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BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Notice of Availability of Draft Interim Staff Guidance Document HLWRS-ISG-01 Review Methodology for Seismically Initiated Event Sequences AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of availability. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Jon Chen, Project Manager, Project Management Section, Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety (HLWRS), Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20005-0001. Telephone:

(301)415-5526; fax number:

(301)415-5399; e-mail: *jcc2@nrc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The Yucca Mountain Review Plan (July 2003, NUREG-1804, Revision 2) provides guidance for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(NRC)staff to evaluate a U.S. Department of Energy

(DOE)license application for a geologic repository. NRC prepares Interim Staff Guidance

(ISG)to provide clarifications or refinements to the guidance provided in the Yucca Mountain Review Plan. NRC is soliciting public comments on Draft HLWRS-ISG-01, “Review Methodology for Seismically Initiated Event Sequences.” Comments received will be considered, as appropriate, in the final version or subsequent revisions to HLWRS-ISG-01. II. Summary The purpose of this notice is to provide the public an opportunity to review and comment on draft HLWRS-ISG-01, concerning the review methodology for seismically initiated event sequences. HLWRS-ISG-01 provides guidance to NRC staff for review of seismically initiated event sequences in the preclosure safety analysis. III. Further Information The documents related to this action are available electronically at NRC's Electronic Reading Room at *http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.* From this site, you can access NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS accession numbers for the documents related to this notice are provided in the following table. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public Document Room Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209,

(301)415-4737, or by e-mail at *pdr@nrc.gov.* ISG ADAMS accession number Draft HLWRS-ISG-01, “Review Methodology for Seismically Initiated Event Sequences” ML061170532 These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public computers located at NRC's PDR, O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee. Comments and questions on draft HLWRS-ISG-01 should be directed to the NRC contact listed below by July 6, 2006. 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. *Contact:* Mahendra Shah, Senior Structural Engineer, Engineering Section, Technical Review Directorate, Division of High-Level Repository Safety, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20005-0001. Comments can also be submitted by telephone, fax, or e-mail, which are as follows: telephone:

(301)415-8537; fax number:

(301)415-5399; or by (e-mail) at *mjs3@nrc.gov.* Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 16th day of May 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. N. King Stablein, Chief, Project Management Section B, Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. E6-7782 Filed 5-19-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION Federal Register Submission for OMB Review AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). ACTION: Request for comments. SUMMARY: Under the provision of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to publish a Notice in the **Federal Register** notifying the public, that the Agency is preparing an information collection request for OMB review, approval, and request public review and comment on the submission. Comments are being solicited on the need for the information; the accuracy of the Agency's burden estimate; the quality, practical utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the reporting burden, including automated collection techniques by using other forms of technology. The proposed form under review is summarized below. DATES: Comments must be received within 30 calendar days of publication of this Notice. ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form and the request for review prepared for submission to OMB may be obtained from the Agency submitting officer. Comments on the form should be submitted to the Agency Submitting Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Essie S. Bryant, Records Management Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20527; 202-336-8563. *OMB Contract:* Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Information and Regulator Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Mr. David Rostker, 725 17th Street, Room 10102, NW, Washington, DC 20503;

(202)395-3897 Summary Form Under Review: *Type of Request:* Reinstatement, with changes, of a previously approved collection for which approval is expiring. *Title:* Sponsor Disclosure Report. *Form Number:* OPIC-129. *Frequency of Use:* Once per major sponsor, per project. *Type of Respondents:* Business or other institutions. *Standard Industrial Classification Codes:* All. *Description of Affected Public:* U.S. Companies sponsoring projects overseas. *Reporting Hours:* 5 hours per project. *Number of Responses:* 300 per year. *Federal Cost:* $66,000 per year. *Authority for Information Collection:* Sections 231, 234(b), and

(c)of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. *Abstract (Needs and Uses):* The OPIC 129 form is the principal document used by OPIC to determine the investor's and project's eligibility, assess the environmental impact and developmental effects of the project, measure the economic effects for the United States and the host country economy, and collect information for underwriting analysis. Dated: May 16, 2006. Eli Landy, Senior Counsel for Administrative Law, Department of Legal Affairs. [FR Doc. 06-4708 Filed 5-19-06; 8:45 am]