In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years. As terms of clearance, in subsequent ICR, NRC needs to
address extent to which it has considered implementing an online
portal for data submissions in order to ease burden on public and
Federal staff.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2016
1,500
0
2,500
143
0
125
360
0
5,909
Completion of the NRC Form 790 is a
mandatory requirement for NRC licensees, licensees' contractors,
and certificate holder who classify and declassify NRC information
in accordance with Executive Order 13526, "Classified National
Security Information," the Atomic Energy Act, and implementing
directives.
The burden increased from 125
hours to 143 hours, a change of 18 hours. The number of responses
decreased from 2,500 to 1,500. Following are the reasons for these
changes: • The burden estimate for respondents has decreased from
approximately 2,500 to approximately 1,500 responses per year. This
decrease is due to the fact that the NRC has terminated facility
clearances for several licensees, licensees’ contractors and
certificate holders as a result of the reduction of operations. At
the time that a facility clearance is terminated, the licensee,
licensee’s contractor, or certificate holder is no longer permitted
to use, process, store, and reproduce, transmit, or otherwise
handle NRC classified information. In addition, the respondent cost
decreased due to the decrease in the fee rate from $279 to $268/hr.
• The estimated burden associated with each response has increased
from approximately 3 minutes to approximately 6 minutes to more
accurately reflect the current process utilized to process each
form. While the affected licensees and licensees’ contractors
complete the form electronically approximately 75 percent of the
time, in all instances a hard copy of the form is mailed to the NRC
for processing. The NRC does not require hard copy submission;
however, this is the respondents’ historical practice and the NRC
staff is accounting for all time to submit the forms. Other changes
to the NRC Form 790 include: • E.O. 13526 outlines the categories
of information eligible for classification, also referred to as the
reasons for classification. The current NRC Form 790 has a blank
field for respondents to annotate the E.O. 13526 reason for
classification, with no additional information. In an effort to
remove any ambiguity and reduce the burden associated with looking
up the reasons for classification identified in E.O. 13526, Block 9
of the NRC Form 790 has been revised to explicitly state the eight
categories of information eligible for classification under E.O.
13526. In order to complete Block 9 of the form, the respondent
will select all reasons for classification that apply. •
Additionally, E.O. 13526 identifies the declassification
instructions that can be utilized on an original or derivatively
classified document. The current NRC Form 790 only included a
subset of the declassification instructed listed in E.O. 13526.
Specifically, the declassification instructions annotated in Block
10 and Block 14 of the revised NRC Form 790 include the option of
50X exemptions, as articulated in E.O. 13526. The design of the
form and associated instructions were updated to improve the ease
of usability and remove any ambiguity from instructions that were
previously identified as self-explanatory.
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.
Form NRC Form 790 NRC Form 790, Classification Record
OMB 3150-0052 Final Supporting Statement Form 790.doc
30-day FRN Form 790.pdf
NRC Form 790, Classification Record