In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2021
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2018
441,843
0
411,291
719,196
0
623,943
75,581
0
67,214
The NRC regulations in 10 CFR Part 26
prescribe requirements to establish, implement, and maintain FFD
programs at affected licensees and other entities. The objectives
of these requirements are to provide reasonable assurance that
persons subject to the rule are trustworthy, reliable, and not
under the influence of any substance, legal or illegal, or mentally
or physically impaired from any cause, which in any way could
adversely affect their ability to safely and competently perform
their duties. These requirements also provide reasonable assurance
that the effects of fatigue and degraded alertness on individual's
abilities to safely and competently perform their duties are
managed commensurate with maintaining public health and safety. The
information collections required by Part 26 are necessary to
properly manage FFD programs and to enable effective and efficient
regulatory oversight of affected licensees other entities. These
licensees and other entities must perform certain tasks, maintain
records, and submit reports to comply with Part 26 drug and alcohol
provisions and fatigue management requirements. These records and
reports are necessary to enable regulatory inspection and
evaluation of a licensee's or entity's compliance with NRC
regulations, its FFD performance, and of any significant
FFD-related event to help maintain public health and safety,
promote the common defense and security, and protect the
environment.
The total burden for Part 26
changed from 623,943.1 hours to 719,195.9 hours, an increase of
95,252.8 hours. Approximately 46 percent of the decrease in
estimated burden in Table 2 is the result of correcting an
inaccurate assumption associated with the burden for section
26.53(h), obtaining written consent from each individual before
initiating any actions under Subpart C of Part 26. The previous
clearance estimated that each licensee or other entity spent 30
minutes to file a signed consent form received from an individual.
This assumption incorrectly included the time spent by an
individual to read the consent form and sign it. The burden to read
and sign the form already was accounted for as third-party
disclosure burden in Table 4, Annual Third-Party Disclosure Burden.
As a result, the previous clearance double counted the burden to
read and sign the form – once on the recordkeeping table and once
on the third-party disclosure table. For this clearance,
recordkeeping burden for a licensee or other entity to file a
signed consent form is estimated at 3 minutes per applicant
(reduced from 30 minutes). This assumption change resulted in a
decrease in estimated annual burden of 42,895 recordkeeping hours.
The remaining burden change in Table 2 is the result of smaller
decreases in estimated burden across a number of requirements
(i.e., reductions of 1,000 hours or more for approximately 30
requirements). There was an over increase of 188,470.3 hours of
annual third party disclosure burden, primarily associated with the
inclusion of two information collections absent from the previous
clearance. These requirements are not new, but they were newly
identified as containing information collection requirements:
--Adding the initial FFD policy training requirement in section
26.29(b) resulted in an increase in estimated burden of 162,439
hours. --Adding the annual refresher training on the FFD policy in
section 26.29(c)(2) resulted in an increase in estimated burden of
155,899 hours. The increase in annual burden from newly identified
sections 26.29(b) and 26.29(c)(2) was partially offset by a
decrease in annual burden of 93,555 hours that resulted from
correcting an inaccurate assumption in section 26.31(b)(1)(i),
which pertained to applying for access to serve as FFD program
personnel. The NRC staff estimates that annually, an average of 5
individuals per full D&A testing program will apply for
authorization to serve as FFD program personnel. The previous
clearance incorrectly estimated this requirement applied to all
individuals applying for authorization.
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 890 10 CFR 26, Fitness for Duty Program
FINAL_PART 26 Supporting Statement.docx
10 CFR 26, Fitness for Duty Program