States and federally recognized Indian
Tribes are involved and interested in monitoring the safety status
of nuclear power plants and other nuclear production and
utilization facilities. This involvement is, in part, in response
to the States' and Tribes' public health and safety
responsibilities and, in part, in response to their citizens'
desire to become more knowledgeable about the safety of nuclear
power plants and other nuclear production and utilization
facilities. States and Tribes have identified NRC inspections as
one possible source of knowledge for their personnel regarding NRC
licensee activities, and the NRC, through the policy statement,
“Cooperation with States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and
Other Nuclear Production or Utilization Facilities” (57 FR 6462;
February 25, 1992), has been amenable to accommodating States' and
Tribes' needs in this regard. The NRC uses the information
collected under this information collection requirement to allow
States and federally recognized Indian Tribes to participate in or
observe inspections at NRC-licensed facilities. The types of
information collected include written requests identifying specific
inspections States and Tribes wish to observe;
identification-related information required for site access to
NRC-licensed facilities; training and qualifications of State and
Tribal personnel participating in inspections; information required
to define inspection roles for States and Tribes; and information
to coordinate NRC and State and Tribal inspections.
The overall burden has
decreased by 71 hours from 1,380 hours to 1,309 hours; and the
number of responses has decreased by 4 responses from 213 responses
to 209 responses. As stated under “Description of Information
Collection,” since the 2016 application for extension of the OMB
clearance for “Cooperation with States,” reimbursable inspections
conducted under Section 274i of the AEA ceased due to the Agreement
States now having the authority to conduct the inspections under
their own regulations. The NRC staff has rounded up the estimated
burden per response for States observing or participating in
inspections (from 8.92 hours to 9 hours for observing inspections
and 4.62 hours to 5 hours for participating in inspections) for the
purpose of clarity and consistency with other NRC burden estimates.
This increased the overall burden by 60 hours above what it would
have been, had the estimated not been rounded. In the previous
submission, burden estimates included a fractional response (0.1
response) for submissions related to a new instrument of
cooperation (50 hours). Because no submissions are estimated in the
upcoming clearance period, this has been reduced to 0 responses and
0 hours for instruments of cooperation. The estimated additional
costs increased by $1,224 from $25,800 to $27,024 due to the
increase in per diem for Chattanooga, TN (where NRC training takes
place).
$143,335
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Sarah Lopas 301
415-6360
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.
REVISED Final supporting statement for Cooperation with States at Nuclear Power Plants.docx
Cooperation with States at Commerical Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities, Policy Statement