10 CFR Part 71, Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Regulatory Analysis for Part 71 Proposed Rule.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-02-26
Draft Regulatory Guide Part 71.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-02-26
Part 71 proposed rule SS.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-02-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
42713	10 CFR Part 71, Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0008	ICR Reference No: 201402-3150-005
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201302-3150-004
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR Part 71, Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 03/31/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/26/2014
Terms of Clearance: 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.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2016	04/30/2016	04/30/2016
Responses	912	0	912
Time Burden (Hours)	59,782	0	59,782
Cost Burden (Dollars)	573	0	573

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Abstract: 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 1-311 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3150-AI11	Proposed rulemaking	78 FR 28988	05/16/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
10 CFR Part 71, Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: 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 ─ which would now be made by certificate holders ─ have been made, which results in an increase of 62.5 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,288,869

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/26/2014

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