[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 34832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16486]


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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 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: NRC Form 396, 
Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee.
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0024.
    3. How often the collection is required: Upon application for an 
initial operator license, and every six years for the renewal of 
operator or senior operator licenses, and upon notices of disability.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Facility licensees who are 
tasked with certifying the medical fitness of an applicant or licensee.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 141.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 730 hours (244 hours for reporting [.25 hours per response] 
and 486 hours for recordkeeping [3.4 hours per recordkeeper]).
    7. Abstract: NRC Form 396 is used to transmit information to the 
NRC regarding the medical condition of applicants for initial or 
renewal operator licenses and for the maintenance of medical records 
for all licensed operators. The information is used to determine 
whether the physical condition and general health of applicants for 
operator licenses is such that the applicant would not be expected to 
cause operational errors endangering public health and safety.
    Submit, by August 30, 1999, 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, 2120 L Street, NW (lower 
level), Washington, DC. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC 
worldwide web site (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/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, Brenda Jo. 
Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 E6, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic 
mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of June 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-16486 Filed 6-28-99; 8:45 am]
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