In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, comment filed on proposed rule. Agency will
address comments at final rule stage and will indicate in the
future whether the collection is associated with a proposed or
final rule.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2012
03/31/2012
03/31/2012
182,119
0
182,119
1,005,313
0
1,005,313
91,332
0
91,332
10 CFR Parts 73, Physical Protection
of Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit, Proposed Rule The Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations
to enhance the requirements for the safety and security of spent
nuclear fuel during transit and to make these applicable to all
licensees by placing them in the 10 CFR. The proposed rulemaking
would establish the minimum performance standards and objectives
for the protection of spent nuclear fuel shipments from theft,
diversion or radiological sabotage. The proposed amendments would
affect licensees authorized to possess or transport spent nuclear
fuel.
After the attacks of September
11, 2001, the NRC reevaluated its security requirements for SNF in
transit. From this effort, additional measures were identified that
would improve security. The additional security measures deemed
immediately necessary were issued as orders and supplemented
existing regulations. The proposed revisions of the regulations are
based on the NRC efforts undertaken since the events of September
11, 2001, including issuance of additional security requirements by
orders, and insights gained from implementation of the orders. The
proposed rule will increase the reporting, recordkeeping, and third
party notification requirements by 1,058 hours from 1,005,313 to
1,006,371. Section 73.37(b)(1)(iv) is a new third party
notification requirement to the impacted states. It requires
licensees to Preplan and Coordinate SNF with the governor of a
State, or the governor's designee, of a shipment of SNF through, or
across their boundary. The NRC estimates on average each shipment
will cross the border into five states. This is a new requirement
with a burden of 3 hours per each state, there are a total of 100 l
states who will be notified for the 20 shipments. This is an annual
burden of 300 hours. Section 73.37 (b)(1)(vi) is a new reporting
requirements on the pre-planning coordination with the NRC. It
requires licensees to Preplan and coordinate with the NRC to obtain
advance approval of the routes used for road and rail shipments of
SNF, and of any U.S. ports where vessels carrying spent fuel
shipments are scheduled to stop. This is estimated to be 25 hours
per shipment for a total new reporting burden of 500 hours
annually. Section 73.37 (b)(2)(i-iii) is a new third party
notification and reporting requirement for the advance written
notification to the NRC and the States. It requires the written
advance notification to the NRC and States of the estimated 20
shipments per year to an average of five states and to the NRC.
This will require a total of 120 written notifications with each
notification estimated to take 30 minutes, for a total of 60 hours
of annual burden. The NRC estimates this to be a total of 60 hours
of annual burden. Section 73.37(b)(2)(vi) places a new
recordkeeping requirement on the pre-planning, and required
notifications. It requires licensees to retain a copy of the
preplanning and coordination activities, advance notification, and
any revision or cancellation notice as a record for 3 years. The
NRC estimates this additional burden to be 60 hours annually.
Section 73.38(d) places a new reporting requirement for licensees
to conduct background investigations before allowing an individual
to act as an armed escort or have unescorted access to spent
reactor fuel in transit. The NRC estimates it will take 6 hours for
the individual to complete the paperwork. The NRC estimates that
each of the 18 licensees will experience turnover requiring 1 new
background investigations annually for a total of 18 background
investigations each year. The NRC estimates this additional burden
to be 108 hours annually. Sections 73.37(b)(2)(v), 73.38(a)(1),
73.38(b)(5), 73.72(a)(4)(i)-(iii), and 73.72(b) are new
recordkeeping and reporting requirement for licensees that require
minimum burden changes. These sections require the licensee to
maintain records of background investigations 5 years from the date
the individual no longer requires access to spent nuclear fuel.
They also require a copy of the access authorization program
procedures as a record for 5 years after it is no longer needed. In
addition, the licensee must retain the list of persons approved for
unescorted access for 5 years after the list is superseded or
replaced. The total annual burden for this proposed rule is 1,058
(641 reporting hours+ 65.5 recordkeeping hours + 352 third party
hours). The total annualized burden cost for this proposed rule is
$271,901.
$154,200
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Cardelia Maupin 301
415-2312
No
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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).
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the proposed collection of information, that the certification
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(i) Why the information is being collected;
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