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OMB Control No: 3150-0146	ICR Reference No: 201012-3150-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200711-3150-002
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR 26, Fitness for Duty Program
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/07/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/06/2011
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. Upon resubmission, it is suggested the agency continue to check actual burden against estimated burden and to update the burden estimate as necessary to accurately capture respondent burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2011
Responses	521,919	0	580,986
Time Burden (Hours)	666,824	0	871,261
Cost Burden (Dollars)	86,398	0	209,186

Abstract: NRC regulations in 10 CFR Part 26 prescribe requirements to establish, implement, and maintain fitness-for-duty (FFD) programs at affected licensees and other entities. The objectives of these requirements are to provide reasonable assurance that persons subject to the rule are trustworthy, reliable, and not under the influence of any substance, legal or illegal, or mentally or physically impaired from any cause, which in any way could adversely affect their ability to safely and competently perform their duties. These requirements also provide reasonable assurance that the effects of fatigue and degraded alertness on individual's abilities to safely and competently perform their duties are managed commensurate with maintaining public health and safety. The information collections required by Part 26 are necessary to properly manage FFD programs and to enable effective and efficient regulatory oversight of affected licensees other entities. These licensees and other entities must perform certain tasks, maintain records, and submit reports to comply with Part 26 drug and alcohol provisions and fatigue management requirements. These records and reports are necessary to enable regulatory inspection and evaluation of a licensee's or entity's compliance with NRC regulations, its FFD performance, and of any significant FFD-related event to help maintain public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 68 STAT 919 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 62892	10/13/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 82091	12/29/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
10 CFR 26, Fitness for Duty Program

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	521,919	580,986	-59,067
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	666,824	871,261	-204,437
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	86,398	209,186	-122,788

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Burden estimates changed for three main reasons: 1)The number of respondents or responses was adjusted for a number of requirements. Many requirements which were previously estimated to affect 33 recordkeepers now are estimated to affect 31 recordkeepers. The number of FFD programs has been reduced from 33 to 31 because two FFD programs were combined into one and because an FFD program is not required for the MOX facility until after it receives its NRC license, which is expected to occur after the 2010-2013 clearance period. In addition, some requirements previously were estimated to affect 26 laboratories and are now estimated to affect 10 laboratories, this is based on 2009 industry information that indicated that only 10 laboratories support all Part 26 programs. 2)Based on external input and staff experience, the burden estimates for a number of requirements were adjusted. The burden estimates in the current package represent the NRC's best estimates based on staff knowledge and experience in administering the FFD program, discussions with representatives from the commercial nuclear power industry, NEI, and HHS's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This period, the staff also included information from discussions with one HHS-certified laboratory, the conduct of public meetings to hear comment on the Commission's drug, alcohol, and fatigue management provisions, and from the American Association of Medical Review Officers. No more than 9 external entities were contacted. 3)For the 2007-2010 clearance, the NRC used the CY 2005 FFD program performance data and for the 2010-2013 clearance, the staff used the CY 2009 FFD program performance data. The data from these annual performance reports informs the clearance estimates and results in fact-of-life changes to the burden estimate. These data are affected by actual numbers of persons on each NRC-licensed facility, or affected entity, subject to Part 26.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $778,036

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Paul Harris 301 415-1169 paul.harris@nrc.gov

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