In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at
this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to
the 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, including comments on maximizing the practical
utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2018
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2018
154,748
0
154,748
543,443
0
543,443
52,718
0
52,718
INFORMATION COLLECTIONS CONTAINED IN
SUPPLEMENTAL PROPOSED RULE for 10 CFR Part 73, Enhanced Weapons,
Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications The
NRC is proposing to amend the current security regulations and add
new security requirements pertaining to nuclear power reactors and
Category I Strategic Special Nuclear Material (SSNM) facilities for
access to enhanced weapons and firearms background checks. The
Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks and Security Event
Notifications (hereafter referred to as Enhanced Weapons) proposed
rule was published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2011 (76
FR 6199), and supplemented the rule on January 10, 2013 (78 FR
2214). The NRC is issuing a second supplemental proposed rule to
modify the firearms background check requirements from the proposed
rule as published and supplemented in the Federal Register. This
supplemental proposed rule is being issued to incorporate changes
in the Firearms Guidelines Revision 1, which are updated guidelines
developed jointly by the NRC and the Department of Justice about
the implementation of new preemption and enhanced weapons
authorities for the NRC under Section 161A, “Use of Firearms by
Security Personnel” (42 U.S.C. 2201a), of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended (the AEA). The information collection requirements
previously issued have been updated as described in the supporting
statement.
The enhanced weapons proposed
rule adds two new sections, § 73.18 and 73.19, and revises § 73.71
and 10 CFR Part 73 Appendix G. The total burden increase associated
with the 10 CFR Part 73 information collection activities in the
proposed rule is 45,400 hours with an estimated cost of $12.7
million (45,400 hours x $279/hour). Compared to the information
collection requirements proposed in 2011, the information
collection requirements in this supplemental proposed rule would: •
add requirements for licensees who received an NRC order approving
an application for section 161A authority to update procedures,
instructions, and training material on a one-time basis in order to
transition to the requirements of the rule and report to NRC on the
completion of these actions. • reduce the number of licenses
required to submit information on their security personnel for
background checks. In accordance with the original Firearms
Guidelines, the original proposed rule would have required that all
licensees and certificate holders that the NRC designated as
eligible to apply for Section 161A authorities, submit information
about their security personnel for firearms background checks. The
revised Firearms Guidelines provided revised guidance that only
those licensees and certificate holders who actually apply for
Section 161A authorities would need to submit information about
their security personnel for firearms background checks. As a
result of this change, the burden for the entire Enhanced Weapons
proposed rule has been reestiamted and included in this supporting
statement. • Reduce the periodicity of background checks from 5 to
3 years • Clarify the requirements in an application for 161A
authorities Initially, the implementation of the information
collections in the enhanced weapons rule would result in a burden
increase of 45,400 hours because of the requirement that licensees
apply for stand-alone preemption authority and enhanced weapons
authority. After the initial implementation period, the annual
burden would fall to 32,784 hours for recurring requirements such
as security event notifications. Therefore, the proposed burden
increase will be reduced by approximately 30 percent once the one
time requirements have been completed. Note that the information
collections contained in the supplemental proposed rule have less
burden than the information collections in the initial proposed
rule because the requirements for firearms background checks
changed such that fewer regulated entities will conduct the
checks.
$1,335,000
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
margaret stambaugh 301
415-7069
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.
Revised Firearms Guidelines.pdf
Enhanced Weapons BURDEN TABLE for supplemental proposed rule.xlsx
SS for enhanced weapons supplemental proposed rule REVISED.docx
10 CFR 73, Physical Protection of Plants and Materials