10 CFR Part 140, Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
FINAL supporting statement for Part 140 information collection.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-08-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44210	10 CFR Part 140, "Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0039	ICR Reference No: 202108-3150-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201808-3150-001
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR Part 140, Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/05/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2021
Responses	208	102
Time Burden (Hours)	753	796
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3	0

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Abstract: 10 CFR Part 140 specifies the information to be submitted by licensees that enables the NRC to assess (a) financial protection required by licensees and for the indemnification and limitation of liability of certain licensees and other persons pursuant to Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and (b) the liability insurance required opinion.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 1-311 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 17216	04/01/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 42906	08/05/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
10 CFR Part 140, "Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	208	102	0	0	106	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	753	796	0	0	-43	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3	0	0	0	3	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The overall burden hours for this collection has decreased from 796 hours in the previous cycle to 753 total hours in this cycle (an overall decrease of 43 hours). Changes in burden include: • There is a reduction of operating reactor licensees submitting information related to Section 140.21, this number has been reduced from 98 in the previous cycle to 89 in this cycle resulting in a reduction of 72 hours; the burden per response was not affected. • 10 hours have been removed under the Section 140.8, no submission have been received in the previous two cycles, therefore, none are anticipated for this cycle. • The number of responses increased to include 15 licensees reporting under Section 140.13, an increase of 13 licensees and 13 hours • The previous submission inadvertently omitted recordkeeping burden maintaining these documents under 140.6(b); the burden has been included in the current submission. Industry has not indicated a significant amount of time is required to maintain these documents electronically. Therefore, the total annual recordkeeping burden is estimated at 15 minutes annually, or 26 hours for all respondents. In addition, this change increased by the number of responses by adding 104 recordkeeping responses. An increase in cost is also due to the increase in fee rate, from $263/hour to $279/hour.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $382,788

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/05/2021

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