ML20133P848

Notice of Pending NRC Action to Submit Info Collection Request to OMB & Solicitation on Public Comment

ML20133P848
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Issue date:	01/23/1997
From:	Cranford G NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment request AGENCY:

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

ACTION:

Notice of pending.NRC action to submit an information collection request to OMB and solicitation of public comment.

SUMMARY

The NRC is preparing a submittal to 0MB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:

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The title of the information collection: Reports Concerning Possible Non-Routine Emergency Generic Problems

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Current OMB approval number:

3150-0012 3.

How often the collection is required: On occasion jg005 4.

Who is required or asked to report: Nuclear power plant and materials applicants and licensees 9701270121'970123 6AF M A J(pj EUSOpB g-h PDR ORO c

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The number of annual respondents: 210 (110 reactor licensees: 100 materials licensees) 6.

The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 46.200 (420 hours0.00486 days <br />0.117 hours <br />6.944444e-4 weeks <br />1.5981e-4 months <br /> per reactor licensee respondent): 10.000 (100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> per materials licensee respondent) 7.

Abstract:

NRC is requesting approval authority to collect information concerning non-routine. emergency generic problems which would require prompt action from NRC to preclude potential threats to public health and safety.

Submit, by (insert date 60 days after publication in the Federal Reaister).

comments that address the following questions:

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Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical utility?

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Is tha burden estimate accurate?

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Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected?

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How can the burden of the information collection be minimized, including the use cf automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology?

A copy of the draft supporting statement may be viewed free of charge at the NRC Public Document Room. 2120 L Street NW (lower level). Washington DC.

Members of the public who are in the Washington, DC, area can access this document via mode on the Public Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC's Advanced Copy Document Library). NRC subsystem at FedWorld. 703-321-3339. Members of the public who are located outside of the Washington, DC, area can dial FedWorld. 1-800-303-9672, or use the FedWorld Internet address:

fedworld. gov (Telnet). The document will be available on the bulletin board for 30 days after the signature date of this notice.

If assistance is needed in accessing the document, please contact the FedWorld help desk at 703-487-4608.

Additional assistance in locating the document is available from the NRC Public Docunent Room. nationally at 1-800-397-4209. or within the Washington, DC area at 202-634-3273.

Comments and questions about the information collection requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer. Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear

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Dated at Rockville. Maryland, this 4 day of M " Y, 1997.

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Gerald F. Cran'f ord, Designgted SeniorN, Official for Information Resources Management 3

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DRAFT SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR REPORTS CONCERNING POSSIBLE NON-ROUTINE EMERGENCY GENERIC PROBLEMS i

(OMB Clearance No. 3150-0012) i

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i DESCRIPTION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION 1

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If the NRC determines that a specific event or issue at a nuclear facility may i

have an immediate, significant generic implication, i.e., that the event or l

issue has or might have the potential for an immediate occurrence at other i

j facilities' and that the occurrence. is a threat to public health, safety, and/or to the common defense, the NRC could issue an emergency request that

-requires the collection and reporting of information to the NRC-in less than i

30 days.

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JUSTIFICATION I

In addition to emergency requests for information from nuclear power and i

non-power reset.3r applicants / licensees, this clearance request i

specifically includes emergency requests for information from materials.

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' licensees and reflects a reduction in the estimated burden per response for nuclear power reactor licensees.

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Need for'and Practical Utility of the Collection of Information i.

l As a part of its normal program activities, the NRC conducts an Inspection and enforcement program to ensure that activities conducted by its applicants / licensees are performed in a manner that ensures adequate protection of public health and safety, the common defense and security, and the quality of the environment.

Reportable occurrences, or unusual events, equipment failures, construction problems, and issues discovered or raised during safety 1.

reviews are brought to the attention of the NRC through licensee i

reporting procedures, the safety review process itself, and by NRC's i

inspection staff.

Reports submitted by licensees and issues i

discovered by the staff are evaluated.

If the NRC determines that an event or issue may have immediate, significant generic implications, that is, that the event or issue has or might have the 1

potential for immediate occurrence at other facilities, a summary notification and/or request for information is immediately sent to i

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licensees and-applicants that may be similarly affected. The notice j

alerts the licensees / applicants and requests them to immediately take appropriate action to ensure that the same situation does not j

exist or will not occur at their facilities. Depending upon the seriousness of the problem, the notice may require prompt reports to

.the NRC presenting the results of the inspection, corrective measures taken, or analysis performed.

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Aaency Use of Information Based on the information obtained from applicants / licensees and the staff's evaluation of the problem, new regulatory requirements may be identified. Depending upon the nature of the problem and its resolution, these new requirements could be imposed by regulation, or they could be imposed on affected facilities individually by amendment to their construction permit or license.

In addition, the NRC could issue a Regulatory Guide which would describe the nature of the problem and the method or methods found adequate by the regulatory staff for its resolution.

Where the corrective action is taken by the issuance of a new regulation, any recordkeeping or reporting requirement would be cleared with OMB in the normal manner. Where corrective rction is imposed by amendment to the license or the construction pt wilt, the action and any subsequent reporting would not be subject to the clearance procedure since the requirements would be case specific.

Routine generic communications are covered in the clearance for 10 CFR 50 (0MB approval number 3150-0011). This clearance submittal relates to those initial communications sent to applicants / licensees concerning possible non-routine generic problems that require prompt (less than 30-days) applicant / licensee action to preclude potential threats to public health and safety, and request applicants / licensees to take immediate action and to report the results to the NRC.

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Reduction of Burden Throuah Information Technoloav There is no legal obstacle to the use of information technology.

Moreover, NRC encourages its uur.; however, at the current time, no responses are submitted electronically.

The nonrecurrence of each individual collection makes it difficult to reduce the burden through the use of technology.

However, applicants / licensees are encouraged to use modern information technologies to collect, analyze, and store the information required under these provisions.

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Effort to Identify Duplication and Use Similar Information The Information Requirements Control Automated System (IRCAS) has been searched. There is no duplication with other collections of information. The one-time information collections would address specific problems or events that are unique and that could not be addressed by use of existing data collections.

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Effort to Reduce Small Business Burden Approximately 90% of the non-routine generic problems identified have been related to nuclear power plants and do not affect small j

businesses. However, some of the licensees who use source, byproduct, and special nuclear material are small businesses. The health and safety consequences of improper handling or use of

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3 radioactive source, byproduct, or special. nuclear material would be the same for large and small entities.- Therefore, it is not

. possible to reduce the burden on small businesses by less complete or less frequent reporting or recordkeeping in response to a non-routine generic communication.

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Conneauences to Federal Proaram or Policy Activities if the Col' action is Not Conducted or is Conducted Less Freauentiv-These information collections are one-time actions which address a 3

specific generic-problem.

If NRC.does not request the information when it is needed, public health and safety could be adversely l

affected.

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Circumstances Which Justify Variation fron; OMB Guidelines V

j Information would be collected in the most expedient manner possible in order to respond to the emergency and the particular information 1

1 being requested.

Responses are usually required in fewer than 30 i

days after receipt of the information collection request in order

'for the NRC to evaluate the responses and act quickly on matters that could impact public health and safety.

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Consultations outside the NRC f

i Opportunity to comment has been published in the Federal Reaister.

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Payment'or Gift to Respondents Not applicable.

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10. Confidentiality of Information j

j Proprietary and safeguards information would be protected pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.790. All other information would be made part of the public record.

11. Justification for Sensitive Ouestions i

No sensitive questions are asked.

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12. Estimated Industry Burden and Burden Hour Costs Events which would require responses from applicants / licensees concerning possible non-routine generic problems occur at random.

However, based on past staff experience, we estimate that two events could occur annually during the requested 3-year clearance.

If these events occur, NRC's ability to obtain information promptly from licensees could be crucial to protecting the health and safety of the public. The number of licensees and/or construction permit holders affected by a particular event and the associated burden 4

varies in each specific case.-

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4 For reactor licensees, an upper bound is used which assumes that 110 nuclear power reactor licensees would respond to one anticipated request.

It is estimated that it would take each licensee approximately 420 hours0.00486 days <br />0.117 hours <br />6.944444e-4 weeks <br />1.5981e-4 months <br /> to conduct an inspection, prepare an 1

evaluation, and submit results. This will result in approximately 46,200 burden hours (420 hours0.00486 days <br />0.117 hours <br />6.944444e-4 weeks <br />1.5981e-4 months <br /> x 110 plats - 46,200 hours0.00231 days <br />0.0556 hours <br />3.306878e-4 weeks <br />7.61e-5 months <br />) at a cost of $5,913,600 (46,200 hours0.00231 days <br />0.0556 hours <br />3.306878e-4 weeks <br />7.61e-5 months <br /> x $128).

i For materials licensees, it is estimated that, on average,100 licensees would be affected annually by one event.

It is further estimated that one request will be directed to materials licensees annually. The burden for each response is approximately 100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br />.

Thus, for materials licensees, the estimated burden is 10,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> annually (100 x 100) at a cost of $1,200,000 (10,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> x $120).

l The annual industry burden is, therefore, expected to be 56,200 1

hours (46,200 + 10,000) at a cost of $7,113,600 ($5,913,600 +

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$1,200,000).

13. Estimate of Other Additional Costs 1

None.

14. Estimated Annualized Cost to the Federal Government NRC estimates that approximately two generic requests would be issued each year during the 3-year clearance period.

Each request would require an estimated 2,500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> of staff time to initiate the request, monitor actions, review and analyze results, and issue recommendations. Therefore, the annual Federal cost for this information collection would be 5640,000 (2,500 x 2 x $128/hr).

This cost is fully recovered by fee assessments to NRC licensees pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 170 and/or 171.

15. Reasons for Chances in Burden or Cost Industry cost has been reduced because, without any plants under construction, the number of reactor respondents has been reduced from 117 to 110. Also, based on staff experience, the burden estimated per response for reactor licensees has decreased from 500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> to 420 hours0.00486 days <br />0.117 hours <br />6.944444e-4 weeks <br />1.5981e-4 months <br />.

16. Publication for Statistical Use The collected information is not published for statistical purposes.

17. Reason for Not Displayina the Exoiration Date The OMB approval number and expiration date are included in all requests for this information.

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18. Excentions to the Certification Statement None.

B. COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION EMPLt ING STATISTICAL METHODS Not applicable.

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