DOE/NRC Form 740M, Concise Note, and NUREG/BR-0006, Revision 9, Instructions for Completing Nuclear Material Transaction Reports (DOE/NRC Forms 741 and 740M)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form DOE/NRC Form 740M DOE/NRC Form 740M, Concise Note, and NUREG/BR-0006, Revision 9, Instructions for Completing Nuclear Material Transaction Reports, (DOE/NRC Forms 741 and 740M) Form	Modified
2023 Final SS DOE-NRC Form 740M .docx Supporting Statement A	2023-12-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33322	DOE/NRC Form 740M, Concise Note, and NUREG/BR-0006, Revision 9, Instructions for Completing Nuclear Material Transaction Reports, (DOE/NRC Forms 741 and 740M) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0057	ICR Reference No: 202312-3150-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-3150-004
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: DOE/NRC Form 740M, Concise Note, and NUREG/BR-0006, Revision 9, Instructions for Completing Nuclear Material Transaction Reports (DOE/NRC Forms 741 and 740M)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  Yes
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/14/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2024
Responses	67	175
Time Burden (Hours)	50	131
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Persons licensed to possess specified quantities of nuclear material currently report inventory and transaction of material to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System via the DOE/NRC Forms: DOE/ NRC Form 740M, Concise Note; DOE/ NRC Form 741, Nuclear Material Transaction Report; DOE/NRC Form 742, Material Balance Report; and DOE/ NRC Form 742C, Physical Inventory Listing. These forms provide data that is required under domestic and international safeguards regulations. This collection is being renewed to allow the U.S. to continue fulfilling its responsibilities as a participant in the U.S.-IAEA Safeguards Agreements and to satisfy various bilateral agreements for nuclear cooperation with other countries, and its domestic safeguards responsibilities.

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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 86685	12/14/2023
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
DOE/NRC Form 740M, Concise Note, and NUREG/BR-0006, Revision 9, Instructions for Completing Nuclear Material Transaction Reports, (DOE/NRC Forms 741 and 740M)	DOE/NRC Form 740M	Concise Note

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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	67	175	0	0	-108	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	50	131	0	0	-81	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	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 number of anticipated responses and associated burden has decreased from 175 responses and 131 hours to 67 responses and 50 hours. The Form 740M is an optional reporting form that provides additional information not captured in the form fields for DOE/NRC Form 741 or Form 742. Consultation with NMMSS analysts prior to reporting nuclear material transaction forms (Form 741) has decreased the need for reporting the optional Form 740M form to provide additional clarifying information for the Form 741. The cost per hour has increased from $278 to $290, based on an increase in the NRC’s fee rate.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,900,000

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:  Yes

Description/Changes for Common Form Usage:  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is required to collect nuclear material transaction information for domestic safeguards use and to make it available to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). One of the forms that NRC uses to collect this information is U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/NRC Form 740M, “Concise Note.” Form 740M is used to provide additional information such as qualifying statements or exceptions to data on any of the other data forms required under the U.S.-IAEA Safeguards Agreements (including DOE/NRC Forms 741, 742, and 742C). Licensees submit reports on a continuing basis when specified events occur, such as the receipt, transfer, or inventory adjustment of licensed material. The instructions for completing DOE/NRC Form 740M are in NUREG/BR-0006, Revision 9 “Instructions for Completing Nuclear Material Transaction Reports (DOE/NRC Forms 741 and 740M).”

Approved RCFs using this ICR

Agency/Sub Agency	RCF ID	RCF Title	RCF Status	IC Title

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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: 12/14/2023

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