NRC Form 754, Armed Security Personnel Firearms Background Check

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form NRC Form 754 ARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL FIREARMS BACKGROUND CHECK	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Public Comment Response Document for Enhanced Weapons Final Rule.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-06-06	Available
Firearms Guidelines 2019 FRN.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-04-07	Available
Regulatory Analysis for Enhanced Weapons final rule.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-04-07	Available
RG 5.86 PREEMPTION AUTHORITY, ENHANCED WEAPONS AUTHORITY, AND FIREARMS BACKGROUND CHECKS.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-07-07	Available
Enhanced Weapons Final Rule SS Form 754.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-04-07	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
46501	NRC Form 754, Armed Security Personnel Firearms Background Check	Form and Instruction	Modified	ARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL FIREARMS BACKGROUND CHECK

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0204	ICR Reference No: 202303-3150-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202204-3150-002
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NRC Form 754, Armed Security Personnel Firearms Background Check
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/14/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/14/2023
Terms of Clearance: OMB notes that these revisions are required by a forthcoming final rule (3150-AI49) that has not yet published in the Federal Register. OMB preapproves the revised information collection, provided that there are no substantive changes in the published final rule relative to the draft final rule provided as a supplementary document in this package.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2026	36 Months From Approved
Responses	557	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,240	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	16	0	0

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Abstract: FINAL RULE: 10 CFR Part 73, Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications The NRC is amending the current security regulations and add new security requirements pertaining to nuclear power reactors and Category I Strategic Special Nuclear Material (SSNM) facilities for access to enhanced weapons and firearms background checks. The proposed NRC Form 754 collects the information required to perform the necessary firearms background checks. The background check uses the person's fingerprints and other identifying information and is performed under the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Instant Criminal Background Check System to determine if an individual is prohibited under Federal or State law from possessing or receiving firearms. Licensees would submit NRC Form 754 for all security personnel protecting Commission designated facilities, radioactive material, or other property whose duties require them to have access to these weapons. The Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks and Security Event Notifications proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2011 (76 FR 6199), and supplemented on January 10, 2013 (78 FR 2214). The NRC is issued a second supplemental proposed rule to modify the firearms background check requirements on September 22, 2015 (80 FR 57106). NOTE: Submissions for this final rule have been submitted under clearances 3150-0104 (NRC Form 366), 3150-0204 (NRC Form 754), and 3150-NEW (request for a new clearance number for information collections contained in 10 CFR Part 73.)

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 68 Stat. 919 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act of 1954
   PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 119 Stat. 594 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 119 Stat. 594 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3150-AI49	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 15864	03/14/2023

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NRC Form 754, Armed Security Personnel Firearms Background Check	NRC Form 754	ARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL FIREARMS BACKGROUND CHECK

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	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	557	0	557	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,240	0	1,240	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	16	0	16	0	0	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 final rule adds new a section, § 73.17, to implement the Commission’s authority under Section 161A of the AEA, to conduct firearms background checks to verify that an individual is not prohibited from receiving, possessing, transporting, importing, or using covered weapons as part of the performance of their official duties. The NRC Form 754 is a new form that will be used to perform these checks. The estimated burden for seven licensee sites to submit NRC Form 754 for periodic firearms background checks every five years and maintain associated records is 1,240 hours annually at a cost of $357,120 (1,240 hours x $288/hr).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $39,744

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.     Yes

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.     Yes

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? Yes

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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: 07/07/2022

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