[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 91 (Thursday, May 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25113-25114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2340]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: 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: Revision.
2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 52, ``Early
Site Permits (ESP); Standard Design Certifications; and Combined
Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants''.
3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
4. How often the collection is required: On occasion and every 10
to 20 years for applications for renewal.
5. Who will be required or asked to report: Designers of commercial
nuclear power plants, electric power companies, and any person eligible
under the Atomic Energy Act to apply for a construction permit for a
nuclear power plant.
6. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 5.
7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 3 (2 early site
permit applicants, 2 combined license applicants, and 4 design
certification applicants are expected over a 3 year period.)
8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to
complete the requirement or request: 185,181 hours (37,036 hours per
response).
9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13
applies: Not applicable.
10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 52 establishes requirements for the
granting of early site permits, certifications of standard nuclear
power plant designs, and licenses which combine in a single license a
construction permit, and an operating license with conditions (combined
licenses), manufacturing licenses, standard design approvals, and
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pre-application reviews of site suitability issues. Part 52 also
establishes requirements for renewal of those approvals, permits,
certifications, and licenses; amendments to them; exemptions from
certifications; and variances from early site permits.
NRC uses the information collected to assess the adequacy and
suitability of an applicant's site, plant design, construction,
training and experience, and plans and procedures for the protection of
public health and safety. The NRC review of such information and the
findings derived from that information from the basis of NRC decisions
and actions concerning the issuance, modification, or revocation of
site permits, design certifications, combined licenses, and
manufacturing licenses for nuclear power plants.
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 June 13, 2005. 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.
John A. Asalone, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-
0151), 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) 395-4650.
The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of May, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E5-2340 Filed 5-11-05; 8:45 am]
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