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OMB Control No: 3150-0183	ICR Reference No: 202302-3150-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201912-3150-002
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Policy Statements, Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption thereof by states through agreement and IMPEP Questionnaire.
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 02/01/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/07/2023
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved. OMB notes that the agency revised the questionnaire prior to resubmitting for renewal, and the package is incorrectly marked an extension without change. As terms of clearance, the agency is reminded to accurately categorize the ICRs it submits for approval or they will be concluded as improperly submitted.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2027	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2024
Responses	65	0	65
Time Burden (Hours)	290,822	0	298,194
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The States wishing to become Agreement States are requested to provide certain information to the NRC as specified by the Commission’s Policy Statement, ‘‘Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof by States Through Agreement.’’ The Agreement States need to ensure that the radiation control program under the Agreement remains adequate and compatible with the requirements of Section 274 of the Act and must maintain certain information. The NRC conducts periodic evaluations through IMPEP to ensure that these programs are compatible with the NRC’s program, meet the applicable parts of the Act, and adequate to protect public health and safety.

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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 63105	10/18/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 8000	02/07/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	65	65	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	290,822	298,194	-7,372
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: There has been a decrease in the overall burden of 7,372 hours from 298,194 hours to 290,822 hours annually. The decrease is due to a change to the NRC staff’s estimate on the annual burden. This is due to an evaluation of historical data on Agreement State level of effort to comply with this information collection. Although the burden decreased, the number of FTE per Agreement State FTE for program maintenance has increased from 10.5 to 11.9 due to aligning the productive hours per FTE with current budgeting assumptions. The hours per FTE went from 1,800 hours per year to 1,510 hours per year. In addition, the NRC staff updated the IMPEP questionnaire with the following changes; however, these changes capture activities respondents are already performing and do not affect the estimated burden to complete the questionnaire:  Update to the wording of question 4 related vacant positions that had recently been filled.  Items 6, 17, 25, 32 were added to clarify that the AS should provide a copy of their training, program reciprocity, licensing, inspection, and incident and allegation procedures. States were previously providing these procedures, although these items were not expressly stated in the questionnaire.  Item 22 was added. This item requests a list of licensing actions. Most respondents were previously providing this information under item #21.  Item 23 was added to request information on the method of record storage (electronic or paper).  Item 28 was added to identify which version of specific guidance documents are being used by the AS. This helps the NRC to ensure that ASs are using the most recent guidance in implementing their program.  Item 31 was added to request a list of allegations. This is a clarification. This section was titled “Incidents and Allegations” but previously did not explicitly request a list of allegations.  Item 35 was updated to include a request for a status of outstanding comments. This is clarification a clarification of the wording and part of the standard regulations review process.  Item 38 was added as an open-ended question to allow AS to provide additional information, if they feel it is important or relevant to the review.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,395,190

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? No

Agency Contact: Robert Johnson 301 415-7314

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