In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years. The following additional terms of clearance apply: (1) NRC
will work directly with collection respondents to accurately assess
the number of NRC licensees and Agreement State Licensees affected
by this collection of information; and (2) NRC will update the
burden hour and costs estimates as appropriate based on feedback
from respondents.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2011
79
0
85
32,690
0
35,008
3,298
0
3,549
10 CFR Part 36, contains requirements
for the issuance of a license authorizing the use of sealed sources
containing radioactive materials in irradiators used to irradiate
objects or materials for a variety of purposes in research,
industry, and other fields. The subparts cover specific
requirements for obtaining a license or license exemption, design
and performance criteria for irradiators; and radiation safety
requirements for operating irradiators, including requirements for
operator training, written operating and emergency procedures,
personnel monitoring, radiation surveys, inspection, and
maintenance. Part 36 also contains the recordkeeping and reporting
requirements that are necessary to ensure that the irradiator is
being safely operated so that it does not pose any danger to the
health and safety of the general public and the irradiator
employees.
The overall burden has
decreased by 2,318 hours from 35,008 to 32,690 hours because of a
decrease of 5 irradiator licenses from both NRC and Agreement State
licensees from 75 to 70. The previous OMB Supporting Statement for
10 CFR Part 36, "Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for
Irradiators" (3150-0158), which was developed in 2008, used various
assumptions to arrive at an approximate total of 75 Agreement State
and NRC licensees in this category (60 Agreement State licensees
and 15 NRC licensees). When these numbers were formulated, the
Agreement States had about four times as many nuclear materials
licensees of all types as the NRC; i.e., the ratio of Agreement
State licensees to NRC licensees was about 4:1. Since then, two
states that were formerly under NRC jurisdiction (Pennsylvania and
Virginia) have become Agreement States, thereby taking a large
number of licensees from NRC jurisdiction to Agreement State
jurisdiction. Thus, the ratio of Agreement State licensees to NRC
licensees (of all types) is now about 6:1. When the previous OMB
Supporting Statement was developed, NRC staff determined that the
NRC had jurisdiction over 15 licensees in the irradiator licenses
category. By using the ratio of 4:1, staff calculated that the
Agreement States had about 60 licensees in this category (not an
exact number; rather an approximation based on the use of the 4:1
ratio). Therefore the total of all Agreement State licensees and
NRC licensees in this category was about 75. In the development of
the current OMB Supporting Statement, NRC staff determined that the
NRC had jurisdiction over 10 licensees in the irradiator category;
i.e., five (5) of the licensees had been transferred to Agreement
State jurisdiction. By using the new ratio of 6:1, staff calculated
that the Agreement States continued to have about 60 licensees in
this category (again, an approximation based on the use of the new
6:1 ratio). Therefore the total of all Agreement State licensees
and NRC licensees in this category was determined to be about 70.
The NRC did not have, in 2008, an exact count of the number of
Agreement State licensees; nor does it have such a count now, in
2011. Therefore, the apparent decrease in the total number of
licensees is due to the methodology employed for the calculations,
which necessarily involves estimates and approximations. The cost
estimates have changed since the last clearance, as a result of an
increase in the fee rate per hour from $258 to $259/hour.
$37,296
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Gwendolyn Davis
3014158165
No
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.
Final Suppporting Statement - 10 CFR Part 36 - 2011.doc
10 CFR Part 36 - Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators