DOE/NRC Form 742, Material Balance Report, and NUREG/BR-0007, Revision 8, "Instructions for the Preparation and Distribution of Material Status Reports (DOE/NRC Forms 742 and 742C)"

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form DOE/NRC Form 742 DOE/NRC Form 742, Material Balance Report and NUREG/BR-0007, Revision 8, Instructions for the Preparation and Distribution of Material Status Reports (DOE/NRC Forms 742 and 742C) Form	Modified
2023 Final SS DOE-NRC Form 742.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-12-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44204	DOE/NRC Form 742, Material Balance Report and NUREG/BR-0007, Revision 8, Instructions for the Preparation and Distribution of Material Status Reports (DOE/NRC Forms 742 and 742C) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0004	ICR Reference No: 202312-3150-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-3150-001
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: DOE/NRC Form 742, Material Balance Report, and NUREG/BR-0007, Revision 8, "Instructions for the Preparation and Distribution of Material Status Reports (DOE/NRC Forms 742 and 742C)"
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	02/29/2024
Responses	327	344
Time Burden (Hours)	1,145	1,204
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 742, Material Balance Report and NUREG/BR-0007, Revision 8, Instructions for the Preparation and Distribution of Material Status Reports (DOE/NRC Forms 742 and 742C)	DOE/NRC Form 742	Material Balance Report

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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	327	344	0	0	-17	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,145	1,204	0	0	-59	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: There has been a decrease in the burden for this collection of 59 hours, from 1,204 to 1,145 hours. These decreases are due to lesser numbers of NRC licensees than previous years filling out existing OMB approved forms related to nuclear material accounting information to fulfill domestic material control and accounting regulations and safeguards. The number of respondents has decreased from 344 to approximately 327. This reduction is primarily attributable to a decrease in the number of licensees possessing reportable quantities of material within a material balance period. 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:  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations require each licensee who is authorized to possess at any one time and location special nuclear material (SNM) in a quantity totaling more than one gram of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium, or any combination thereof, to prepare and submit reports concerning SNM received, produced, possessed, transferred, consumed, disposed of, or lost. Each NRC licensee who has been selected for the application of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 75 is required to complete and submit Department of Energy (DOE)/NRC Form 742, "Material Balance Report," within 30 days after the start of a physical inventory. In addition, each licensee, Federal or State, who is authorized to possess, at any one time or location, 1 kilogram of foreign obligated source material, is required to file with the NRC an annual statement of source material inventory which is foreign-obligated. The instructions for completing Form 742 are in NUREG/BR-0007, Revision 8 “Instructions for the Preparation and Distribution of Material Status Reports.”

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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