[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 8716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2763]
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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 the Office of Management and Budget (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: Notice of Enforcement
Discretion (NOEDs) For Operating Power Reactors and Gaseous Diffusion
Plants (GDP) (NRC Enforcement Policy).
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0136.
3. How often the collection is required: On occasion.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Nuclear power reactor
licensees and gaseous diffusion plant certificate holders.
5. The number of annual respondents: Approximately 14.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 1,825.
7. Abstract: The NRC's Enforcement Policy addresses circumstances
in which the NRC may exercise enforcement discretion. A specific type
of enforcement discretion is designated as a NOED and relates to
circumstances which may arise where a nuclear power plant licensee's
compliance with a Technical Specification Limiting Condition for
Operation or other license conditions would involve: (1) An unnecessary
plant shutdown; (2) performance of testing, inspection, or system
realignment that is inappropriate for the specific plant conditions; or
(3) unnecessary delays in plant startup without a corresponding health
and safety benefit. Similarly, for a gaseous diffusion plant,
circumstances may arise where compliance with a Technical Safety
Requirement or other condition would unnecessarily call for a total
plant shutdown, or, compliance would unnecessarily place the plant in a
condition where safety, safeguards or security features were degraded
or inoperable.
A licensee or certificate holder seeking the issuance of an NOED
must provide a written justification, in accordance with guidance
provided in NRC Inspection Manual, Part 9900, which documents the
safety basis for the request and provides whatever other information
the NRC staff deems necessary to decide whether or not to exercise
discretion.
Submit, by April 14, 2008, 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, Margaret A.
Janney (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7245, or by e-mail to
[email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of February 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory Trussell,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E8-2763 Filed 2-13-08; 8:45 am]
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