ML20215D090

Request for OMB Review & Supporting Statement Re Simulation Facility Certification.Estimated Respondent Burden Is 1,920 H

ML20215D090
Person / Time
Issue date:	10/01/1986
From:	Norry P NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:
References
OMB-3150-0018, OMB-3150-18, NUDOCS 8610100651
Download: ML20215D090 (7)

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bESIanTED ORIGini S'>ad-d 'a"" a 3 Request for OMB Ruligh 37 %gf (Rev. $ept mber 1983)

Impottant Rud instn,ctions before completing form Do not use the same SF 83 Send three copies of this form, the material to be reviewed, and for t> request both an Executive Order 12291 review and approval under paperwork-three copies of the supporting statement, to:

tha Paperwork Reduction Act Answer all questions in Part I. If this request is for review under E.O.

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 12291, compiete Part 11 and sign the regulatory certification. If this Office of Management and Budget request is for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act and 5 CFR Attention: Docket Library, Roorn 3201 1320, skip Part II, complete Part lil and sign the paperwork certification.

Washington, DC 20503 PART l.-Complete This Part for All Requests.

1, Department / agency and Bureau 'of face origmatmg request

2. Agency code Nuclear Regulatory Commission 3

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3. Hima of parson who can best answer questions regardir'g this request Telephone number Jerry Wachtel (301 >492-8508

4. Titla of information collection or rulemaking NRC Fonn 474, Simulation Iacility Certification

5. Leg l authonty for information collection or rule (cste l'nired States Code, Pubhc Law. or Executive Order) 42 2201(o) use

6. Affected public (check all thJt apply) 5 0 rederalagenciesorempioyees 1 O ind,viduais or nousenoids 3 0 rarms s O Non profitinstitutions 2 O stateoriocaigovernments 4 T susinesses 3r other for-profit 7 0 smaiibusinessesororganizations PART ll.-Complete This Part Only if the Request is for OMB Review Under Executive Order 12291

7. Regulation Identifier Number (RIN)

. or. None assigned O

8. Type of submission (check one on each category)

Type of review requested Classification Stage of development 1 0 Standard 1 O ua3or i O eroposedordraft 2 O Pending 2 O Nonmajor 2 O rinaiorintenmfinat.witnnnorproposai 3 0 Emergency

' - 3 0 renai or intenm finai, witnout pnor proposai 4 0 statutoryorjudiciaideadiine

9. CrR section affected CrR

10. Does this regulation contain reportir$g or recordkeeping requirements that require OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act and 5 CrR 1320?

. O ves O No

11. If a major rute, is there a regulatory impact analysis attached?

1 O yes 2 O No-if"No," did OMB waive'the anarysis ?

3 0 ves 4 0 No C:rtification for Regulatory Submissions in submitting this request for OMB review, the authonzed reguiatory contact and the pmgram official certify that the requiremer'ts of E.O.12291 and any applicable pohcy directives have been compi,ed mth Signature of prog am n'ricial Date Sina'ure of authori/td if OtJtary contact Date

12. t0MB use only)

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O 5 CF R 1120 vid E O 12291 8610100651 861001 PDR ORG EUSOMB PDR

S PART lll.-Complet)This Part Cnly if the Request is for Approv:1 cf o Collection of Information Under the Paperwork Reduction Act and 5 CFR 1320.

13. AMtract-Desenbeneeds,usesandaffectedpubhcin50wordsorless " Facility evaluation, testing, nuclear power plant" Licensed power facilities which propose the use of a simulation facility consisting solely of a plant referenced simulator for the conduct of NRC licensing operating tests are to submit NRC Form 474.

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14. Type of mformation collecten (check only one)

L formation collectlens not containedin ruics 1 @ Regular submissco 2 O Emergency submission (certificationattached)

Information collections containedin rules 3 O Existing regulat on (no change proposed) 6 Final or mtenm final without prior NPRM

7. Enter date of expected or actual Federal 4 0 Notice of proposed rulemaking(NPRM)

A O Regular submission Register publication at this stage of rulemaking 5 0 rinai,NeRu as previousi,pubhshed B O, Emergency submission (cert,ticaten attached >

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15. Type ct review requested (checA only one)

I @ New coilection 4 0 Reinstatement of a previously appreved collection for which approval 2 O Revision of a currentir approved coiiection has expired 3 O Extension of tne expiration date of a currentiy approved coiiection 5 O Existing collection in use without an oMB control number without any change in the substance or in the method of collection

~ l6. Agency teport form number (s)(include standard / optional form number (s))

22. Purpose of information coIIectson (check as many as apply)

NRC 474 1 O Apphcation for benefits 2 O Programevaiuation

17. Arwiual reporting or disclosure burden 3 0 ceneraipurposestatistics 16 1 Number of respondents.

4 { Regulatoryorcomphance I

2 Numtser of responses per respondent 5 LJ Programplanningormanagement 3 Total annual responses (line 1 times line 2)

I b, 6 0 Research 4 Hours per response 120 7 O Audit 3 Total hours (hne 3 times line 4; 1,920

18. Annu;lrecordkeepingburden

23. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting (check allthat appfy) 1 Number of recordkeepers 1 O Recordkeeping 2 Annual hours per recordkeeper.

Reporting 3 Ttt:.1 recordkeeping hours (hne i times hne 2) 2 @ onoccasion 4 Recordkeeping retention penod years 3 0 weekiy

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19. Totalcnnuai burden 4 O Monthiy 1

5 0 ouarterty 1 Requested (hne 17 5 plus hne 18-3).

2 in current oMB inventory 0

6 0 semi-annuariy

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7 0 Annually Esplanation of difference B O Biennia'\\y 4 Program change 1,920 9 0 other(descr,'>eA-5 Adjustment.

20. curr:nt (most recent) oMB control number or comment number

24. Respondents

• obligation to comply (check the strongestobhgatson thatapphes)

None i O voluntary

21. Requested expiration date 2 O Required to obtain or retain a benefit 9/30/89 3 g] uaneatory

25. Ar2 the respondents primarily educational agencies or institutions or is the pnmary purpose of the collection related to Federal education programs? O Yes @ No

26. Does the agency use samphng to select respondents or does the agency recommend or prescnbe the use of sampling or statistical analysis by respondents?

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27. Regulatory authonty for the information Collection 10 crR 55.45 or rR

or.other(specsfy);

Paperwork Certification i

in submitting this request for oMB approval the agency nead, the senior official or an authonzed representative, certifies that the requirements of 5 CFR 1320. the Pnvacy Act, statistical standards or directrves. and any other apphcable information pohcy directives have been comphed with.

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46-OMB SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR NRC FORM 474: SIMULATION FACILITY CERTIFICATION A.

JUSTIFICATION 1.

Need for Collection of Information. Section 306 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 Public Law 97-425, directs the NRC in part to establish simulator training requirements for operator requalification programs, requirements governing NRC administration of requalification examinations and requirements for operating tests at civilian nuclear power plant simulators. The staff has prepared rulemaking and appropriate regulatory guidance which has been issued for public comment and revised based upon the public coment received.

This supporting statement has been prepared specifically in support of NRC Form 474, titled " Simulation Facility Certification." No.te that OMB

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Clearance Number 3150-0018 has previously been received for the collection of information associated with rulemaking activities related to this form. That approval, title "10 CFR 55, Operators' Licenses," is valid through December 31, 1987.

Submittal of this form is mandatory for all facility licensees which propose to meet the requirements of proposed 10 CFR 55.45(b) through the use of a simulation facility consisting solely of a plant-referenced simulator. The information to be submitted on this form consists of the results of performance testing completed on the subject simulation facility, and a schedule for the conduct of performance tests for the subsequent four-year period.

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Agency Use of Information. The information will be used to ascertain.the acceptability of simulation facilities for use in the conduct of operating tests for nuclear power plant operators, senior operators, and candidates.

It will also be used by the Nuclear Regulatory Comission Operator Licensing Branch staff to determine which simulation facilities to audit due to concerns about their suitability for use in operating tests. Since the facility licensee typically performs comprehensive performance testing as part of simulator acceptance, and ongoing configuration management to maintain the simulator's fidelity against its reference nuclear power plant, this information collection will be essentially an abstract of data already collected for these other purposes. The complete performance testing results are to be maintained by the facility licensee, and not submitted with this form.

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Reduction of Burden Throuc h Information Technology. Most of the information to be providec will be in tne form of computer print-outs from simulation facility computers. Technical obstacles exist to further reducing the burden in that there is a wide variation in the data recording and output capabilities of existing simulation facilities.

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Effort to Identify Duplication. Comprehensive contacts with industry indicate that this information collection does not duplicate or overlap other information collections made by the NRC or other Government agencies.

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Effort to Use Similar Information. There is no known similar information.

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Effort to Reduce Small Business Burden. There are no small businesses affected by this information collection.

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Consequence of Less Frequeret Collection. This is a one-time information collection requirement.

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Circumstances Which Justify Variation From OMB Guidelines. This information collection does not vary from OMB guidelines.

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Consultations Outside the NRC. Extensive consultations about the objectives and scope of this information collection have been held with nuclear industry personnel as a result of public comments to the proposed rulemaking; membership on the relevant industry standards comittee of the American Nuclear Society; and presentations by NRC staff at industry meetings.

10. Confidentiality of Information. NRC provides no pledge of confidentiality for this collection of information.

11. Justification for Sensitive Ouestions. This information collection does not employ any sensitive questions.

12. Estimated Annualized Cost to the Federal Government. Approximately 40-80 hours per fom will be spent by NRC in evaluating the material submitted from approximately 64 facility licensees. Since it is anticipated that these forms will be submitted over a four-year period commencing with the effective date of the rule, on an annual basis it is estimated at 1280 hours0.0148 days <br />0.356 hours <br />0.00212 weeks <br />4.8704e-4 months <br /> (80 hours9.259259e-4 days <br />0.0222 hours <br />1.322751e-4 weeks <br />3.044e-5 months <br /> per fom x 16 forms). Annual cost per staff hour at $60 will be $76,800.

13. Estimate of Burden, a.

Number and Type of Respondents. Approximately 64 power facility licensees will be required to submit the information. This number accounts for multiple unit plants and similar/ dissimilar units at a single site. To the extent that any of these respondents intends to 1

_ propose another type of simulation facility, (one that does not consist solely of a plant-referenced simulator) they would not respond to this information collection, but rather would be covered under 0MB Clearance Number 3150-0018. Because proposed 10 CFR 55.45 allows all facility licensees four years to submit this information, it is assumed that 25% per year will do so. Thus, calculations are based upon an annualized estimate of 16 respondents.

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Reasonableness of the Schedule for Collecting Infomation.

Proposed 10 CFR Part 55.45 requires that all facility licensees have a certified or approved simulation facility in place within four years after the effective date of the rule. Those respondents which are certifying a plant-referenced simulator must do.so no later than 60 days before the date that they intend for the NRC to'use the

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simulator in the conduct of operating tests as part of an operator licensing examination.

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Method of Collecting the Information.

Form 474 is the most reasonable method for collecting this information. Other methods would require on-site review of performance test records.

Conversely, a requirement for the submittal of other than performance test sumaries or abstracts would require comprehensive computer print-outs, strip-chart records or data plots.

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Record Retention Period. There is no requirement for record retention.

Form 474 will be kept by the NRC.

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Reporting Period. The information will be submitted by each facility licensee to the NRC one time only, upon certification.

It will be resubmitted only in the event that recertification is necessary in the event that certification has been lost.

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Copies to be Submitted. An original and two copies of the certification and supporting information will be required for the NRC's simulation facility evaluation team which will be charged with reviewing the certification.

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Estimated Annual Hours Required to Respond to the Collection. An annual industry total of approximately 1920 hours0.0222 days <br />0.533 hours <br />0.00317 weeks <br />7.3056e-4 months <br /> would be required to compl ue the information requested on the form. A range of 40-120 hours has been estimated as the burden to respond to the requirement per facility licensee. The computation of the burden has, however, been based upon the maximum value in the range. Thus, the estimated annual hours to respond is based upon 120 hours0.00139 days <br />0.0333 hours <br />1.984127e-4 weeks <br />4.566e-5 months <br /> x 16 plants = 1920 hours0.0222 days <br />0.533 hours <br />0.00317 weeks <br />7.3056e-4 months <br />.

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Estimated Annual Cost Required to Respond to the Collection.

The estimated annual cost per respondent to respond to the collection ranges from $2400 ($60/hr. x 40 hrs.) to $7200 ($60/hr. x 120 hrs).

The total annual industry cost is $115,200 ($60/hr. x 1920 hrs).

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Source of Burden Data and Method for Estimating Burden. This is -

based on discussions with facility licensees and other industry personnel, and as a result of public comment to the rulemaking package.

14. Reason for Change in Burden. This request represents a decrease in the burden from that identified in OMB Clearance Number 3150-0018.

In'the supporting statement for that clearance, the NRC estimated the facility licensee burden associated with this action to be 5840 hours0.0676 days <br />1.622 hours <br />0.00966 weeks <br />0.00222 months <br /> annually.

The decrease from these hours to 1920 annually is realized because:

(a) those facility licensees which propose to use a simulation facility consisting solely of a plant-referenced simulator will not be required to submit a plan or an application; and (b) the requirement for an annual report has been eliminated.

15. Publication for Statistical Use. The results of this information collection will not be published for statistical use.

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COLLECTION OF INFORMATION EMPLOYING STATISTICAL METHODS Statistical methods are not used in the collection of information. The proposed regulation requires that each facility licensee which proposes to use a simulation facility consisting solely of a plant-referenced simulator certify that simulation facility on NRC Form 474.

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SIMULATION FACILITY CERTIFICATION a

INSTZ UCTIONS. This form is to be filed (or initial certification, recettification lif required), and for any change to a simulation facility performance testing plan made after initial submittal of such a plan. Provide the following information, and check the appropriate box to indicate reason for submittal.

DOCKE i NUMBER F ACILIT y 50 DATE LICENSE E 1 trie above named facility hcensee is useesg a semuf atron racility cons #steng solely of a plant. referenced simulator that meets the requif ements of 10 CF H $

Thes is t1 certsf y that:

3. documentat.on is available for NRC review in

2. this simulation facility meets the guidance contained in ANSI /ANS 3.5.1485 as endorsed by NRC Regulatory Guide 1.149paAn accordenee weth 10 CFR 6 65 45(b). tf there are any enceptions to the certification of item 2 above. check heret land describe fully on additional pages, if necessary.

NAME forotheridents/scation) AND LOCATION OF SIMULATION F ACILITY l $IMULATION F AClllTY PE R FORMANCE TEST ABST R ACTS ATT ACH E0. (For performance terts conductedin the period end DE SCulPTION OF F E R FO RM ANCE TE STING COMPLE T EO IAttach addstronalpage(sl as acessary. andidentify the stem descriptron berng continued)

SIMULATION F ACILIT Y PE R FO RM ANCE T EST ING SCHEDULE AT T ACH ED. (For the conduct of sppron#mstely 25% of performance iests per yeer for the founerser period commencing wsth the date of this cerrotocation i D ESCRIPTION OF 9 E R F0RM ANCE TESTING TO 8 E CONDUCTE D IArtsch ad$tionalpage(s) es r.ecessary, andidentofy the item description being continued) l PE 7. FORM ANCE TESTING 9LAN CH ANGE. lfor any modifocatoon to a performance testing plan submitted on a prewous certification)

DESCKIFTION OF FE RI'ORM ANCE T ESTING FLAN CH ANGE (Attach addotoonalpage(sins necessary, and sdenrefy the item descroprion being continued)

I s.ECERTiF ICAT ton (Descenbe correctove actions taaen, strech results of comptered performance testing m accorannce wrth 10 CFR 155.45tbil5)(v).

l A trech errditioner pagets1 as necessary. andisentofy tne orem descroprion tie <ng continued I I cettily u der penalty of persvry that the information in this Any false statement or omission in this document, incluo ng attachments may t.e sutyect to cavat and cristiensi sanctions n

document end att.cnments is true and co<,ect SIGNATURE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE TITLE OAJE in accordance with 10 CF R l 55.5. Communications. this form shall be submitted to the NRC as follows:

BY Mall ADDRESSED TO. Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation BY DELtVERY IN PERSON TO THE NRC OFFICES AT:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7920 Norfolk Avenue Washington,DC 20555 Bethesda, MD