[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54411-54412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18196]


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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 currently valid OMB control number.
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension.
    2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 9, Public 
Records.
    3. The form number if applicable: NRC-509 and NRC-509A.
    4. How often the collection is required: On occasion.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Individuals requesting 
access to records under the Freedom of Information or Privacy Acts, or 
to records that are already publicly available in the NRC's Public 
Document Room. Submitters of information containing trade secrets or 
confidential commercial or financial information who have been notified 
that the NRC has made an initial determination that the information 
should be disclosed.
    6. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 7,987.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 7,987.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: 2,120 (.3 hours per response).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Public Law 104-13 
applies: N/A.
    10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 9 establishes information collection 
requirements for individuals making requests for records under the 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA). It also contains 
requests to waive or reduce fees for searching for and reproducing 
records in response to FOIA requests; and requests for expedited 
processing of requests. The information required from the public is 
necessary to identify the records they are requesting; to justify 
requests for waivers or reductions in searching or copying fees; or to 
justify expedited processing. Section 9.28(b) provides that if the 
submitter of information designated to be trade secrets or confidential 
commercial or financial information objects to the disclosure, he must 
provide a written statement within 30 days that specifies all grounds 
why the information is a trade secret or commercial or financial 
information that is privileged or confidential.

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    Submit, by November 14, 2005, 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 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 World Wide 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 14, 2005. 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. 
John A. Asalone, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-
0043), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 
20503.
    Comments can also be e-mailed to [email protected] or 
submitted by telephone at (202) 395-4650.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of September, 2005.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Beth St. Mary,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 05-18196 Filed 9-13-05; 8:45 am]
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