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OMB Control No:
3150-0090
ICR Reference No:
201512-3150-012
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201212-3150-006
Agency/Subagency:
NRC
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
NRC Form 398, Personal Qualification Statement-Licensee
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:
03/09/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/01/2016
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
03/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2016
Responses
1,500
0
1,436
Time Burden (Hours)
7,225
0
3,680
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
708,693
Abstract:
NRC Form 398 is used to transmit detailed information required to be submitted to the NRC by a facility licensee on each applicant applying for new and upgraded licenses or license renewals to operate the controls at a nuclear reactor facility. This information is used to determine that each applicant or renewal operator seeking a license or renewal of a license is qualified to be issued a license, and that the licensed operator would not be expected to cause operational errors and endanger public health and safety.
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:
80 FR 50050
08/18/2015
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
80 FR 81559
12/30/2015
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
NRC Form 398, Personal Qualification Statement-Licensee
NRC Form 398
Personal Qualification Statement - Licensee
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
1,500
1,436
0
0
64
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
7,225
3,680
0
0
3,545
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
708,693
0
0
-708,693
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 overall burden increased by 3,545 hours from 3,680 hours to 7,225 hours because the full amount of time to produce and process NRC Form 398, including facility certification as required in 10 CFR 55.31 was inadvertently not considered in the previous industry burden estimates. This increased the estimated burden per response from 2.63 hours to 4.8 hours (calculated based on the number of each type of submission and the estimated time to prepared submissions.) The anticipated number of applicants and renewals during this clearance cycle is expected to increase by 64 from 1,436 to 1,500 due to the industry’s need to secure and keep qualified licensed operators.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$307,380
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:
Carole Revelle 3014151065
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:
02/01/2016
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