In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2023
36 Months From Approved
02/29/2020
101,479
0
103,983
74,043
0
138,570
44,524
0
326,558
Part 37 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), contains security requirements for
the use of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive
material. Licensees are required to: (1) develop procedures for the
implementation of the security provisions; (2) develop a security
plan that describes how security is being implemented; (3)
implement security measures for the protection of the radioactive
material; (4) conduct training on the procedures and security plan;
(5) conduct background investigations for those individuals
permitted unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities
of radioactive material; (6) coordinate with Local Law Enforcement
Agencies (LLEAs) so the LLEAs would be better prepared to respond
in an emergency; and (7) conduct coordination activities before
shipping category 2 radioactive material, and preplanning and
coordination activities before shipping category 1 radioactive
material. Licensees are required to promptly report any attempted
or actual theft or diversion of the radioactive material. Licensees
are required to keep copies of the security plan, procedures,
background investigation records training records, and
documentation associated with implementation of the security
program. The NRC uses the information required by 10 CFR Part 37 to
fulfill its responsibilities to respond to, investigate, and
correct situations that have the potential to adversely affect
public health and safety or the common defense and
security.
The previous burden for this
collection was 138,570.2 hours and 103,982.9 responses. The burden
is expected to change to 74,043.2 hours and 101,479.2 responses (a
decrease of 64,527 hours and a decrease of 2,503.7 responses). •
The requirements in 10 CFR Part 37 were added to NRC’s regulations
in 2013 and included a number of one-time implementation
requirements, such as one-time burdens to develop access
authorization procedures and security procedures. Now that both the
NRC and Agreement State licensees have implemented the requirements
of final rule, the one-time reporting and recordkeeping
requirements are complete and the burden is no longer included in
the clearance package. The completion of one-time burden
requirements resulted in a reduction of 61,600 hours annually due
to the large burdens associated with procedure development. The
burden to develop access authorization procedures was estimated to
be 20,000 hours annually in the last clearance period, and the
burden for security procedures was estimated to be 40,000 hours
annually. Other one-time reporting and third-party party disclosure
burdens totaled 1,600 hours. Current recordkeeping burden estimates
include time to maintain and update access authorization and
security procedures, but the work to initially develop the
procedures is complete. • The number of overall licensees required
to comply with Part 37 requirements is estimated to be 1,400
licensees compared to an estimated 1,500 licensees in the last
clearance period. . This reflects the current estimate of licensees
based on staff knowledge of the industry and takes into account
licensees with aggregated material that is comparable to Category 1
and Category 2 quantities. The decrease in the overall number of
respondents to the information collection contributed to the
decrease in the estimated annual burden for the collection. In
addition, there has been a reduction in other costs to licensees.
Effective July 17, 2017, the fee for Criminal
History/Fingerprinting transactions was reduced to $10.00 from
$26.00 in the previous submission. The previous submission included
$200,000 in one-time costs for 1,200 licensees to purchase filing
cabinets. This one-time cost is complete and not included in the
current estimates.
$282,383
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Gina Davis 301 415-5776
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.
Form FD 258 10 CFR Part 37, Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material
10 CFR Part 37 NRC 3150-0214 2020 revised .docx
Part 37 Burden tables.xlsx
RIS 2015-03 Identifying and Reporting Security Incidents.pdf
10 CFR Part 37, Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material