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OMB Control No:
3150-0132
ICR Reference No:
201109-3150-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201010-3150-001
Agency/Subagency:
NRC
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
10 CFR Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C Waste
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 with change
Conclusion Date:
11/10/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/09/2011
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. OMB requests that NRC continue to include the detailed time and response burden tables in the supporting statement for future collections. These tables provide section-by-section estimates of the burden for each section of Part 72 and will allow NRC to provide accurate updates for future extensions of this collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2014
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2014
Responses
481
0
485
Time Burden (Hours)
62,692
0
25,513
Cost Burden (Dollars)
3,461
0
289
Abstract:
10 CFR Part 72 establishes mandatory requirements, procedures, and criteria for the issuance of licenses to receive, transfer, and possess power reactor spent fuel and other radioactive materials associated with spent fuel storage in an ISFSI, as well as requirements for the issuance of licenses to the Department of Energy to receive, transfer, package, and possess power reactor spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and other associated radioactive materials in an MRS. The information in the applications, reports, and records is used by NRC to make licensing and other regulatory determinations.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 83 - 703 1-311
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 33788
06/09/2011
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 54808
09/02/2011
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 Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste
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
481
485
0
0
-4
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
62,692
25,513
0
0
37,179
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
3,461
289
0
0
3,172
0
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:
The burden increased by 37,179 hours, from 25,513 hours to 62,692 hours. The majority of the increase in burden can be attributed to an increase in the number of licensees and vendors subject to Part 72. In the last renewal submission in 2008, there were 50 licensees and vendors subject to Part 72. At the time of the publication of the Part 72 License and Certificate of Compliance Terms Final Rule, this number had increased to 59 licensees and vendors. The estimates for the current submission are based on 68 current NRC licensees and vendors subject to Part 72. As a result of this increase in the number of respondents, the number of burden hours associated with various sections has increased (see supporting statement, item #15, for more detailed information). In addition, the NRC conducted a thorough review of the number of licensees subject to each section in 10 CFR 72. During this review, NRC identified and corrected a number of discrepancies related to the number of respondents. In some cases, this resulted in a substantial increase in the estimate for each requirement. As part of the review of the requirements in Part 72, the NRC identified a number of third-party requirements which were previously included on other tables. These requirements are now separately counted as third party disclosure burden. This change did not affect the number of hours associated with each requirement, but simply changed the category of burden into which these hours fell. The NRC has also made a change in the estimate for one of the requirements included in this package. Previously, hours for 72.16 (license application) and 72.42 (license renewal) were included as a single estimate under 72.16 of 12,732 hours. Because the NRC was not regularly receiving renewals during previous reporting periods, this method was not problematic. However, because the NRC is now regularly receiving renewal applications due to the impending expiration of initial licenses, the staff has determined that it is more accurate to break down the estimate separately for applications and renewals. It is estimated that renewals require approximately 50% of the effort of an initial application. Therefore, the estimate for a license application remains at 12,732 hours and the estimate for a license renewal is estimated to be 6,000 hours. The previous estimate for 72.16 was 1.2 responses annually (at 12,732 hours), for a total of 15,278 hours. The current estimate is 1 response annually for 72.16 (at 12,732 hours) and 1 response annually for 72.42 (at 6,000 hours annually) for a total of 18,732 hours for these requirements, an increase of 3,454 hours. The estimated number of exemption requests in 72.7 has increased from one per year to four per year, based on a review of data from the past 3 years. These data suggest that the number of exemption requests is trending upward. This change accounts for an increase of 600 hours.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$7,095,849
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:
Bernard White 3014923303 Bernard.White@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:
09/09/2011
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