforum.llnl.gov.
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
August 15, 2003: 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 10th day of July 2003.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-17961 Filed 7-15-03; 8:45 am]
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