In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2017
36 Months From Approved
02/29/2016
1,426,122
0
3,995
329,274
0
31,908
3,717
0
0
Part 19 of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), requires licensees to advise workers
on an annual basis of any radiation exposure in excess of 1 mSv
(100 mrem) they may have received as a result of NRC-licensed
activities or when certain conditions are met. These conditions
apply during termination of the worker's employment, at the request
of the workers, former workers, or when the worker's employer (the
NRC licensee) must report radiation exposure information on the
worker to the NRC. Part 19 also establishes requirements for
instructions by licensees to individuals participating in licensed
activities and options available to these individuals in connection
with Commission inspections of licensees to ascertain compliance
with the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,
Title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and regulations,
orders and licenses there under regarding radiological working
conditions. The worker should be informed of the radiation dose he
or she receives because: (a) that information is needed by both a
new employer and the individual when the employee changes jobs in
the nuclear industry; (b) the individual needs to know the
radiation dose received as a result of the accident or incident (if
this dose is in excess of the 10 CFR Part 20 limits) so that he or
she can seek counseling about future work involving radiation,
medical attention, or both, as desired; and (c) since long-term
exposure to radiation may be an adverse health factor, the
individual needs to know whether the accumulated dose is being
controlled within the NRC limits. The worker also needs to know
about health risks from occupational exposure to radioactive
materials or radiation, precautions or procedures to minimize
exposure, worker responsibilities and options to report any
licensee conditions which may lead to or cause a violation of
Commission regulations, and individual radiation exposure reports
which are available to him.
Total The total burden estimate
increased from 31,907.80 hours to 329,273.7 hours and the
respondents increased from 3,847 to 21,000 (3,000 NRC licensees +
18,000 AS licensees). The primary reason for the increase in the
burden is 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 3,995 responses to 1,426,121.8
responses, partially due to the addition of Agreement State
licensee responses. The primary reason for the increase in the
number of responses is the separation of 3rd party disclosure
requirements, which were previously included in recordkeeping
totals. Previously, only the number of reporting responses plus the
number of recordkeepers were counted in the number of responses.
Because the current submission is based on third-party disclosures,
the number of responses is based on the number of disclosures the
licensees must make to their workers. Because of the large number
of workers, this dramatically increased the number of responses.
The current submission does not represent any changes in the
requirements for licensees; rather, it represents two changes in
the way that the NRC estimates the burden under this Part: the
inclusion of Agreement State licensees and accounting for
third-party disclosures. The following table is a summary of the
change in burden from the 2011 renewal to the current request: NRC
Licensees The burden estimate for NRC licensees changed from
31,907.80 hours to 52,825.9 hours, an increase of 20,918.10 hours.
This increase is attributed to the change in the method used to
account for burden. The burden is accounted for as third-party
disclosure burden rather than recordkeeping burden. Although the
burden assumptions used in previous renewals were used to the
extent possible, the burden for some requirements increased when
the number of disclosures was taken into account. Note that the
change in burden is not due to an increase in the number of NRC
licensees. The previous burden estimates were based on 3,844
licensees, whereas the current request is based on 3,000 licensees.
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 3,995 responses (124 reporting responses + 3,844
recordkeepers + 27 third-party) to 267,829 responses (1 reporting
response + 3,000 recordkeepers + 264,828 third-party disclosure
responses), an increase of 263,834 responses. This change is a
direct result of accounting for third-party disclosures. Agreement
State Licensees The current submission corrects an omission in the
previous submissions of the Part 19 information collection.
Previous submissions of Part 19 did not include estimates of
Agreement State licensees' burden and responses. As a result, all
Agreement State licensee burden (276,447.9 hours and 1,158,292.8
responses) is new burden. In addition, the inclusion of Agreement
state licensees in the totals adds 18,000 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 19 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.
$816
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Katie Wagner 301
415-6202
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.
2014-09192.pdf
Part 19 Final SS with tables Final_Edits_4-1-2014_ver2.docx
10 CFR 19, Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers: Inspection and Investigations