OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR, to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage, a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR. This action has no effect on any current approvals.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2016
04/30/2016
04/30/2016
912
0
912
59,782
0
59,782
573
0
573
PROPOSED RULE: Revisions to Transportation Safety Requirements and Harmonization with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Transportation Requirements. The NRC is proposing to amend its regulations for the packaging and transportation of radioactive material, including changes to information collections that would affect persons with a quality assurance program approved under 10 CFR part 71. Rather than submitting all quality assurance program changes to the NRC for approval, licensees, certificate holders, and applicants would only need to submit changes to their quality assurance program that would reduce their commitments to the NRC. They would be required to keep records of all quality assurance program changes and submit a report of these changes to the NRC every 24 months. Burden on licensees would be reduced for renewing quality assurance programs, as future approvals of these programs would not expire.
The currently approved burden for Part 71 is 59,782 hours and 912 responses. The proposed rule would change this to 58,082 hours and 943 responses, a reduction of 1,700 hours and an increase of 31 responses.
The proposed reduction is a result of changes to that would streamline aspects of its oversight of transportation-related activities. The NRC is proposing to make the following changes, which would reduce burden:
--Allow certain changes to approved QA programs to be made without prior approval. This results in a burden reduction of 500 hours. However, the NRC would still require the periodic reporting of all changes to ensure that the NRC has current information for its oversight activities.
--Issue QA Program Approvals that would not need to be renewed. The relatively infrequent changes and the proposed additional reporting requirements would remove the need for the periodic renewals. This reduces burden by 1,600 hours annually.
The NRC is proposing to make the following changes that will increase burden by a total of 400 hours:
--Require reporting of changes in QA programs every 24 months. This results in an increase of 125 hours.
--Require reporting of QA program changes that reduce commitments. This results in an increase of 150 hours.
--Require retention of additional QA program change records, which results in an increase of 62.5 hours.
--Licensees would be required to determine that the preliminary determinations â which would now be made by certificate holders â have been made, which results in an increase of 62.5 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.
Regulatory Analysis for Part 71 Proposed Rule.pdf
Part 71 proposed rule SS.docx
10 CFR Part 71, Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material