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OMB Control No: 3150-0163	ICR Reference No: 201902-3150-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201601-3150-001
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Cooperation with States at Commerical Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities, Policy Statement
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/26/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/22/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2022	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2019
Responses	209	0	213
Time Burden (Hours)	1,309	0	1,380
Cost Burden (Dollars)	27,024	0	25,800

Abstract: States and federally recognized Indian Tribes are involved and interested in monitoring the safety status of nuclear power plants and other nuclear production and utilization facilities. This involvement is, in part, in response to the States' and Tribes' public health and safety responsibilities and, in part, in response to their citizens' desire to become more knowledgeable about the safety of nuclear power plants and other nuclear production and utilization facilities. States and Tribes have identified NRC inspections as one possible source of knowledge for their personnel regarding NRC licensee activities, and the NRC, through the policy statement, “Cooperation with States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production or Utilization Facilities” (57 FR 6462; February 25, 1992), has been amenable to accommodating States' and Tribes' needs in this regard. The NRC uses the information collected under this information collection requirement to allow States and federally recognized Indian Tribes to participate in or observe inspections at NRC-licensed facilities. The types of information collected include written requests identifying specific inspections States and Tribes wish to observe; identification-related information required for site access to NRC-licensed facilities; training and qualifications of State and Tribal personnel participating in inspections; information required to define inspection roles for States and Tribes; and information to coordinate NRC and State and Tribal inspections.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 1-311 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act
US Code: 42 USC 2011-2059 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:
	83 FR 48659	09/26/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 803	01/31/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	209	213	-4	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,309	1,380	-71	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	27,024	25,800	0	1,224

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The overall burden has decreased by 71 hours from 1,380 hours to 1,309 hours; and the number of responses has decreased by 4 responses from 213 responses to 209 responses. As stated under “Description of Information Collection,” since the 2016 application for extension of the OMB clearance for “Cooperation with States,” reimbursable inspections conducted under Section 274i of the AEA ceased due to the Agreement States now having the authority to conduct the inspections under their own regulations. The NRC staff has rounded up the estimated burden per response for States observing or participating in inspections (from 8.92 hours to 9 hours for observing inspections and 4.62 hours to 5 hours for participating in inspections) for the purpose of clarity and consistency with other NRC burden estimates. This increased the overall burden by 60 hours above what it would have been, had the estimated not been rounded. In the previous submission, burden estimates included a fractional response (0.1 response) for submissions related to a new instrument of cooperation (50 hours). Because no submissions are estimated in the upcoming clearance period, this has been reduced to 0 responses and 0 hours for instruments of cooperation. The estimated additional costs increased by $1,224 from $25,800 to $27,024 due to the increase in per diem for Chattanooga, TN (where NRC training takes place).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $143,335

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: Sarah Lopas 301 415-6360

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