10 CFR Part 19 requires licensees to
advise workers on an annual basis of any radiation exposure they
may have received as a result of NRC-licensed activities or when
certain conditions are met. These conditions apply during
termination of the worker's employment, at the request of a worker,
former worker, or when the worker's employer (the NRC licensee)
must report radiation exposure information on the worker to the
NRC. Part 19 also establishes requirements for instructions by
licensees to individuals participating in licensed activities and
options available to these individuals in connection with
Commission inspections of licensees to ascertain compliance with
the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and
regulations, orders and licenses thereunder regarding radiological
working conditions.
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. The clearance affecting this
83-C is 10 CFR Part 19, Notices, Instructions, and Reports to
Workers: Inspection and Investigations, which is currently covered
under OMB Clearance 3150-0044. This regulation requires licensees
to advise workers of their radiation exposure annually; at
termination of employment; at the request of a worker, former
worker; or when the licensee must report employee radiation
exposure information to the NRC. The purpose of this 83-C is to
transfer burden from OMB Clearance 3150-0203, 10 CFR Parts 20, 30,
31, 32, & 35, Requirements for Expanded Definition of Byproduct
Material, Final Rule and NRC Forms 4, 5, 313, 314, & 664, to
OMB Clearance 3150-0044, Notices, Instructions, and Reports to
Workers: Inspection and Investigations, which was contained in the
final rule approved on 8/23/07. 10 CFR Part 19 regulations require
licensees to advise workers of their radiation exposure annually;
at termination of employment; at the request of a worker, former
worker; or when the licensee must report employee radiation
exposure information to the NRC. Once the entire burden for
3150-0203 has been transferred to the correct clearances, we will
submit an 83-D to discontinue 3150-0203. A total of 432 hours will
be transferred to 3150-0044, resulting in a revised total burden of
25,224 hours.
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.
83-C Justification 2009 Part 19 [2].doc
10 CFR 19, Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers: Inspection and Investigations