ML20132E158

Request for OMB Review & Supporting Statement Re Periodic Surveys Associated W/State Agreements Programs.Estimated Respondent Burden Is 10,000 H

ML20132E158
Person / Time
Issue date:	07/22/1985
From:	Norry P NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
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ML20132E126	List: ML20132E123 ML20132E158
References
OMB-3150-0029, OMB-3150-29, NUDOCS 8508010714
Download: ML20132E158 (13)

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.. .si. y g orm s 3- Request for OMB Review

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Read instructions before compieting form. Do not use the same SF 83 Send three copies of this form, the maternal to be reviewed, and tr'gequest both an Executive Order 12291 review and approval under paperwork-three copies of the supporting statement, to:

, tne ergrwork Reduction Act. .

Answer all questions in Part 1.11 this request is for review under E.O. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 13291, complete Part ll and sign the regulatory certifscation. If this Office of Management and Budget request 6 fcr approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act and 5 CFR Attention: Docket Library. Room 3201 1320. skip Part 11. complete Part lit and sign the paperwork certification. Washington, DC 20503 PART l.-Complete This Part for All Requests.

1. Derstment/ agency and Bureau /of fice originating request 2. Agencycode U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 3 1 5 0 Trume of rson who can best answer que* tens regarding this eequest Telephone number obert Wood ( 301 ) 492-9885 4.Wie of enformation en:lecten or ruiemaking State Agreements Program

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' s. Legat authority for snformation consection or rute (cste united States Code. Pubhc law. or Esecutive Order) usc . o, Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended

6. Affected publu. (check allthat apply) 5 O ree ,aiagenc.es or empioyees

- 1 O ind duaiso,househoids 3 0 rarms s O Non profitinstitutions 2 @ stateoclocaigovernments 4 0 Businesses or other for.orof.t 7 O smaiibusinessesororganeations PART ll.-Complete This Part Only if the Request is for OMB Review Under Executive Order 12291 7.Cegulation Ider4Sfier Number (RIN)

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- S. Type of submssos on (check one un each caregory) Type of review reques ted cfusificarlee Stage of development 1 O standard 1 O 6 ajor 1 O Proposedordraft 2 O Pending 2 O Nonmator 2 O r.naiormier.mt.nai.witnererproposai 3 0 cmergency 3 0 r.n.i or interim finai. wiinout prer proposai 4 statutory or sud ciai deadi ne

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10. Does .hes regu' sten contain reporting or recordkeepmg requirements that require OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act and L CrR 1320? . . . . . .. . . . . O ves P-

!!.D a major rute. is there a regulatory empact analysis attached? .. . . . . 1 O ves 2D 0"r.o." did oMB =arve the analysis? - . . .

3 0 ves 4Q Certification for Regulatory Submissions in subm ttmg this request for OMB review, the authortred regulatory contact and the program offecial certify that the requerements of c.O.12291 and any appl.ce policy directrves have been compl+ed with. -

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13. Abstract-Descnbe needs, uses and affected public in 50 words or less Agreement States are surved to obtain Comprehensive information of the materials regulatory program in the U.S.

1" Type cf information collection (check on/y one)

Information conections not contained in rules 1 @ Regular submission 2 O Emergency submission (cert,ricationatexhedi information conections contained in rules 6 Finalor mte6m final without pnor NPRM 7. Enter date of espected or actuat Federal 3 O Existing regulation (no change proposed)

Register pubiecat on at this stage of rutemakmg 4 O Notice of proposed rulemakmg(NPRM) A O Regular submission (month, day, year):

5 O Final. NPRM was previously published B O Emergency submission (certification attached)

15. Type of review requested (check only one) 4 O Reinstaternent of a previousiy approved coiiection for wnicn apptovai 10 New collechen "*******d 2 O Revision of a currentry appro ed coirection 5 O Existing eoitection ia use without an oms coatroi number 3 @ Extension of the espiration date of a currently approved collection without any change in the substance or in the method of co!!ection

22. Purpose of information collection (check as many as appfy)

16. Agency report form number (s)(include standard /ophonal form number (s))

1 Application for benefits 2 O Program evaluation

17. Annual reportmgor disclosure burden 3 General purpose statistics 4 @ Regulatoryorcompliance 1 Number of respondents . . . . .

2 Number of responses per respondent . .

N 5 O Program planningor rnanagement 1,000 6 0 Research 3 Total annuai responses (hoe f bmes line 2) .

10 7 Audit 4 Hours por tesponse . . . . . .

10,000 Sio~ tai hours (hne 3 times one 4;

23. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting (check all that apply)

18. Annual recordkeepmg burden 1 O Recordkeepmg 1 Number of recordkeepers . . .

Report /ns 2 Annual hours per recordkeeper. . . . .

3 Tttal recordkeepmg hours (hne I times line 2) . 2 @ On occasion 4 Recordkeeping retention period years 3 0 weekty

19. Totti annual burden 4 O Monthiy 10*000 5 Quarterfy 1 Requested (lone 17 5 plus line 18 3) .

10.000 s E semi-annually 2 tn current 0M8 inventory . . .

0 7 O Annuairy 3 0itference(line f less hne 2) . .

S O Biennialfy Esplanation of difference 4 Program change . . . . 9 Other(desenbe):

5 Adjustment .

24. Respondents

• obligation to comply (check the strengest obligation thatapplies)

20. Curr2nt (most recent) OM B control number or comment number 3150-0029 1 O voiuntary

21. Requested expiration date

• 2 O Required to obtain or retain a benefit 3 @ Mandatory 8/88

25. Arm the respondents pnmaeily educational agencies or mstitutions or is the pnmary purpose of the collection related to Fe

16. Does the agency use sampling to select respondents or does the agency .recommend .

or prescribe the use of sampling or statistical

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27. Regulatory authonty for the information collection

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CFR Paperwork Certification In submitting this request for OMB approval, the agency head the senior ufficial or an authorized representative, certifies that the requirements of 5 Pnvacy Act, statistical standards or directrves, and any other apphcable mformation policy directives have been comphed with.

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Patricia G. florry, Director, ADM

SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR OSP REQUESTS TO AGREEMENT STATES FOR INFORMATION Justification Prior to 1954, atomic energy activities were largely confined to the Federal Government. In that year, the enactment of the Atomic Energy Act made it possible for private commercial firms to enter the field. Because of the hazards, Congress determined these activities should be regulated under a system of licensing to protect the health and safety of radiation workers and the public. The Nuclear Regulatory Comission, as a successor to the Atomic Energy Comission, is now charged by Congress with this responsibility.

Protection of the public health and safety has traditionally been a State responsibility but the 1954 Act did not carve out any specific role for the States. In 1959, Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act was enacted to spell out a State role and to provide a statutory basis under which the Federal government could relinquish to the States portions of its regulatory authority. The 1959 amendments made it possible for the States to license and regulate byproducts, source materials and small quantities of special nuclear materials.

The mechanism for the transfer of NRC's authority to a State is an agreement between the Governor of the State and the Comission. Twenty-seven States have entered into such Agreements with NRC. These States now regulate 60%

of byproduct, source and special nuclear material licensees in the United States. Their programs are routinely reviewed by the Comission to assure that they are effective in protecting the public health and safety.

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t Section 274(g) of the Atomic Energy Act authorizes and directs the Consnission to cooperate with the States in the fonnulation of standards for  ;

l . protection against hazards of radiation to assure that State and Commission l

programs will be coordinated and compatible. As part of the NRC cooperative 4

, post-agreement program with the States, information on licensing and  ;

i inspection practices, and/or incidents, and other technical and statistical information is exchanged.

Section 274(j) of the Atomic Energy Act requires the Commission to

periodically review agreements and actions taken by the States to ensure

they remain adequate and compatible and comply with other requirements of the Act.

I Infonnation received from Agreement States under this program assists NRC in obtaining a complete picture of the materials regulatory program in the United States: Numbers of licenses (including by type), numbers of

! inspections and inspection data, leaking sources, licensee incidents, j radioactive waste collectors and disposal sites, etc. These data provide a  ;

basis for assessing the effectiveness of current NRC and Agreement State  !

regulatory programs including identification of regulatory program i

weaknesses. The information received also provides a critical part of the i

j data base used by NRC for its periodic determinations of adequacy and compatibility of the State programs. There is no source for obtaining the j' necessary information other than the Agreement States.

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Description of Survey Plan The respondent universe is 27 States who have signed Section 274b agreements with NRC. The list of Agreement State radiation control program directors prepared by NRC's Office of State Programs is used as the mailing list.

Licensing statistics and similar data are collected semiannually. Other data is collected on an as needed basis, often to enable development of program responses to national problems. Standardized formats are followed by the States in assembling the data for the semi-annual report. Other information is solicited on a case-by-case basis for limited, specific purposes. In the latter cases, NRC provides specific, written instructions to the States on the nature of the infonnation needed. In a few cases, information may be requested by telephone.

Pretests are not needed. Routine information collection follows ,

standardized fonnats. Non-routine requests are limited and specific. '

Non-responses are handled by written or telephonic follow-up.

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Responsibility for regulating the 20,000 specifically licensed users of j

radioactive materials is shared between NRC and the 27 Agreement States.

The latter range from States regulating as few as 59 licenses to over 2,000 i

licenses. The collection of data frnm the individual Agreement States enables assemblage of a data base of the national pattern. Safety problems affecting workers *.nd the public that may not appear to be significant in l i

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small State programs (or may not appear at all) may become apparent in the assembled data base. The data enables the NRC and States to not only identify problems, but to also assess the effectiveness of existing regulatory programs and for planning and evaluation of options for future actions. The data is also utilized for preparing responses to Congressional inquiries and requests for information from other sources, such as the National Governors' Association.

A copy of the instructions and blank tabulation forms for routine licensing

! statistics and other data is attached.

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The licensing statistics and other data are assembled semi-annually and 2 reproduced at the direction of the Office of State Programs. Other data are

! collected on a periodic basis. Currently requests are made twice per year.

Publication dates are scheduled for 6 months after the end of the period covered, e.g., June for statistics for the period ending in December of the previous year.

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j Consultations Outside the Agency I

NRC sponsors an annual meeting of Agreement State radiation control program directors at a three day meeting, usually in October. In addition, NRC is l one of the Federal agencies which sponsors the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, an organization of State radiation control i officials. State radiation control program directors are also consulted individually. NRC is not aware of any significant problems in this program, i

Estimation of Respondent Reporting Burden NRC contacted six Agreenent States where sizes and responsibilities are a representative cross-section of the Agreement States. Based upon their estimates, the 27 Agreement States expend a total each year of 10,000 staff-hours providing about 1000 responses to information requests from NRC.

Therefore, it is probable that on an average, each State expends 370.3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> annually to respond to each NRC information collection for a total of 10,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> annually. The States are not required to maintain records of their i

responses.

4 Estimate of Cost to Federal Government Based upon manpower system reports, NRC expends about 1,000 professional hours per year on Exchange-of-Information with the Agreement States. Staff experience indicates another 1,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> of clerical time also is expended per year. Based upon current estimates, using loaded labor rates of

$60/ hour and $30/ hour respectively, the annual cost to the Government would be approximately $90,000. Semi-annual reports usually total about 33 pages.

Typically 92 copies are reproduced for a total of 6,072 pages reproduced annually.

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Enclosures:

Instructions and Blank forms and Information for

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ALL AGREEMENT STATES Enclosed is a blank copy of the Semi-Annual Statistical Report for the j period January to June 1984. Please complete the report and indicate which State the data is coming from. Would you kindly send the completed reports to us by August 31, 1984. '

.i Donald A. Nussbaumer Assistant Director for State Agreements Program Office of State Programs

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