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OMB Control No:
3150-0146
ICR Reference No:
201201-3150-004
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
201012-3150-002
Agency/Subagency:
NRC
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
10 CFR 26, Fitness for Duty Program
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Preapproved
Conclusion Date:
04/03/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
03/15/2012
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this collection is pre-approved as the collection is associated with a final rule with the following terms of clearance: OMB requests that NRC update the Federal Register citation and date for the final rule in this collection once the final rule has been published in the Federal Register.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
06/30/2014
06/30/2014
06/30/2014
Responses
521,919
0
521,919
Time Burden (Hours)
667,081
0
666,824
Cost Burden (Dollars)
86,398
0
86,398
Abstract:
Final rule entitled: 10 CFR Part 26, Alternative to Minimum Days Off This final rule would allow holders of nuclear power plant operating licenses to voluntarily use a different method than the one currently prescribed in the NRC's regulations for determining when certain nuclear power plant workers must be afforded time off from work to ensure that such workers are not impaired due to cumulative fatigue caused by work schedules. Licensees using the alternative method would calculate a maximum average of 54 hours worked over a 6-week rolling window. Burden would not increase for ongoing requirements, such as scheduling work hours, recording calculations of work hours, or recording and trending problems regarding work hours. Licensees choosing to use the alternate method would incur a one-time implementation burden to revise Fitness for Duty (FFD) procedures, modify their work hour tracking systems and individual work scheduling systems, and state in their FFD policies which method of fatigue management and work hour counting system is being used.
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:
Final or interim final 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 Request
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
521,919
521,919
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
667,081
666,824
0
257
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
86,398
86,398
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The NRC estimates that 22 licensees will choose to adopt the voluntary alternative method of determining worker fatigue. These licensees must take four minor actions on a one-time basis to update their Fitness for Duty (FFD) policies and procedures and work hour tracking and scheduling systems. All hours are annualized one-time recordkeeping burden: --Licensees choosing to implement the voluntary alternative must update their FFD procedures to describe the process for implementing this alternative. This is estimated to take 36.74 hours (1.67 hours per response x 22 respondents). --Licensees choosing to implement the voluntary alternative must modify their work hour tracking system. This is estimated to take 168.74 hours (7.67 hours per response x 22 respondents). --Licensees choosing to implement the voluntary alternative must modify their work scheduling system. This is estimated to take 44 hours (2 hours x 22 respondents). --Licensees choosing to implement the voluntary alternative must state in their FFD policies and procedures which requirements they will comply with to mitigate cumulative fatigue of the applicable individuals at the nuclear power plant. They may choose to use the minimum days off or the new maximum average work hours requirements specified in the new 26.205(d)(7). In addition, they must state the work hour counting system they are using (whether counting hours worked based on the day the shift started or the day they were worked). This is estimated to take 7.26 hours (.33 hrs per response x 22 licensees). The total one-time burden for the final rule is 257 hours.
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:
Howard Benowitz 301 415-4060 howard.benowitz@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:
03/15/2012
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