[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55842-55843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20850]


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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 unless it displays a current valid OMB control number.
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 63--
Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Proposed Geologic 
Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: One time.
    5. Who is required or asked to report: The State of Nevada, local 
governments, or affected Indian Tribes, or their representatives, 
requesting consultation with the NRC staff regarding review of

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the potential high-level waste geologic repository site, or wishing to 
participate in a license application review for the potential geologic 
repository.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: 9.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 3.
    8. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 363 (An average of 40 hours per response for consultation 
requests, 80 hours per response for license application review 
participation proposals, and one hour per response for statements of 
representative authority).
    9. An indication of whether section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Not applicable.
    10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 63 requires the State of Nevada, local 
governments, or affected Indian Tribes to submit certain information to 
the NRC if they request consultation with the NRC staff concerning the 
review of the potential repository site, or wish to participate in a 
license application review for the potential repository. 
Representatives of the State of Nevada, local governments, or affected 
Indian Tribes must submit a statement of their authority to act in such 
a representative capacity. The information submitted by the State, 
local governments, and affected Indian Tribes is used by the Director 
of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards as a basis for 
decisions about the commitment of NRC staff resources to the 
consultation and participation efforts.
    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 October 18, 2004. 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.
    OMB Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
(3150-0199), 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 9th day of September 2004.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-20850 Filed 9-15-04; 8:45 am]
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