The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) amended its regulations to include jurisdiction over discrete sources of radium-226, accelerator-produced radioactive materials, and discrete sources of naturally occurring radioactive material, as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), which was signed into law on August 8, 2005. This provides a regulatory framework by which to license and regulate byproduct material in accordance with the new, expanded definition. The amended regulations impacted numerous existing information collections. The NRC packaged all of the impacted information collections into one new information collection which OMB approved and assigned control number 3150-0203. One of the areas of existing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations revised was Form 313 and the 313A series of forms.
NRC Licensees
The previous burden for NRC licensees was 12,759 hours which included 12,719 hours to complete the NRC Form 313 (which may include NRC Form 313A series of forms) and 40 hours of burden attributed to the NARM Rule. The burden for NRC licensees is expected to decrease from 12,759 to 10,205 hours because of the reduction in licensing actions by an estimated 594, from 2,958 to 2,364 licensing actions. At 4.3 hours per licensing action, this is a reduction of 2,554 hours (594 actions x 4.3 hours = 2,554). This reduction in licensing actions is because there are fewer NRC licensees as a result of Pennsylvania becoming an Agreement State and a trend of a slight decrease in overall licensing actions.
Agreement State Licensees
The previous burden for Agreement State licensees was 57,307 hours, which included 57,147 hours to complete the NRC Form 313 and NRC Form 313A series of forms and 160 hours of burden attributed to the NARM rule. There are fewer estimated licensing actions for Agreement States based on our calculations even though there is an increase in the number of Agreement State licensees now that Pennsylvania is an Agreement State. The estimated number of licensing actions decreased by 532 from 13,290 to 12,758 licensing actions. At 4.3 hours per licensing action, this is a reduction of 2,288 hours (532 actions x 4.3 hours = 2,288), a change from 57,307 to 55,019 hours.
Total Burden
The total estimated burden for completing NRC Form 313 (which includes the NRC 313A series of forms) will decrease by 4,842 hours, from 70,066 hours (12,759 for NRC licensees and 57,307 for Agreement State licensees) to 65,224 hours (10,205 for NRC licensees and 55,019 for Agreement States).
In addition, the fee rate increased from $156 to $238 per hour.
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:
(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;
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.
Form NRC-313 NRC Form 313, Application for Material License, NRC Form 313A, Medical use Training and Experience and Preceptor Attestation.
FORM 313 FINAL Supporting Statement.doc
NRC Form 313, Application for Material License, NRC Form 313A, Medical use Training and Experience and Preceptor Attestation.