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OMB Control No: 3150-0044	ICR Reference No: 201404-3150-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201307-3150-003
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR 19, Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers: Inspection and Investigations
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: 12/03/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/24/2014
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2016
Responses	1,426,122	0	3,995
Time Burden (Hours)	329,274	0	31,908
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,717	0	0

Abstract: Part 19 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), requires licensees to advise workers on an annual basis of any radiation exposure in excess of 1 mSv (100 mrem) they may have received as a result of NRC-licensed activities or when certain conditions are met. These conditions apply during termination of the worker's employment, at the request of the workers, former workers, or when the worker's employer (the NRC licensee) must report radiation exposure information on the worker to the NRC. Part 19 also establishes requirements for instructions by licensees to individuals participating in licensed activities and options available to these individuals in connection with Commission inspections of licensees to ascertain compliance with the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, Title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and regulations, orders and licenses there under regarding radiological working conditions. The worker should be informed of the radiation dose he or she receives because: (a) that information is needed by both a new employer and the individual when the employee changes jobs in the nuclear industry; (b) the individual needs to know the radiation dose received as a result of the accident or incident (if this dose is in excess of the 10 CFR Part 20 limits) so that he or she can seek counseling about future work involving radiation, medical attention, or both, as desired; and (c) since long-term exposure to radiation may be an adverse health factor, the individual needs to know whether the accumulated dose is being controlled within the NRC limits. The worker also needs to know about health risks from occupational exposure to radioactive materials or radiation, precautions or procedures to minimize exposure, worker responsibilities and options to report any licensee conditions which may lead to or cause a violation of Commission regulations, and individual radiation exposure reports which are available to him.

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:
	78 FR 79501	12/30/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 22705	04/23/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
10 CFR 19, Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers: Inspection and Investigations

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,426,122	3,995	1,422,127
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	329,274	31,908	297,366
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,717	0	3,717

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: Total The total burden estimate increased from 31,907.80 hours to 329,273.7 hours and the respondents increased from 3,847 to 21,000 (3,000 NRC licensees + 18,000 AS licensees). The primary reason for the increase in the burden is the inclusion of burden for Agreement State licensees, which was not included in previous submissions of this collection. The NRC is seeking to correct this omission in the current submission. Responses increased from 3,995 responses to 1,426,121.8 responses, partially due to the addition of Agreement State licensee responses. The primary reason for the increase in the number of responses is the separation of 3rd party disclosure requirements, which were previously included in recordkeeping totals. Previously, only the number of reporting responses plus the number of recordkeepers were counted in the number of responses. Because the current submission is based on third-party disclosures, the number of responses is based on the number of disclosures the licensees must make to their workers. Because of the large number of workers, this dramatically increased the number of responses. The current submission does not represent any changes in the requirements for licensees; rather, it represents two changes in the way that the NRC estimates the burden under this Part: the inclusion of Agreement State licensees and accounting for third-party disclosures. The following table is a summary of the change in burden from the 2011 renewal to the current request: NRC Licensees The burden estimate for NRC licensees changed from 31,907.80 hours to 52,825.9 hours, an increase of 20,918.10 hours. This increase is attributed to the change in the method used to account for burden. The burden is accounted for as third-party disclosure burden rather than recordkeeping burden. Although the burden assumptions used in previous renewals were used to the extent possible, the burden for some requirements increased when the number of disclosures was taken into account. Note that the change in burden is not due to an increase in the number of NRC licensees. The previous burden estimates were based on 3,844 licensees, whereas the current request is based on 3,000 licensees. Data on the number of NRC licensees is taken from the NRC's License Tracking System, which shows the actual number of NRC licensees at any given time. The estimated number of NRC licensee responses changed from 3,995 responses (124 reporting responses + 3,844 recordkeepers + 27 third-party) to 267,829 responses (1 reporting response + 3,000 recordkeepers + 264,828 third-party disclosure responses), an increase of 263,834 responses. This change is a direct result of accounting for third-party disclosures. Agreement State Licensees The current submission corrects an omission in the previous submissions of the Part 19 information collection. Previous submissions of Part 19 did not include estimates of Agreement State licensees' burden and responses. As a result, all Agreement State licensee burden (276,447.9 hours and 1,158,292.8 responses) is new burden. In addition, the inclusion of Agreement state licensees in the totals adds 18,000 respondents. Other NRC information collections for which the NRC can relinquish regulatory authority to a state have historically included estimates for Agreement State licensee burden (for example, 10 CFR Parts 32, 32, and 35). The NRC believes it is appropriate to include this burden in Part 19 because of the compatibility requirements for this Part (Agreement State licensees must fulfill the same requirements as NRC licensees). Note that this change does not expand the universe of respondents for this collection; rather, it corrects the methodology used to estimate the number of respondents for the collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $816

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: Katie Wagner 301 415-6202

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