[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 8494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3893]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. 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 95--
Facility Security Clearance and Safeguarding of National Security 
Information and Restricted Data.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0047.
    3. How often the collection is required: On occasion.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: NRC-regulated facilities and 
other organizations requiring access to NRC-classified information.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 8.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 447 hours (335 hours reporting [2.3 hrs per response] and 
112 hours recordkeeping [14 hrs per recordkeeper]).
    7. Abstract: NRC-regulated facilities and other organizations are 
required to provide information and maintain records to ensure that an 
adequate level of protection is provided to NRC-classified information 
and material.
    Submit, by April 26, 2004, 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-1F21, 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-5 F52, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail to [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of February, 2004.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-3893 Filed 2-23-04; 8:45 am]
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