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the products and distribution of the
products of the same; the Consumer
Price Index (CPI) is one of these
statistics. The collection of data from a
wide spectrum of retail establishments
and government agencies is essential for
the timely and accurate calculation of
the Commodities and Services (C&S)
component of the CPI.
The CPI is the only index compiled by
the U.S. Government that is designed to
measure changes in the purchasing
power of the urban consumer’s dollar.
The CPI is a measure of the average
change in prices over time paid by
urban consumers for a market basket of
goods and services. The CPI is used
most widely as a measure of inflation,
and serves as an indicator of the
effectiveness of government economic
policy. It is also used as a deflator of
other economic series, that is, to adjust
other series for price changes and to
translate these series into inflation-free
dollars. Examples include retail sales,
hourly and weekly earnings, and
components of the Gross Domestic
Product. A third major use of the CPI is
to adjust income payments. Almost 2
million workers are covered by
collective bargaining contracts, which
provide for increases in wage rates
based on increases in the CPI. Similarly,
nine states have laws that link the
adjustment in state minimum wage to
the changes in the CPI. In addition to
private sector workers whose wages or
pensions are adjusted according to
changes in the CPI, the index also
affects the income of nearly 80 million
persons, largely as a result of statutory
action: About 53 million social security
beneficiaries; about 4.5 million retired
military and Federal Civil Service
employees and survivors, and about
25.7 million food stamp recipients.
Changes in the CPI also affect the 29.6
million children who eat lunch at
school. Under the National School
Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act,
national average payments for those
lunches and breakfasts are adjusted
annually by the Secretary of Agriculture
on the basis of the change in the CPI
series, ‘‘Food away from Home.’’ Since
1985, the CPI has been used to adjust
the Federal income tax structure to
prevent inflation-induced tax rate
increases.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
Consumer Price Index Commodities and
Services Survey. The continuation of
the collection of prices for the CPI is
essential since the CPI is the nation’s
chief source of information on retail
price changes. If the information on C&S
prices were not collected, Federal fiscal
and monetary policies would be
hampered due to the lack of information
on price changes in a major sector of the
U.S. economy, and estimates of the real
value of the Gross National Product
could not be made. The consequences to
both the Federal and private sectors
would be far reaching and would have
serious repercussions on Federal
government policy and institutions.
Total
respondents
PRICING ..........................................................................
OUTLET ROTATION: Ongoing and Geographical ..........
ITEM ROTATION .............................................................
37,000
15,000
1,600
Total ..........................................................................
53,600
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of
January 2008.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Consumer Price Index
Commodities and Services Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–0039.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not for profit institutions; and
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Total
responses
325,000
15,000
1,600
341,600
Average time
per response
Estimated total
burden
0.33
1.0
1.0
n/a
107,250
15,000
1,600
123,850
National Science Foundation.
Notice and Request for
Comments.
that OMB approve clearance of this
collection for no longer than three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by March 24, 2008 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request clearance of this collection. In
accordance with the requirement of
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
we are providing opportunity for public
comment on this action. After obtaining
and considering public comment, NSF
will prepare the submission requesting
Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington,
Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 292–
7556; or send e-mail to
splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Renew an Information Collection
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY:
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COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne H.
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800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through
Friday. You also may obtain a copy of
the data collection instrument and
instructions from Ms. Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: NSF Surveys to
Measure Customer Service Satisfaction.
OMB Number: 3145–0157.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2008.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to renew an information
collection.
Abstract:
Proposed Project: On September 11,
1993, President Clinton issued
Executive Order 12862, ‘‘Setting
Customer Service Standards,’’ which
calls for Federal agencies to provide
service that matches or exceeds the best
service available in the private sector.
Section 1(b) of that order requires
agencies to ‘‘survey customers to
determine the kind and quality of
services they want and their level of
satisfaction with existing services.’’ The
National Science Foundation (NSF) has
an ongoing need to collect information
from its customer community (primarily
individuals and organizations engaged
in science and engineering research and
education) about the quality and kind of
services it provides and use that
information to help improve agency
operations and services.
Estimate of Burden: The burden on
the public will change according to the
needs of each individual customer
satisfaction survey; however, each
survey is estimated to take
approximately 30 minutes per response.
Respondents: Will vary among
individuals or households; business or
other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; farms; federal government;
state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Survey: This will vary by survey.
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: January 15, 2008.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
Related to Issuance of Exemption for
the Humboldt Bay Power Plant Unit 3
License DPR–007, Humboldt, CA
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact.
AGENCY:
John
Hickman, Division of Waste
Management and Environmental
Protection, Office of Federal and State
Materials and Environmental
Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop:
T8F5, Washington, DC 20555–0001.
Telephone: (301) 415–3017; e-mail:
jbh@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) staff is considering a
request dated October 30, 2007, by the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E or the Licensee), to approve a
request for exemption from the values of
the Inhalation Annual Limits on Intake
(ALIs) and Derived Air Concentrations
(DACs) that appear in 10 CFR Part 20,
Appendix B, Table 1, for use at
Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3
(HBPP). PG&E proposes replacing the 10
CFR Part 20, Appendix B, Table 1 ALI
and DAC values, derived using previous
(1977) recommendations of the
International Commission on
Radiological Protection (ICRP), with ALI
and DAC values derived using more
recent (1995) ICRP recommendations.
This Environmental Assessment (EA)
has been developed in accordance with
the requirements of 10 CFR 51.21.
II. Environmental Assessment
Background
HBPP was permanently shut down in
July 1976, and until recently was in safe
storage condition (SAFSTOR).
SAFSTOR is defined as a method of
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decommissioning in which the nuclear
facility is placed and maintained in safe
condition for an extended period of time
to permit radioactive material to decay
to levels that facilitate subsequent
decontamination and decommissioning
of the facility. A Decommissioning Plan
was approved in July 1988. Subsequent
to the 1997 decommissioning rule, the
licensee converted its decommissioning
plan into its Defueled Safety Analysis
Report which is updated every two
years. A Post Shutdown
Decommissioning Activities Report was
issued by the licensee in February 1998.
In December 2003, PG&E formally
submitted a license application to the
NRC for approval of a dry-cask
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) at the Humboldt Bay
site. A preliminary license and safety
evaluation report for the Humboldt Bay
ISFSI was issued on August 24, 2005.
The ISFSI is currently under
construction and the licensee is now
engaged in some incremental
decommissioning activities.
Fuel failures occurred at HBPP in the
past when the reactor was operating,
resulting in contamination from alpha
emitters which pose an inhalation
hazard to workers. The inhalation of
airborne radioactive materials in
restricted areas poses a potential
internal radiation hazard and the NRC
regulations in 10 CFR Part 20 require
licensees to assess these radiation
hazards and to implement protective
measures to minimize that hazard to
workers, the public and the
environment. These actions and
measures include air sampling, posting
airborne radioactivity area warning
signs, the use of respiratory protection,
and bioassay monitoring of workers.
These actions and measures are
triggered when air concentrations in the
workplace reach specified fractions of
the DAC values in 10 CFR Part 20,
Appendix B.
Proposed Action
HBPP has requested that NRC allow
an exemption under 10 CFR 20.2301 to
allow the use of DAC and ALI values
calculated using ICRP–68, ‘‘Dose
Coefficients for Intake of Radionuclides
by Workers,’’ (Ref. 3) dose coefficients
and parameters instead of the DAC and
ALI values in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix
B, Table 1, Occupational Values. HBPP
believes that this change will result in
greater worker efficiency in
decommissioning work activities and
should result in an overall reduction in
worker dose. The ICRP 68 parameters
used in calculating DAC and ALI values
are generally accepted as more
representative models of the actual
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Renew an Information
Collection
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to
request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing opportunity for public comment
on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF
will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve clearance of
this collection for no longer than three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by March 24,
2008 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
For Additional Information or Comments: Contact Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 292-
7556; or send e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
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800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through
Friday. You also may obtain a copy of the data collection instrument
and instructions from Ms. Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: NSF Surveys to Measure Customer Service
Satisfaction.
OMB Number: 3145-0157.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2008.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to renew an information
collection.
Abstract:
Proposed Project: On September 11, 1993, President Clinton issued
Executive Order 12862, ``Setting Customer Service Standards,'' which
calls for Federal agencies to provide service that matches or exceeds
the best service available in the private sector. Section 1(b) of that
order requires agencies to ``survey customers to determine the kind and
quality of services they want and their level of satisfaction with
existing services.'' The National Science Foundation (NSF) has an
ongoing need to collect information from its customer community
(primarily individuals and organizations engaged in science and
engineering research and education) about the quality and kind of
services it provides and use that information to help improve agency
operations and services.
Estimate of Burden: The burden on the public will change according
to the needs of each individual customer satisfaction survey; however,
each survey is estimated to take approximately 30 minutes per response.
Respondents: Will vary among individuals or households; business or
other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; federal
government; state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Responses per Survey: This will vary by survey.
Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: January 15, 2008.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 08-188 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]
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