In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2017
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2014
1,911
0
79
34,048
0
32,690
2,794
0
3,298
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
increased by 1,358 hours from 32,690 to 34,048 hours due to the
correction and inclusion of third-party disclosure burden in this
submission. The number of respondents has decreased from 70 to 56
due to a total decrease of 14 irradiator licenses from NRC and
Agreement State licensees. The primary reason for the increase in
the burden is the inclusion of burden for third-party disclosures,
which was not included in the previous submission of this
collection. The NRC is seeking to correct this omission in the
current submission. The previous OMB Supporting Statement for 10
CFR Part 36, "Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for
Irradiators" (3150-0158), which was developed in 2011, used various
assumptions to arrive at an approximate total of 70 Agreement State
and NRC licensees in this category (60 Agreement State licensees
and 10 NRC licensees). Thus, the ratio of Agreement State licensees
to NRC licensees (of all types) is now about 6:1. When the
circa-2008 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 8 licensees in the
irradiator category. By using the ratio of 6:1, staff calculated
that the Agreement States licensees decreased to about 48
licensees, from 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 56. The NRC did not have, in
2011, an exact count of the number of Agreement State irradiator
licensees; nor does it have such a count now, in 2014. 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. Responses increased from 79
responses to 1,848 responses. The primary reason for the increase
in the number of responses is the inclusion of third party
disclosure requirements, which were not previously included.
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 cost estimates have changed since the
last clearance, as a result of an increase in the fee rate per hour
from $259 to $272/hour.
$34,816
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.
2014-24252.pdf
Final OMB Supporting Statement for 10 CFR 36.docx
10 CFR Part 36 - Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators