Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 17383-17384 [E8-6626]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 63 / Tuesday, April 1, 2008 / Notices Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone (202)682–5574 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202)682–5603. NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts; Proposed Collection: Comment Request mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES ACTION: Kathleen Edwards, Director, Administrative Services. [FR Doc. E8–6615 Filed 3–31–08; 8:45 am] Notice. BILLING CODE 7536–01–P SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Arts, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(A)]. This program helps ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the National Endowment for the Arts, on behalf of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, is soliciting comments concerning the Application for Indemnification for Domestic Exhibitions. A copy of this collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the address section below on or before June 3, 2008. The National Endowment for the Arts is particularly interested in comments which: —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; and —Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting the electronic submissions of responses. ADDRESSES: Alice Whelihan, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 726, VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:40 Mar 31, 2008 Jkt 214001 NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Institute of Museum and Library Services; Sunshine Act Meeting of the National Museum and Library Services Board Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), NFAH. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda of the forthcoming meeting of the National Museum and Library Services Board. This notice also describes the function of the Board. Notice of the meeting is required under the Sunshine in Government Act. Time and Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: Meeting of the Fourteenth National Museum and Library Service Board Meeting: 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Jury Meeting to consider the National Medals for Library Services (Closed to the Public). 3:45 p.m.–5:15 p.m. Jury Meeting to consider the National Medals for Museum Services (Closed to the Public). Place: The meetings will be held in the Board room at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1800 M Street, NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: (202) 653–4676. Time and Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Agenda: Fourteenth National Museum and Library Services Board Meeting: 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Fourteenth National Museum and Library Services Board Meeting: I. Welcome. II. Approval of Minutes. III. Board Program. IV. Financial Update. V. Legislative Update. VI. Committee Discussion. VII. Board Update. VIII. Adjournment. (Open to the Public.) Place: The meeting will be held in the Federal City Room of the Phoenix Park Hotel, 520 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001. Telephone: (202) 638–4025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Lyons, Special Events and PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17383 Board Liaison, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1800 M Street, NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: (202) 653–4676. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Museum and Library Services Board is established under the Museum and Library Services Act, 20 U.S.C. Section 9101 et seq. The Board advises the Director of the Institute on general policies with respect to the duties, powers, and authorities related to Museum and Library Services. The Jury Meetings to consider nominations for the National Medal for Museum and Library Services on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, will be closed pursuant to subsections (c)(4) and (c)(9) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code because the Board will consider information that may disclose: Trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; and information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action. The meeting from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 is open to the public. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact: Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1800 M Street, NW., 9th Fl., Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: (202) 653–4676; TDD (202) 653–4614 at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting date. Dated: March 24, 2008. Kate Fernstrom, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. E8–6541 Filed 3–31–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7036–01–M NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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. AGENCY: 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: E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM 01APN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 17384 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 63 / Tuesday, April 1, 2008 / Notices 1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 536, ‘‘Operator Licensing Examination Data.’’ 2. Current OMB approval number: 3150–0131. 3. How often the collection is required: Annually. 4. Who is required or asked to report: All holders of operator licenses or construction permits for nuclear power reactors. 5. The number of annual respondents: 80. 6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 80. 7. Abstract: NRC is requesting renewal of its clearance to annually request all commercial power reactor licensees and applicants for an operating license to voluntarily send to the NRC: (1) Their projected number of candidates for operator licensing initials examinations; (2) the estimated dates of the examinations; (3) if the examination will be facility developed or NRC developed, and (4) the estimated number of individuals that will participate in the Generic Fundamentals Examination (GFE) for that calendar year. Except for the GFE, this information is used to plan budgets and resources in regard to operator examination scheduling in order to meet the needs of the nuclear industry. Submit, by June 2, 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–1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC worldwide Web site: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ doc-comment/omb/. 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, Margaret A. Janney (T–5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, by VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:40 Mar 31, 2008 Jkt 214001 telephone at 301–415–7245, or by e-mail to INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of March 2008. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Gregory Trussell, Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services. [FR Doc. E8–6626 Filed 3–31–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–368] Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Exemption 1.0 Background Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy, licensee), is the holder of Facility Operating License No. NPF–6 which authorizes operation of the Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO–2). The license provides, among other things, that the facility is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect. The facility consists of a pressurizedwater reactor (PWR) located in Pope County, Arkansas. 2.0 Request/Action Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) § 50.46, ‘‘Acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems for light-water nuclear power reactors,’’ requires, among other items, that ‘‘[e]ach boiling or pressurized light-water nuclear power reactor fueled with uranium oxide pellets within cylindrical zircaloy or ZIRLO cladding must be provided with an emergency core cooling system (ECCS) that must be designed so that its calculated cooling performance following postulated loss-of-coolant accidents [(LOCAs)] conforms to the criteria set forth in paragraph (b) of this section.’’ Appendix K to 10 CFR part 50, ‘‘ECCS Evaluation Models,’’ requires, among other items, that the rate of energy release, hydrogen generation, and cladding oxidation from the metal/ water reaction shall be calculated using the Baker-Just equation. The regulations of 10 CFR 50.46 and 10 CFR part 50, Appendix K, make no provision for use of fuel rods clad in a material other than zircaloy or ZIRLO. Since the chemical composition of the Optimized ZIRLOTM alloy differs from the specifications for zircaloy or ZIRLO, a plant-specific exemption is required to allow the use of the Optimized ZIRLOTM alloy as a cladding material at ANO–2. Therefore, PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 by letter dated April 24, 2007, the licensee requested the use of the Optimized ZIRLOTM for fuel rod cladding at ANO–2. 3.0 Discussion Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, the Commission may, upon application by any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant exemptions from the requirements of 10 CFR part 50 when (1) the exemptions are authorized by law, will not present an undue risk to public health or safety, and are consistent with the common defense and security; and (2) when special circumstances are present. Authorized by Law This exemption results in changes to the operation of the plant by allowing the use of the Optimized ZIRLOTM as fuel rod cladding material in lieu of zircaloy or ZIRLO. As stated above, 10 CFR 50.12 allows the NRC to grant exemptions from the requirements of 10 CFR part 50. The NRC staff has determined that granting of the licensee’s proposed exemption will not result in a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the Commission’s regulations. Therefore, the exemption is authorized by law. No Undue Risk to Public Health and Safety By letter dated June 10, 2005, the NRC staff approved Westinghouse Topical Report WCAP–12610–P–A and CENPD– 404–P–A, Addendum 1–A, ‘‘Optimized ZIRLOTM’’ (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML051670408). The NRC staff approved the use of Optimized ZIRLOTM as a fuel cladding material based on: (1) Similarities with standard ZIRLOTM, (2) demonstrated material performance, and (3) a commitment to provide irradiated data and validate fuel performance models ahead of burnups achieved in batch application. The NRC staff’s safety evaluation for Optimized ZIRLOTM includes 10 conditions and limitations for its use. In addition, the NRC’s June 10, 2005, safety evaluation for Optimized ZIRLOTM recommends that the computer codes used to perform fuel design safety analyses incorporate the material properties of Optimized ZIRLOTM. The underlying purpose of 10 CFR 50.46 is to establish acceptance criteria for ECCS performance. The applicability of these ECCS acceptance criteria has been demonstrated by Westinghouse. Ring compression tests performed by Westinghouse on Optimized ZIRLO TM (documented in Appendix B of WCAP– E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM 01APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17383-17384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6626]


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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:

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    1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 536, 
``Operator Licensing Examination Data.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0131.
    3. How often the collection is required: Annually.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: All holders of operator 
licenses or construction permits for nuclear power reactors.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 80.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 80.
    7. Abstract: NRC is requesting renewal of its clearance to annually 
request all commercial power reactor licensees and applicants for an 
operating license to voluntarily send to the NRC: (1) Their projected 
number of candidates for operator licensing initials examinations; (2) 
the estimated dates of the examinations; (3) if the examination will be 
facility developed or NRC developed, and (4) the estimated number of 
individuals that will participate in the Generic Fundamentals 
Examination (GFE) for that calendar year. Except for the GFE, this 
information is used to plan budgets and resources in regard to operator 
examination scheduling in order to meet the needs of the nuclear 
industry.
    Submit, by June 2, 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-1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. OMB clearance 
requests are available at the NRC worldwide Web site: https://
www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/. 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, Margaret A. 
Janney (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7245, or by e-mail to 
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of March 2008.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory Trussell,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
 [FR Doc. E8-6626 Filed 3-31-08; 8:45 am]
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