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, âUse of Firearms by Security Personnelâ (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