[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20567-20568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7844]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request

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). 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:
    NRC Form 136, ``Security Termination Statement'',
    NRC Form 237, ``Request for Access Authorization'',
    NRC Form 277, ``Request for Visit''.
    3. The form number if applicable:
    NRC Form 136,
    NRC Form 237,
    NRC Form 277.
    4. How often the collection is required: On occasion.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: NRC Form 136, any 
employee of 68 licensees and 7 contractors, who has been granted an NRC 
access authorization; NRC Form 237, any employee of approximately 68 
licensees and 7 contractors who will require access authorization. NRC 
Form 277, any employee of 2 current NRC contractors who holds an NRC 
access authorization, and needs to make a visit to NRC, other 
contractors/licensees or government agencies in which access to 
classified information will be involved or unescorted area access is 
desired.
    6. An estimate of the number of annual responses:
    NRC Form 136: 225.
    NRC Form 237: 420.
    NRC Form 277: 6.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents:
    NRC Form 136: 75.
    NRC Form 237: 75.
    NRC Form 277: 2.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request:
    NRC Form 136: 23.
    NRC Form 237: 84.
    NRC Form 277: 1.
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: N/A.
    10. Abstract: The NRC Form 136 affects the employees of licensees 
and contractors who have been granted an NRC access authorization. When 
access authorization is no longer needed, the completion of the form 
apprizes the respondents of their continuing security responsibilities. 
The NRC Form 237 is completed by licensees, NRC contractors or 
individuals who require an NRC access authorization. The NRC Form 277 
affects the employees of contractors who have been granted an NRC 
access authorization and require verification of that access 
authorization and need-to-know in conjunction with a visit to NRC or 
another facility.
    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 May 25, 2007. 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. Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0049; -0050; -0051), 
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) 395-3122.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Margaret A. Janney, 301-415-7245.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of April, 2007.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret A. Janney,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E7-7844 Filed 4-24-07; 8:45 am]
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