Part of the NRC’s function is to
license and regulate the operation of commercial nuclear power
plants to ensure protection of public health and safety and the
environment in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (the
Act) as amended. In order for the NRC to carry out these
responsibilities, licensees must report significant events in
accordance with §50.73, so that the NRC can evaluate the events to
determine what actions, if any, are warranted to ensure protection
of public health and safety or the environment. §50.73 requires
reporting on NRC Forms 366, 366A, and 366B.
The NRC reviewed the number of
LERs submitted over the past two clearance cycles. Based on this
information as well as NRC staff knowledge about the number of
licensees and potential future submissions, staff estimates the
annual average will remain constant for the licensees reporting
using NRC Forms 366, 366A and 366B in the future; therefore there
is no significant change in burden from the 442 annual forms
previously estimated. Note that the current burden estimate is for
442.1 form submissions annually. In order to simplify estimates,
the current submission rounds this estimate to 442 forms annually,
resulting in a decrease of 8 hours in estimated burden. This
estimate includes submission of cyber security event notifications
on the NRC Form 366. The number of responses increased due to
inclusion of all recordkeeping responses in the total. Previously,
only 65 of the recordkeeping responses were included in the total.
The current submission accounts for all 100 recordkeepers,
resulting in an increase of 35 recordkeeping responses. There was a
slight decrease in the fee rate from $274/hr to $268/hr for this
clearance cycle.
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.