In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years. This pre-approval is, however, contingent on adoption of the
final rule. Upon publication of the final rule, it is requested
that NRC update the Federal Register citation in ROCIS for this
collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2018
07/31/2016
04/30/2016
943
0
912
58,082
0
59,782
580
0
573
"REVISIONS TO TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS AND HARMONIZATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY
AGENCY TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS" FINAL RULE The NRC in
consultation with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), is
amending its regulations for the packaging and transportation of
radioactive material. These amendments make conforming changes to
NRC regulations based on the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) regulations for the international transportation of
radioactive material and maintain consistency with DOT regulations.
In addition, the NRC is also revising 10 CFR part 71 to: 1) update
administrative procedures for the quality assurance program
requirements described in 10 CFR part 71, subpart H; 2)
re-establish restrictions on material that qualifies for the
fissile material exemption; 3) clarify the requirements for a
general license; 4) clarify the responsibilities of certificate
holders and licensees when making preliminary determinations; and
5) make other editorial changes.
The currently approved burden
for Part 71 is 59,782 hours and 912 responses. The final rule will
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 500hours. 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.
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.
10 CFR Part 71, Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material