In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2016
1,500
0
1,436
7,225
0
3,680
0
0
708,693
NRC Form 398 is used to transmit
detailed information required to be submitted to the NRC by a
facility licensee on each applicant applying for new and upgraded
licenses or license renewals to operate the controls at a nuclear
reactor facility. This information is used to determine that each
applicant or renewal operator seeking a license or renewal of a
license is qualified to be issued a license, and that the licensed
operator would not be expected to cause operational errors and
endanger public health and safety.
The overall burden increased by
3,545 hours from 3,680 hours to 7,225 hours because the full amount
of time to produce and process NRC Form 398, including facility
certification as required in 10 CFR 55.31 was inadvertently not
considered in the previous industry burden estimates. This
increased the estimated burden per response from 2.63 hours to 4.8
hours (calculated based on the number of each type of submission
and the estimated time to prepared submissions.) The anticipated
number of applicants and renewals during this clearance cycle is
expected to increase by 64 from 1,436 to 1,500 due to the
industry’s need to secure and keep qualified licensed
operators.
$307,380
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Carole Revelle
3014151065
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.