10 CFR Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C Waste
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10 CFR Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C Waste
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. OMB requests that NRC continue to include the detailed time and response burden tables in the supporting statement for future collections. These tables provide section-by-section estimates of the burden for each section of Part 72 and will allow NRC to provide accurate updates for future extensions of this collection.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2014
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2014
481
0
485
62,692
0
25,513
3,461
0
289
10 CFR Part 72 establishes mandatory requirements, procedures, and criteria for the issuance of licenses to receive, transfer, and possess power reactor spent fuel and other radioactive materials associated with spent fuel storage in an ISFSI, as well as requirements for the issuance of licenses to the Department of Energy to receive, transfer, package, and possess power reactor spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and other associated radioactive materials in an MRS. The information in the applications, reports, and records is used by NRC to make licensing and other regulatory determinations.
The burden increased by 37,179 hours, from 25,513 hours to 62,692 hours.
The majority of the increase in burden can be attributed to an increase in the number of licensees and vendors subject to Part 72. In the last renewal submission in 2008, there were 50 licensees and vendors subject to Part 72. At the time of the publication of the Part 72 License and Certificate of Compliance Terms Final Rule, this number had increased to 59 licensees and vendors. The estimates for the current submission are based on 68 current NRC licensees and vendors subject to Part 72. As a result of this increase in the number of respondents, the number of burden hours associated with various sections has increased (see supporting statement, item #15, for more detailed information).
In addition, the NRC conducted a thorough review of the number of licensees subject to each section in 10 CFR 72. During this review, NRC identified and corrected a number of discrepancies related to the number of respondents. In some cases, this resulted in a substantial increase in the estimate for each requirement.
As part of the review of the requirements in Part 72, the NRC identified a number of third-party requirements which were previously included on other tables. These requirements are now separately counted as third party disclosure burden. This change did not affect the number of hours associated with each requirement, but simply changed the category of burden into which these hours fell.
The NRC has also made a change in the estimate for one of the requirements included in this package. Previously, hours for 72.16 (license application) and 72.42 (license renewal) were included as a single estimate under 72.16 of 12,732 hours. Because the NRC was not regularly receiving renewals during previous reporting periods, this method was not problematic. However, because the NRC is now regularly receiving renewal applications due to the impending expiration of initial licenses, the staff has determined that it is more accurate to break down the estimate separately for applications and renewals. It is estimated that renewals require approximately 50% of the effort of an initial application. Therefore, the estimate for a license application remains at 12,732 hours and the estimate for a license renewal is estimated to be 6,000 hours. The previous estimate for 72.16 was 1.2 responses annually (at 12,732 hours), for a total of 15,278 hours. The current estimate is 1 response annually for 72.16 (at 12,732 hours) and 1 response annually for 72.42 (at 6,000 hours annually) for a total of 18,732 hours for these requirements, an increase of 3,454 hours.
The estimated number of exemption requests in 72.7 has increased from one per year to four per year, based on a review of data from the past 3 years. These data suggest that the number of exemption requests is trending upward. This change accounts for an increase of 600 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.
10 CFR 72 Burden change table FINAL.xlsx
10 CFR 72 FINAL SS amended.docx
10 CFR Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste