Notices. Notice of information collection

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BILLING CODE 6735-01-M NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice: (06-038)] Notice of Information Collection AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of information collection. SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: All comments should be submitted within 60 calendar days from the date of this publication. ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Mr. Walter Kit, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Mr. Walter Kit, NASA PRA Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW., JE000, Washington, DC 20546,

(202)358-1350, *Walter.Kit-1@nasa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This collection provides a means by which NASA employees and contractors can voluntarily and confidentially report any safety concerns or hazards pertaining to NASA programs, projects, or operations. II. Method of Collection The current, paper-based reporting system ensures the protection of a submitters anonymity and secure submission of the report by way of the U.S. Postal Service. III. Data *Title:* NASA Safety Reporting System. *OMB Number:* 2700-0063. *Type of review:* Extension of currently approved collection. *Affected Public:* Federal Government; Business or other for-profit. *Number of Respondents:* 75. *Responses Per Respondent:* 1. *Annual Responses:* 75. *Hours Per Request:* 15 min. *Annual Burden Hours:* 19. *Frequency of Report:* As needed. IV. Request for Comments *Comments are invited on:*

(1)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of NASA, including whether the information collected has practical utility;

(2)the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

(3)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection. They will also become a matter of public record. Dated: May 25, 2006. Patricia L. Dunnington, Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-8521 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510-13-P 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. 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 531, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number. 2. *Current OMB approval number:* OMB No. 3150-0188. 3. *How often the collection is required:* One time from each applicant or individual to enable the Department of the Treasury to process electronic payments or collect debts owed to the Government. 4. *Who is required or asked to report:* All individuals doing business with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including contractors and recipients of credit, licenses, permits, and benefits. 5. *The number of annual respondents:* 300. 6. *The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request:* 25 hours (5 minutes per respondent). 7. *Abstract:* The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires that agencies collect taxpayer identification numbers

(TINs)from individuals who do business with the Government, including contractors and recipients of credit, licenses, permits, and benefits. The TIN will be used to process all electronic payments (refunds) made to licensees by electronic funds transfer by the Department of the Treasury. The Department of the Treasury will use the TIN to determine whether the refund can be used to administratively offset any delinquent debts reported to the Treasury by other government agencies. In addition, the TIN will be used to collect and report to the Department of the Treasury any delinquent indebtedness arising out of the licensee's or applicant's relationship with the NRC. Submit, by August 1, 2006, 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: *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 about the information collection requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic mail to *infocollects@nrc.gov.* Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of May 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Brenda Jo. Shelton, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-8583 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-346] FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp.; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted the request of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp. (FENOC) to withdraw its May 22, 2005, application for proposed amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-3 for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (DBNPS), Unit 1, located in Ottawa County. The proposed amendment would have revised the technical specifications pertaining to a qualified alternate repair criteria for axial tube end cracking indications in the DBNPS once through steam generator tubes. Specifically, the proposed amendment would revise the TS surveillance requirements for the steam generator inservice inspection to include tube end cracking alternate repair criteria. The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the **Federal Register** on July 5, 2005 (70 FR 38720). However, by letter dated February 16, 2006, in response to Generic Letter 2006-01, “Steam Generator Tube Integrity and Associated Technical Specifications,” FENOC committed to submit a license amendment application by May 31, 2006, proposing to amend the DBNPS TS to be consistent with TS Task Force (TSTF)-449, “Steam Generator Tube Integrity,” Revision 4. Since this new license application will be incompatible with the changes proposed in the earlier license amendment application, by letter dated April 20, 2006, FENOC withdrew the May 22, 2005, amendment request. FENOC plans to resubmit the license amendment application at a later date. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated May 22, 2005, and the licensees' letter dated April 20, 2006, which withdrew the application for license amendment. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, *http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html.* Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737 or by e-mail to *pdr@nrc.gov.* Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of May 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Stephen J. Campbell, Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III-2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E6-8581 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. STN 50-454 and STN 50-455] Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(NRC)is considering issuance of an exemption from Title 10 of the *Code of Federal Regulations* (10 CFR) section 50.44, 10 CFR 50.46, and 10 CFR part 50, Appendix K, for Facility Operating Licenses Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66, issued to Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, the licensee), for operation of Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, located in Ogle County, Illinois. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact. Environmental Assessment Identification of the Proposed Action The proposed action would allow the licensee to place four lead test assemblies containing a limited number of AXIOM TM fuel rods into the Byron Station, Unit 1, core during the fall 2006 refueling outage. The four lead test assemblies will be placed in non-limiting core locations. For subsequent cycles, two of the lead test assemblies will be placed into Byron Station, Unit 2, and two lead test assemblies will remain in Byron Station, Unit 1. The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's application dated September 23, 2005. The Need for the Proposed Action Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, “Specific exemptions,” Exelon has requested exemptions from 10 CFR 50.44, “Combustible gas control for nuclear power reactors,” 10 CFR 50.46, “Acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems [EECS] for light-water nuclear power reactors,” and Appendix K to 10 CFR part 50, “ECCS Evaluation Models.” The regulation at 10 CFR 50.44 specifies requirements for the control of hydrogen gas generated after a postulated loss-of-coolant accident

(LOCA)for reactors fueled with zirconium-clad fuel. Section 50.46 contains acceptance criteria for ECCS for reactors fueled with zircaloy or ZIRLO TM clad fuel. In addition, Appendix K to 10 CFR part 50 requires that the Baker-Just equation be used to predict the rates of energy release, hydrogen concentration, and cladding oxidation from the metal-water reaction. The exemption request relates solely to the specific types of cladding material specified in these regulations. As written, the regulations presume the use of zircaloy or ZIRLO TM fuel rod cladding. Thus, an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.44, 10 CFR 50.46, and Appendix K to 10 CFR part 50 is needed to irradiate lead test assemblies employing AXIOM TM developmental clad alloys at Byron Station, Units 1 and 2. The proposed action will use the irradiation of the lead test assemblies incorporating the developmental cladding to provide data on fuel and material performances to support future licensing activities. Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The NRC has completed its safety evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that specific application of the limitations on fuel cladding material in 10 CFR 50.44, 10 CFR 50.46, and 10 CFR part 50 Appendix K to the lead test assemblies is not necessary for the licensee to achieve their underlying purposes. In addition, the NRC staff has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12(a), the exemption is authorized by law, will not present an undue risk to public health and safety, and is consistent with the common defense and security. The details of the NRC staff's safety evaluation will be provided in the exemption that will be issued as part of the letter to the licensee approving the exemption to the regulation. The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability or consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of effluents that may be released off site. There is no significant increase in the amount of any effluent released off site. There is no significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered denial of the proposed action ( *i.e.,* the “no-action” alternative). Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar. Alternative Use of Resources The action does not involve the use of any different resources than those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, NUREG-0848, dated April 1982. Agencies and Persons Consulted In accordance with its stated policy, on April 7, 2006, the NRC staff consulted with the Illinois State official, Mr. Frank Niziolek of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments. Finding of No Significant Impact On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action. For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensee's letter dated September 23, 2005. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, *http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.* Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or send an e-mail to *pdr@nrc.gov.* Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of May 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Robert F. Kuntz, Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III-2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E6-8580 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Date: Week of May 29, 2006. Place: Commissioner's Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Status: Public and Closed. Additional Matters to Be Considered: Week of May 29, 2006 Friday, June 2, 2006 3:30 p.m.—Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) (Tentative) a. Louisiana Energy Services, L.P. (National Enrichment Facility) Intervenors' Petition for Review of LBP-06-08 and LPT-06-09. (Tentative) The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. To verify the status of meetings call (recording)—(301) 415-1292. Contact person for more information: Michelle Schroll,

(301)415-1662. Additional Information By a vote of 5-0 on May 30, 2006, the Commission determined pursuant to U.S.C. 552b(e) and § 9.107(a) of the Commission's rules that Affirmation of “Louisiana Energy Services, L.P. (National Enrichment Facility) Intervenors' Petition for Review LBP-06-08 and LBP-06-09” be held June 2, 2006, and on less than one week's notice to the public. The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet at: *http://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/policy-making/schedule.html.* The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another format ( *e.g.* braille, large, print), please notify the NRC's Disability Program Coordinator, Deborah Chan, at 301-415-7041, TDD: 301-415-2100, or by e-mail at *DLC@nrc.gov.* Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. This notice is distributed by mail to several hundred subscribers; if you no longer wish to receive it, or would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301)-415-1969). In addition, distribution of this meeting notice over the Internet system is available. If you are interested in receiving this Commission meeting schedule electronically, please send an electronic message to *dwk@nrc.gov.* Dated: May 30, 2006. R. Michelle Schroll, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 06-5083 Filed 5-31-06; 10:25 am]

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