ML20138E217

Notice of OMB Review of Info Collection & Solicitation of Public Comment

ML20138E217
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Issue date:	04/25/1997
From:	Levin A NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities:

Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request AGENCY:

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

ACTION:

Notice of the OMB review of information collection and solicitation of public comment.

SUMMARY

The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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Type of submission, new. revision, or extension:

Revision 2.

The title of the information collection:

Reports Concerning rf) A p-ll/1

/ )I Possible Non-Routine Emergency Generic Problems

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The form number if applicable:

Not applicable 4.

How often the collectior is required:

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Who will be required or asked to report:

Nuclear power plant, non-power reactor, and materials applicants and licensees l

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An estimate of the number of responses:

210 responses 7.

The estimated number of annual respondents:

210 respondents

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(110 reactor licensees: 100 materials licensees) 8.

An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request:

46.200 hours0.00231 days <br />0.0556 hours <br />3.306878e-4 weeks <br />7.61e-5 months <br /> (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 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> (100 l

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An indication of whether Section 3507(d). Pub. L. 104-13

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Abstract:

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

A copy of the submittal 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 the submittal via modem on the Public Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC's Advanced Copy Document I

Library) NRC subsystem at FedWorld. 103-321-3339.

Members of the public who

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3-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 Document Room, nationally at 1-800-397-4209. or within the Washington, DC. area at 202-634-3273.

Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by (insert date 30 days after publication in the Federal Reaister):

Edward Michlovich Office of Information and Reguletory Affairs (3150-0012)

NE0B-10202 Office of Management and Budget Washington. DC 20503 Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3084.

The NRC Clearance Officer is Brendt Jo. Shelton (301) 415-7233.

i Dated at Rockville. Maryland this 2 J-O dayof/g6/

1997.

For the Nuclear Regulctory Commission if ATnold E. Levin. " Acting Designated Senior Official for Information Resources Management 1

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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION Please read the instructions before completing this form. For additional forms or assistance in completing this form, contact your agency's Paperwork Clearance Officer. Send two copies of this form, the collection instrument to be reviewed, the Supporting Statement, and any additional documentation to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102,72517th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503

1. Agency /Subagen;y originating request

2. OMB control number U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission X

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3150 -0012

b. None J Type of information collection (check onel

4. Type of review requested (check onel

a. New collection X

a. Regular submission

c. Delegated X

b. Revision of a currently approved collection

b. Emergency - Approval requested by (date):

5. Will this information collection have a a.Yes

c. Extension of a currently approved collection significant economic impact on a

d. Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved rubstantial number of small entities?

X b.No collection for which approval nas expired

e. Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved X a. Three years from approval date collection for which approval has expired Requested

f. Existing collection in use without an OM8 control number 6' expiration date

b. Other (Specify):

7. Title Reports Concerning Possible Non-Routine Emergency Generic Problems

8. Agency form number (s) (if applicable /

NA

9. Keywords Nuclear Facility, Nuclea Material

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

11. Affected public (Mark onmary worn "P' amt an ethers ther asudy with 'X'l

12. okkgation to respond (Mark primary with *P' amtaMothers that

e. Individuals or households appry with x*]

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b. Business or other for. profit

d. Farms

a. Volur'tary

e. Federal Government

b. Pequired to obtain or retain benefits X

c. Not-for-profitinstitutions X

f. state. Local. or Tnbal Government X

c. Mandatory

13. Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden

14. Annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden (in thousamfs of

a. Number of respondents 210

a. Total annualized capital /startup costs

b. Total annual responses 210

b. Total annual costs (o&M)

c. Total annualized cost requested O

1. Percentage of these responses collected electronscally 0

d. Current OMB inventory

c. Total annual hours requested 56,200

e. Difference o

d. Current OMB inventory 68,500

f. Explanation of difference

e. Difference (12,300)

1. Program change

2. Adjustment

f. Explanation of difference

1. Program change

2. Adjustment (12,300) 16 Frequency of recordkeeping or reportin (Check all that applyl

15. Purpose of information collection (Mark primary with *P' and all others that apply werb "X*)

a. Recordkeeping

b. Third-party disclosure

a. Apphcation for benefits

e. Program planning or m snagement X

c. Reporting

b. Program evaluation

f. Research X

1. on occasion

2. weekly

3. Monthly

c. General purpose statistics p

g. ftegulatory or comphs ace

4. ouarterly

5. semi. annually

6. Annually

7. Biennially

8. other (describe)

d. Audit Agency contact tysrson who can best answer Questions

17. statsstical methods 3 g' regarding the content of this submissio*r}

Does this information collection employ statistical methods?

Roberta lograrn Name:

yes X No Pnone:

(301) 415-1219 10/95 OMB 831

s FINAL SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR REPORTS CONCERNING POSSIBLE NON-ROUTINE EMERGENCY GENERIC PROBLEMS (0MB Clearance No. 3150-0012)

EXTENSION / REVISION DESCRIPTION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION If the NRC determines that a specific event or issue at a nuclear facility may have an immediate, significant generic implication, i.e., that the event or issue has or might have the potential for an immediate occurrence at other 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 30 days.

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JUSTIFICATION I

In addition to emergency requests for information from nuclear power and non-power reactor applicants / licensees, this clearance request specifically includes emergency requests for information from materials 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 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 reviews are brought to the attention of the NRC through licensee reporting procedures, the safety review process itself, and by NRC's inspection staff.

Reports submitted by licensees and issues discovered by tha 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 potential for immediate occurrence at other facilities, a summary notification and/or request for information is immediately sent to licensees and applicants that may be similarly affected.

The notice alerts the licensees / applicants and requests them to immediately take appropriate action to ensure that the same situat;on does not 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 requirem'ents 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 action is imposed by amendment to the license or the construction permit, 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 (OMB 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 imnediate action and to report the j

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 use; 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 Ouolication 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 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-l routine generic communication.

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Conseauences to Federal Proaram or Policy Activities if the j

Collection is Not Conducted or is Conducted Less Freauently These information collections a:e one-time actions which address a specific generic problem.

If NRC does not request the information l

when it is needed, public health and safety could be adversely affected.

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Circumstances Which Justify Variation from OMB Guidelines Information would be collected in the most expedient manner possible in order to respond to the emergency and the particular information l

being requested. Responses are usually required in fewer than 30 days after receipt of the information collection regt;p.4 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 On January 30, 1997, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Reaister (62 FR 4552) of pending NRC action to submit an information collection request to OMB and solicitation of public comment.

No comments were received.

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Payment or Gift to Respondents Not applicable.

10. Confidentiality of Information 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.

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11. Justification for Sensitive Ouestions No sensitive questions are asked.

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.

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

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these events occur, NRC's ability to obtain information promptly from licensees could be crucial to protecting the health and safety 1

4 of the public. The number of licensees and/or construction permit holders affected by a particular event and the associated burden varies in each specific case.

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 evaluation, and submit results.

This will resu't in approximately 46,200 burden hours (420 hoars x 110 plants - 4ti,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).

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).

The annual industry burden is, therefore, expected to be 56,200 hours0.00231 days <br />0.0556 hours <br />3.306878e-4 weeks <br />7.61e-5 months <br /> (46,200 + 10,000) at a cost of $7,113,600 ($5,913,600 +

$1,200,000).

13. Estimate of Other Additional Costs 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 i

request, monitor actions, review and analyze results, and issue recommendations. Therefore, the annual Federal cost for this information collection would be $640,000 (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 Chanaes 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.

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

18. Exceptions to the Certification Statemen_t None.

B. COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION EMPLOYIhG STATISTICAL METHODS Not ' applicable.

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