[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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