Applicants must submit NRC Form 313,
which may include the six forms in the 313A series, to obtain a
specific license to possess, use, or distribute byproduct or source
material. These six forms in the 313A series are: (1) NRC Form 313A
(RSO), ‘‘Radiation Safety Officer or Associate Radiation Safety
Officer Training, Experience and Preceptor Attestation [10 CFR
35.57, 35.50]’’; (2) NRC Form 313A (AMP), ‘‘Authorized Medical
Physicist or Ophthalmic Physicist, Training, Experience and
Preceptor Attestation [10 CFR 35.51, 35.57(a)(3), and 35.433’’; (3)
NRC Form 313A (ANP), ‘‘Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist Training,
Experience, and Preceptor Attestation 10 CFR 35.55’’; (4) NRC Form
313A (AUD), ‘‘Authorized User Training, Experience and Preceptor
Attestation (for uses defined under 35.100, 35.200, and 35.500) 10
CFR 35.57, 35.190,35.290, and 35.590’’; (5) NRC Form 313A (AUT),
‘‘Authorized User Training, Experience, and Preceptor Attestation
(for uses defined under 35.300) 10 CFR 35.57, 35.390, 35.392,
35.394, and 35.396’’; and (6) NRC Form 313A (AUS), ‘‘Authorized
User Training, Experience and Preceptor Attestation (for uses
defined under 35.400 and 35.600) 10 CFR 35.57, 35.490, 35.491, and
35.690.’’ The NRC Form 313A series of forms requires preceptor
attestations for certain individuals. The preceptor attestation is
provided by a third party and not an applicant or licensee. The
information is reviewed by the NRC to determine whether the
applicant is qualified by training and experience, and has
equipment, facilities, and procedures which are adequate to protect
the public health and safety and minimize danger to life or
property.
The burden for NRC licensees is
expected to decrease by 3,192 hours from 7,702 to 4,510 hours as a
result of the decrease in licensing actions received by 1,664 from
2,713 to 1,049. The NRC expects the number of submitted licensing
actions to remain at the fiscal year 2018 levels. There are fewer
licensing actions expected for Agreement States due to a decrease
in the number of Agreement State respondents. The estimated number
of licensing actions received will decrease by 8,189 from 15,420 to
7,231. Overall, the burden for Agreement States will decrease by
20,417 hours from 51,510 to 31,093 hours. The total estimated
burden for completing NRC Form 313 and 313A will decrease by 25,100
hours, from 60,703 to 35,603 hours. The total burden for completing
NRC Form 313 and 313A is as follows: 35,603 burden hours for 8,280
responses (4,510 burden hours for 1,049 NRC licensing actions plus
31,093 Agreement State licensee burden hours for 7,231 estimated
Agreement State licensing actions.) 8,280 respondents (1,049 NRC
licensee respondents plus 7,231 Agreement State licensee
respondents.) The burden decreased due to a reduction in the actual
number of licensing actions received (downward adjustment of 25,100
hours). The burden for the third parties was not included in the
last OMB clearance. The burden is expected to decrease because
board certified individuals will no longer be required to have
preceptor attestations. For background on NRC Form 313 and the
calculation of estimated burden, all applicable applicants and
licensees need to consider and address Items 1 through 13 of NRC
Form 313, as appropriate. Also, the NRC developed the optional
supplemental NRC Form 313A series to make it easier for medical use
and commercial nuclear pharmacy licensees and applicants to provide
information to be submitted as part of Item 7 (“Individual(s)
Responsible for Radiation Safety Program and Their Training and
Experience”) and Item 8 (“Training for Individuals Working In or
Frequenting Restricted Areas”) of NRC Form 313. This estimated
burden for NRC Form 313 (calculated above) includes the burden for
the optional supplemental NRC Form 313A series due to the
supplementary nature of the NRC Form 313A. Therefore, the burden
for the NRC Form 313A series is not presented separately. Any
burden changes related to the revisions to the NRC Form 313A series
forms as a result of the final rule published July 26, 2018 were
included in the information collection changes submitted with that
final rule. In addition, the fee rate increased from $268 to $275
per hour.
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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.