[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34762-34763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14589]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. NRC-2011-0123]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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 invites public comment about our intention to request 
the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection 
that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register 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 445, Request 
for
    Approval of Official Foreign Travel.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0193.
    3. How often the collection is required: On occasion.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Non-Federal consultants, 
contractors and NRC invited travelers (i.e., non-NRC employees).
    5. The number of annual respondents: 50.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 50.
    7. Abstract: Form 445, ``Request for Approval of Foreign Travel,'' 
is supplied by consultants, contractors, and NRC invited travelers who 
must travel to foreign countries in the course of conducting business 
for the NRC. In accordance with 48 CFR 20, ``NRC Acquisition 
Regulation,'' contractors traveling to foreign countries are required 
to complete this form. The information requested includes the name of 
the Office Director/Regional Administrator or Chairman, as appropriate, 
the traveler's identifying information, purpose of travel, listing of 
the trip coordinators, other NRC travelers and contractors attending 
the same meeting, and a proposed itinerary.
    Submit, by August 15, 2011, 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?
    The public may examine and have copied for a fee publicly available 
documents, including the draft supporting statement, at the NRC's

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Public Document Room, Room O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 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 home 
page site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice. Comments 
submitted in writing or in electronic form will be made available for 
public inspection. Because your comments will not be edited to remove 
any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against 
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be 
publicly disclosed. Comments submitted should reference Docket No. NRC-
2011-0123. You may submit your comments by any of the following 
methods. Electronic comments: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and 
search for Docket No. NRC-2011-0123. Mail comments to NRC Clearance 
Officer, Tremaine Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Questions about the information 
collection requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, 
Tremaine Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-6258, or by e-mail 
to: [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of June 2011.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-14589 Filed 6-13-11; 8:45 am]
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