10 CFR Part 39, Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NRC-2022-0177-0004_content.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-11-13
10 CFR Part 39- Final Supporting Statement - ML23268A339 (2).pdf Supporting Statement A	2023-11-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33384	10 CFR Part 39, Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0130	ICR Reference No: 202309-3150-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202008-3150-001
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR Part 39, Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging
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: 11/14/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2023
Responses	3,869	3,803
Time Burden (Hours)	41,047	40,454
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,639	4,070

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Abstract: Part 39 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), establishes radiation safety requirements for the use of radioactive material for well logging. The information in the applications, reports, and records is used by the NRC staff to ensure that the health and safety of the public is protected and that licensee possession and use of source and byproduct material is in compliance with license and regulatory requirements. .

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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:
	88 FR 48922	07/28/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 77622	11/13/2023
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 39, Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging

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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	3,869	3,803	0	0	66	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	41,047	40,454	0	0	593	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,639	4,070	0	0	569	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 has increased by 580 hours from 40,454 hours to 41,034 hours (NRC Licensees = 4,950 hrs + AS Licensees = 36,084 hrs) because of an increase in the number of licensees. There was also an increase in the burden based on an increase of the number of reported well logging sources that were abandoned because they were unable to be retrieved The number of licensees has remained the same, but the number of responses has decreased. The change in the NRC licensee burden is due to a decrease in annual reports from 8 to 5 resulting in a burden decrease of 4 hours from 4,967 hours to 4,950 hours (16 reporting hrs + 4,659 recordkeeping hrs + 275 third-party disclosure hrs). The number of Agreement State (AS) licensees has increased by 3 from 158 to 161, resulting in a burden increase of 692 hours from 35,487 to 36,179 hours (75 reporting hrs +34,092 recordkeeping hrs + 2,012 third-party disclosure hrs). The number of well logging licensees licensed by the Agreement States is assumed to follow the same ratio as the total number of NRC licensees to Agreement States licensees. The NRC estimates that there is approximately 7.3 times the number of Agreement State licensees as there are NRC licensees. The estimated number of Agreement State licensees (16,000) is based on information contained in NRC’s 2021-2022 Information Digest (NUREG-1350, Volume 33). The change from the previous estimate of 7.2 to 7.3 (Agreement States burdens is 16,000/2,200, approximately 7.3) is based on (1) the most recent estimate of 2,200 similar NRC licensees and (2) the estimated 16,000 Agreement State licenses. The number of NRC licensees is expected to remain at or near the current number (22) over the coming three years. The number of Agreement State licensees is likewise expected to remain at or near the current number (161) over the coming three years. In addition, there was an increase in professional cost from $290/hr to $300/hr.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $19,800

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: 11/14/2023

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