[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 8621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2346]
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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 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: NRC Form 770,
Application for the NRC Graduate Fellowship Program.
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-XXXX.
3. How often the collection is required: On occasion. NRC Form 770
must be submitted by an applicant to the NRC Graduate Fellowship
Program so that their qualifications and credentials can be assessed.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Any applicant for the NRC
Graduate Fellowship Program.
5. The estimated number of annual respondents: 30 respondents.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 240 hours (8 hours per response).
7. Abstract: Information requested on NRC Form 770 and in the
application package is used to determine the qualifications of
applicants for participation in the Graduate Fellowship Program which
results in employment with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The
information requested on the form includes social security number,
education, employment history, and references. In addition to the form,
the application package also requests the candidate's official Graduate
Record Examination scores (sent by the Educational Testing Service to
ORISE), official transcripts, and three references. The completed
package may be used to examine, rate and/or assess the prospective
employee's qualifications. The information regarding the qualifications
of applicants for employment is reviewed by professional personnel
acting under contract to the NRC and/or by NRC staff.
Submit, by April 18, 2006, 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-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 about the information collection
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Brenda Jo.
Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-5 F53, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic
mail to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of February 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E6-2346 Filed 2-16-06; 8:45 am]
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