In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2015
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2012
43,505
0
5,502
640,521
0
110,244
65,498
0
10,472
10 CFR Part 20 establishes standards
for protection against ionizing radiation resulting from activities
conducted under licenses issued by the NRC and by Agreement States.
These standards require the establishment of radiation protection
programs, maintenance of radiation protection programs, maintenance
of radiation records recording of radiation received by workers,
reporting of incidents which could cause exposure to radiation,
submittal of an annual report to NRC and to Agreement States of the
results of individual monitoring, and submittal of license
termination information. These mandatory requirements are needed to
protect occupationally exposed individuals from undue risks of
excessive exposure to ionizing radiation and to protect the health
and safety of the public.
The total burden estimate
increased from 110,244 hours to 640,521 hours, and the respondents
increased from 3,740 to 21,000. The increase in the burden is due
to the inclusion of burden for Agreement State licensees, which was
not included in previous submissions of this collection. The NRC is
seeking to correct this omission in the current submission.
Responses increased from 5,502 responses to 43,505 responses,
primarily due to the addition of Agreement State licensee
responses. In addition, the responses increased due to the
separation of 3rd party reporting requirements, which were
previously included in recordkeeping totals. NRC Licensees The
burden estimate for NRC licensees changed from 110,244 to 91,503
hours, a decrease of 18,741 hours. This decrease of 18,741 hours is
attributed to a decrease in the number of NRC licensees subject to
Part 20 requirements. The previous burden estimates were based on
3,740 licensees, the current request is based on 3,000 licensees
required to report and keep records. Data on the number of NRC
licensees is taken from the NRC's License Tracking System, which
shows the actual number of NRC licensees at any given time. The
estimated number of NRC licensee responses changed from 5,502
responses (1,762 reporting responses plus 3,740 recordkeepers) to
6,215 responses (1,676 reporting responses plus 1,539 third party
disclosure responses plus 3,000 recordkeepers), an increase of 713
responses. The primary reason for the increase in the number of
responses is that the third party disclosure requirements have been
broken out into a separate table; whereas in the previous
submission they were included on the recordkeeping table. As a
result, 1,539 third-party disclosure responses were added to the
total. Agreement State Licensees The current submission corrects an
omission in the previous submissions of the Part 20 information
collection. Previous submissions of Part 20 did not include
estimates of Agreement state licensees' burden and responses. As a
result, all Agreement state licensee burden (549,018 hours and
37,290 responses) is new burden. In addition, the inclusion of
Agreement state licensees in the totals adds 18,000 additional
respondents. Other NRC information collections for which the NRC
can relinquish regulatory authority to a state have historically
included estimates for Agreement State licensee burden (for
example, 10 CFR Parts 32, 32, and 35). The NRC believes it is
appropriate to include this burden in Part 20 because of the
compatibility requirements for this Part (Agreement State licensees
must fulfill the same requirements as NRC licensees). Note that
this change does not expand the universe of respondents for this
collection; rather, it corrects the methodology used to estimate
the number of respondents for the collection.
$2,170,623
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Richard Struckmeyer 301
415-5477
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.
Part 20 Final SS revised 5-29-12.docx
Descript of Part 20 requirmnts AMENDED.doc
10 CFR 20, Standards for Protection Aganist Radiation