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.