In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, NRC is approved an emergency clearance for this one-time collection. This collection will be valid for 180 days. If NRC decides to continue use of this collection beyond the approved emergency request clearance time period, it must resubmit to OMB under the normal PRA clearance process.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2015
6 Months From Approved
13
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728
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is required by the Atomic Energy Act to verify that licensees are in compliance with the regulations and license conditions. Compliance with the regulations provides reasonable assurance of public health and safety. The NRC has authority to collect this type of information pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 70.22(d) and 10 CFR 40.31(b). The NRC staff may at any time require a licensee to submit additional information to enable the Commission to determine if the license to operate a nuclear facility needs to be modified, revoked, or suspended. The Commission uses the information collected to verify that licensees meet the NRC regulations and requirements of their license.
Following the unanticipated events (earthquake and tsunami) at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Japan, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissionâs (NRC) Chairman directed the NRC staff to undertake near-term and longer-term actions (Tasking Memorandum â COMGBJ-11-0002 â NRC Actions Following the Events in Japan,â dated March 23, 2011. One of the longer-term actions was for the staff to assess the applicability of the lessons learned from the accident to the non-reactor facilities, such as fuel cycle facilities, in the event of a natural disaster.
The NRC staff performed a systematic evaluation and inspection of selected fuel cycle facilities to confirm that licensees are in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and license conditions; and to evaluate their readiness to address natural phenomena events. Based on the results of the inspection, the NRC staff identified that licensees have not clearly documented the assumptions they used to develop their safety assessments. Therefore, the NRC inspectors were unable to verify that these facilities were in compliance with their licensing basis and the regulatory requirements. This Generic Letter will request information from licensees to verify that they are in compliance with the regulatory requirements and demonstrate that they provide adequate protection of public health and safety. The outcome of the GL ensures that the NRC fulfills its mission of protecting the public.
On December 23, 2011, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law 112-074, was signed into law. Section 402 of the law requires a reevaluation of nuclear power reactor licenseesâ design basis for external hazards, and expands the scope to include other external events. While the text of the statute did not specify a deadline, the Conference Report for PL 112-74 stated:
Authority
The NRC is required by the Atomic Energy Act to verify that licensees are in compliance with the regulations and license conditions. Compliance with the regulations provides reasonable assurance of public health and safety. The NRC already has the authority to collect this type of information under 10 CFR 70.22(d) and 10 CFR 40.31(b).
This collection is intended to be a one-time collection to meet the legislative requirements and will allow the NRC to verify the adequacy of each facilityâs design basis and determine if additional regulatory actions are appropriate, given the lessons learned from the Fukushima Dai-ichi disaster
Request for Emergency Clearance Approval
The NRC requests approval for the issuance of the Generic Letter within 2 weeks so that the NRC can meet its mission of protecting public health and safety. Currently, the NRC cannot verify that in the event of foreseeable natural phenomena, fuel cycle facilities are in compliance with the regulatory requirements and the conditions of their licenses. Compliance is the basis for the NRCâs determination of reasonable assurance of public health and safety. The post-Fukushima review of current licensees meets the second criteria for emergency clearances, âan unanticipated event has occurredâ (in this case, a natural disaster that could occur in the United States). In addition, this collection is directly tied to the agencyâs mission to ensure the adequate protection of public health and safety, and in compliance with the Congressional mandate to implement the lessons learned âas expeditiously as possible.â
The NRC is requesting OMB to authorize emergency processing of this collection of information as stated under 5 CFR 1320.13(a)(2)(ii)-(iii).
This emergency clearance request is a new collection, issued pursuant to 10 CFR 70.22(d) and 10 CFR 40.32(b), which will impose a total of 728 hours of burden on 13 fuel cycle facilities to verify that they are in compliance with the regulatory requirements and demonstrate that they provide adequate protection of public health and safety.
$390,600
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Margie Kotzalas 301 287-3870
Reginfo record details
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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:
(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.
Emergency Clearance SS 033015 Rev.doc
FCF GL Public Comment Resolution.docx
Public Comments 2 -2 .pdf
Request for Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 70.22(d) and 10 CFR 40.31(b)