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OMB Control No:
3150-0002
ICR Reference No:
201108-3150-005
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200904-3150-001
Agency/Subagency:
NRC
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
10 CFR 73, Physical Protection of Plants and Materials
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
02/17/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
08/30/2011
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2015
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2012
Responses
152,164
0
182,119
Time Burden (Hours)
555,534
0
1,005,313
Cost Burden (Dollars)
51,860
0
91,332
Abstract:
The NRC regulations in 10 CFR Part 73 prescribe requirements to establish and maintain a physical protection system and security organization with capabilities for protection of 1) special nuclear material (SNM) at fixed sites, 2) SNM in transit, and 3) plants in which SNM is used. The objective is to ensure that activities involving special nuclear material are consistent with interests of common defense and security and that these activities do not constitute an unreasonable risk to public health and safety. The information in the reports and records submitted by licensees is used by the NRC staff to ensure that the health and safety of the public and the environment are protected, and licensee possession and use of special nuclear material is in compliance with license and regulatory requirements.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 58 119 STAT 594
Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
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:
76 FR 28244
05/16/2011
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 53156
08/25/2011
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 73, Physical Protection of Plants and Materials
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
152,164
182,119
0
280
-30,235
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
555,534
1,005,313
0
188
-449,967
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
51,860
91,332
0
6
-39,478
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The estimated burden has decreased from 1,005,313 hours to 555,534 hours, for a total decrease of 449,779 hours. For this renewal, the NRC conducted a comprehensive review of the requirements contained in 10 CFR 73. As a result of this review, a number of discrepancies were identified and resolved. The largest decreased resulted from the de-duplication of burden for individual requirements that were counted multiple times. An estimated 355,858 hours of burden were included in the previous renewal of this information collection associated with Sections 73.21, 73.55, 73.56, Appendix C, and Commission Orders for power reactor licensees. Recent rulemakings (Protection of Safeguards Information, Final Rule, and the Power Reactor Security Requirements Final Rule) completely re-wrote the referenced sections. These rules incorporated the requirements that were previously included in the Commission Orders for power reactor licensees. When the rulemaking packages were prepared, they accounted for the burden of these sections as re-written and did not account for the overlap with similar requirements in the previous version of the rule and with the Orders. In some cases, the burden associated with these requirements was reported to OMB under the old version of the rule, the new version of the rule, and the orders. As a result, the burden for a single requirement was included in the burden totals multiple times. This renewal corrects that overlap by removing the information collections associated with the previous version of the rule and with Order requirements that were incorporated into the rulemaking. In this renewal, the burden for these information collections reflects the burden estimates for the most recently approved final rules. Following is a summary of burden change, according to the reason for the change in burden: *Burden not associated with an information collection -200.00 *Burden for requirements that were not codified -10,481.40 *Burden associated with other Parts of the CFR -6,110.00 *De-duplicated burden old rule/order burden -355,858.00 *De-duplication of burden from other sections -319.50 *Burden for completed requirements -46,319.00 *Adjustments in the number of respondents -31,244.20 *Adjustments due to consolidation of requirements +53.00 *Newly identified information collections +700.00 TOTAL change in burden -449,779.10 A table detailing the change in burden from the hours currently on record to the proposed hours is available in Supplement 1 to this submission. This table shows the change in burden hours for each requirement within Part 73.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,165,500
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:
Melissa Ralph 301 415-7609 Melissa.Ralph@nrc.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
08/30/2011
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