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OMB Control No: 3150-0005	ICR Reference No: 201706-3150-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201403-3150-003
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NRC Form 4, Cumulative Occupational Dose History
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/19/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/21/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2020	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2017
Responses	227,841	0	227,846
Time Burden (Hours)	30,348	0	31,234
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,492	0	0

Abstract: The NRC Form 4 is used to record the summary of an occupational worker’s cumulative occupational radiation dose, including prior occupational exposure and the current year’s occupational radiation exposure. The NRC Form 4 is used by licensees, and inspected by the NRC, to ensure that occupational radiation doses do not exceed the regulatory limits specified in 10 CFR 20.1501.

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:
	82 FR 15376	03/28/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 33933	07/21/2017
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 4, Cumulative Occupational Dose History	NRC Form 4

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	227,841	227,846	-5
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	30,348	31,234	-886
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,492	0	2,492

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 estimated burden has increased by 12,824 hours from the previous burden of 18,410 hours to 31,234 hours. This increase has three primary reasons: 1) the increase in the number of transient workers, 2) the increase in the burden estimate by 5 minutes based on the inclusion of the EDEX field on the form, and 3) the inclusion of 3rd party disclosure burden for the NRC Form 4. In addition to the increase in the number of transient workers, licensees provide an NRC Form 4 (or equivalent) to their employees even if the employee has not participated in a planned special exposure (2007 final rule). Licensees provide an NRC Form 4 (or equivalent) to employees pursuant to 10 CFR 19.13. Due to an increase in the number of transient workers, the number of hours associated with NRC Form 4 is anticipated to be higher in the current renewal cycle than in previous cycles, however, due the shrinking fleet size of licensed reactors this may offset some of these increases. • In the previous clearance (prior to the 2007 final rule), based on REIRS data, NRC estimated that licensees would maintain NRC Form 4, or its equivalent, records for 28,780 transient workers. A review of recent REIRS data shows that as of June 2013, licensees maintained NRC Form 4, or its equivalent, records for an average of 33,518 transient workers annually. • In addition to licensees in the REIRS system, in the current clearance, NRC has included the transient workers employed by 3,946 additional materials licensees. These licensees are not subject to 20.2206(a); therefore, their data is not included in the REIRS system. These licensees were not included in the estimates in the previous clearance; however, NRC inspection findings indicate that these licensees are voluntarily maintaining NRC Form 4 for their workers. The NRC estimates that these licensees are maintaining Form 4 for an additional 8,760 transient workers. The addition of these 3,946 sites to the estimates has greatly increased the estimated number of respondents. The second reason for the increase in the estimated burden is an increase in the estimated time to complete NRC Form 4, from 30 minutes to 35 minutes. Prior to the 2007 final rule, the estimate to complete NRC Form 4 was 30 minutes. Because it takes less time to complete NRC Form 4 for a planned special exposure, the burden was reduced to 15 minutes. However, because licensees primarily use the NRC Form 4 to record an employee’s cumulative exposure, the burden estimate was changed to 30 minutes. The burden estimate has changed from 30 minutes to 35 minutes to include the new “EDEX” field. The addition of this field is needed so that licensees can comply with the definition of the total effective dose equivalent (TEDE) in 10 CFR 20.1003. The change in TEDE definition was part of the December 2007 final rule on 10 CFR Parts 19, 20, and 50 (72 FR 68043). Finally, in addition to taking 35 minutes to complete the NRC Form 4, in this renewal, an additional 2 minutes per worker has been added to account for the time spent by licensees to provide a copy of the NRC Form 4 to their workers. The NRC staff estimates that licensees use an additional 2 minutes to print the form (or its equivalent) and provide it to their employees. This resulted in an additional 6,711 hours for this clearance. It should be noted that the NRC does not anticipate any planned special exposures during the next three years; therefore, all licensees that use the NRC Form 4 for the next three years will be on a voluntary basis.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $133,348

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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: Terry Brock 301 415-7000

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