[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 57 (Monday, March 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15542-15543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5884]


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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: 10 CFR Part 54, 
``Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power 
Plants.''
    2. Current OMB Approval Number: 3150-0155.
    3. How Often the Collection Is Required: There is a one-time 
application for any licensee wishing to renew its nuclear power plant's 
operating license. There is a one-time requirement for each licensee 
with a renewed operating license to submit a commitment completion 
letter. All holders of renewed licenses must perform yearly 
recordkeeping.
    4. Who Is Required or Asked to Report: Commercial nuclear power 
plant licensees who wish to renew their operating licenses and holders 
of renewed licenses.
    5. The Number of Annual Respondents: 50 (10 responses and 40 
recordkeepers).
    6. The Number of Hours Needed Annually to Complete the Requirement 
or Request: 544,940 hours (504,940 hours reporting plus 40,000 hours 
recordkeeping).
    7. Abstract: Title 10, Part 54, establishes license renewal 
requirements for commercial nuclear power plants and describes the 
information that licensees must submit to the NRC when applying for a 
license renewal. The application must contain information on how the 
licensee will manage the detrimental effects of age-related degradation 
on certain plant systems, structures, and components so as to continue 
the plant's safe operation during the renewal term. The NRC needs this 
information to determine whether the licensee's actions will be 
effective in assuring the plant's continued safe operation.

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    Holders of renewed licenses must retain in an auditable and 
retrievable form, for the term of the renewed operating license, all 
information and documentation required to document compliance with 10 
CFR Part 54. The NRC needs access to this information for continuing 
effective regulatory oversight.
    Submit by May 23, 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-1F21, Rockville, MD 20852. OMB clearance 
requests are available at the NRC Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/index.html. The document will be available on 
the NRC web 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-5F52), 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 17th day of March 2008.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory Trussell,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E8-5884 Filed 3-21-08; 8:45 am]
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