ML20246N357

Request for OMB Review & Supporting Statement Concerning NRC Form 474, Simulation Facility Certification. Estimated Respondent Burden Is 840 H

ML20246N357
Person / Time
Issue date:	07/17/1989
From:	Amenta J NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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OMB-3150-0138, OMB-3150-138, NUDOCS 8907190350
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- MSIGNME ORIGINAL snnd'ard rorm83 -

. Request for OMB Review-L l - (Riv ffertemim S83) i Ce2*tified By

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import:nt Send three copies of this form, the material to be reviewed, and for Read instructions before completing form. Do not use the same SF 83 -

to r:au:st both an Executive Order 12291 review and approval under paperwork-three copies of the supporting St.atement, to:

the Paperwork Reduction Act l'

Answer a3 questions h Part 1. If this request is for review under E 0; Offic e of information and Regulatory Affairs 12291. complete Part 11 and sign the regu'atory certification. If this Office of Management and Budget

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. request'is for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act and 5 CFR Attention: Docket Library, Room 3201 l

1320, skip Part 11, complete Part til and sign the paperwork certification.

Washington, DC 20503

PART l.-Complete This Part for All Requests.

1. Departrnent/ agency and Bureau /of bce origmatmg request

2. Agency code -

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h L U.S. Nuclear Regulatory ComisSion 3 1 5 0

3. Name of person who can best answer cuestions regardmg this request Telephone number Neal'K. Hunemuller (301 3 492-3171:

4. Title of information collection or rulemaking NRC Form 474, Simulation Facility Certification

$. t egal authority for mforr ation cotiection or rule (cire Unitea States Code, Pobuc Law, or Eiecutae Order) 42 2201(o) usC

6. Affected pubhc (check allinatapply)

$ C Federaiagencies oremployees

! C Ind'viduals or households 3 0 farms 6 C hon-proht institut4cns -

' 2 O state orioca governmer'is 4 $ eusinesses or other for-profit 7 C Smail bus'nesses or orcan>zat'ons s

PART ll.-Complete This Part Only if the Request is for OMB Review Under Executive Order 12291

7. Regulat:on tent 6er Number (RIN)

_ _ _. or. None assigned C Uype of suomissson (che ca one in escn category)

Type of review requested ClessificatLon Stage of development 1 O Stancard 1 C Mator 1 O eroposed or d att 2 C Pendme 2 C Nonmajor 2 C Finai or mienm fmat, with prio, proposal 3 O Emergency 3 C final or interim frat, wrthout pnor proposal 4 C Statutory or ju@cialdeadline

9. CFR section af fected CVP

10. Does this regulat.on cor.tain reporting ar recordaceping require nerts that requi'e OMB approvat under the Paperwork Reduction Act and $ CFR 1320?

O Yes O no 11,if a major rule,is there a regu!atoryimpact ana! s:s attached' 1 C Yes 2 O No 1

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if"No," did OMB waive the analysts?

3 C Yes 4 O No C: ratification for Regulatory Submissions l

10 submitting this request for OMB revie*, the authorized regulatory contact and the program officia certify that the reavirements of E o 12291 and any applicable policy directives have been comphed with.

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l Signature of autnonzed regulatory contact Date II t0 afb use only) 8"#*'# N8(([oh P=oas ea+tions obsoiete 63 108

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PkRT lil.-C:mpiste This Pcrt Only if the Requsst is for Apptov:1cf a Cclisction ef Inf armitlin UndIr th1 Prperwntk Raductirn Act end 5 CFR 1320

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" Facility Evaluation Testing Nuclear Power Plant" 13.r,bstract-Describe needs. uses and affected pubiic in 50 words or iess

.Licensedpowerfacilitieswhich'proposetheuseof.asimulationfacilityconsistingsolek

' of a. plant referenced simulator for the conduct of NRC licensing' tests are to submit NRC

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' Form 474.

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Information collections not contained in rules

~ 1 [ Regular submission 2 O Emergency submission (:ert fication attached > '

information collections containedin rules 3 $ Existing regulation (no change proposed) 6 Fina! or intenm final without pnor 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 rulemalung f 5 O Fenal, NPRM was previously pubhshed B O Emergency submission (certification attached >

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' 15. Type of review requested (check only one) 1 O New conection 4 O Reinstatement of a previously approved conection for wnien approvai.

has expired 2

Revision of a currently approved cohection

. 3 L Extension of the expiration date of a currently approved collection.

5 C Existing conection m use without an oMB control number without any charige m the substance or in the method of coCection

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

22. Purpose of information collection (check as many as apply) 1 O Apphcation for benefits g 474 2 O erogram evaivation

17. Annual reporting or disclosure burden 3 0 ceneratpurposestatistics 1 Number of respondents.

4 b Regu!atoryorcomphance 2 Number of responses per respondent.

5 C Program planning or management 3 Total annuai responses (hne J times hne 21 6 O Research U

7 O Auit 4 Hou's per response

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5 Totat hou s ene 3 times hne 4)

38. Annual recorckeepirig burden '

23. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting (checA alltnat apply) 1 Number of recordkeepers 1 O Reccrdseeping 2 Annual hours per recordkeeper.

Reporting 3 Total recordkeeping hours (hne j times hne 2) 2 O on occas;on 4 Recordkeeping retention penod years 3 0 weekiy

19. Total annua! burden 4 O Montnir

?*I00 5 0 Qua'teny

'1 Requested (hne 17 5 plus hne 18 3).

1,920 6 0 semnannuany 2 in current oMB inventory

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840 7 O Annually 3 Difference (hne J Iess line2)

Explanation of d!/ference 8 O B>ennsany 4 Program change 91 other(describe):

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ON 5 Adiustment.

' 20. Current (most recent) oMB control number or comment number

24. Re spondents' obhgation to comply (check the strongest abhgabon that applies) 3150-0138 1 O voiuntary

21. Requested expiration cate 2 O Required to obtain or retain a benefit 10/Jl/92 3 0 uaneatory

25. Are the respondents pnmarily educational agencies or institutions or is the pomary purpose of the collection related to Federal education programs? O ves 0 No

. 26. Does the agencf use sampkng to select respondents or does the agency recommend or prescribe the use of sampling o' statistical an

. O yes 0 No by respondents 2 7. Reg, ory aathonty for in mation conect.on CFR

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or, other (specify).

Paperwork Certification in submitting this request for OMB approval. the agency head, the senior official or an authorized representative, certifies that the requirements of 5 CFR 1320, the Pnvacy Act, stat:stica' standards or directives, and any other apphcabie informahon pokey directives ha<e been comphed with.

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OPB SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR

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l NRC FORM 474: SIMULATION FACILITY CERTIFICATION l

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(0MB Clearance No. 3150-0138) i Description of Information Collection 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 (May 26,1987).

NRC Forn 474 standardizes the essential

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information needed to certify a simulation facility and 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 sumnaries or abstracts would require comprehensive computer print-outs, strip chart records er data plots.

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. JUSTIFICATION (11 Need for the Collection of Information Section 306 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1987, Pyblic Law 97-425, directs the NRC in part to establish simulator training requirements for operator requalification programs, requirements governing NRC administration of requalification cyaminations and requirements for operating tests at civilian nuclear power plant simulators. The staff published rulemaking and appropriate regulatory guidance in response to this direction.

This supporting statement has been prepared specifically in support of NRC Form 474, titled " Simulation Facility Certification." Note that OMB 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 Parch 31, 1991.

Submittal of this form is mandatory for all facility licensees which propose to meet the requirements of 10 CFR E5.45(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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(2) Agency Use of Information The information will be used to ascertain the acceptability of simulation facilities for use in the conduct of operating tests o~

for nuclear power plant operator and senior operator.' candidates.

It will also be used by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's e

Operator Licensing Branch staff in determining whether to initiate a simulation facility inspection at a specific site due to concerns about their suitability for use in operating tes.ts.

Since the facility licensee typically performs comprehensive performance testing as part of simulator acceptance, and ongoing configuration tranagement 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.

(3) Reduction of Burden Through I_nformation Technology i

There is no legal obstacle to the use of information technoloay. Moreover, HRC encoureges its use. Some of the information provided as attachments to the form is in the 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 recordina-and output capabilities of existing simulation facilities.

(4) Effort to Identify Duplication This information collection does not duplicate or overlap other information collections made by the NRC or other Government agencies. The Information Requirements Control Automated System (IPCAS) was searched for duplication and none was found. The regulations, covered by separate clearance number 1

3150-0018, require the facility licensees to retain the results of the performance testing conducted for four years, however, j

for reporting purposes, they are only required to submit performance test abstracts of this data on Forn 474 (5) Effort to Use Similar Information I

i There is no known similar information. This information is only available from the facility licensee.

(6) Burden on Small Business There are no small businesses affected by this information collection.

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This is a one-time information collection requirement.

i (8) Variation From OMB Guidelines This information collection does not vary from OMB guidelines.

(9)- Consultations Outside the NRC Extensive consultations about the objectives and scope of this information collection were held with nuclear industry personnel, and the relevant industry standards committee of the American Nuclear Society during the proposed rule staae and on a continuing basis.

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

(11) Sensitive Ouestions This information collection does not employ any sensitive ouestions.

(12) Estimated Annualized Cost to the Federal Government Approximately 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> per form will be spent by NRC in evaluating the material submitted from approximately 118 facility licensees expected to submit certifications.

Forty-eight (48) submittals were covered by the current clearance. Since the remaining 70 forms will be submitted over the three-year period of this extension, on an annual basis.it is estimated at 933 hours0.0108 days <br />0.259 hours <br />0.00154 weeks <br />3.550065e-4 months <br /> (40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> per form x 70 forms i 3). Annual cost per staff hour at $60 will be 55,980.

(13) Estimate of Industry Burden and Costs a.

Number and Type of Respondents. Approximately 118 power facility licensees are reouired to submit the information.

Forty-eight (48) submittals were covered by the current clearance. Because 10 CFR 55.45 requires all facility

. licensees to submit this information it is assumed that 23% per year of the remaining plants will be processed under this clearance, i.e., 70 units, or 23 per ~ year, are additional, b.

Record Retention Period.

There is no requirement for record retention.

Form 474 will be kept by the NRC.

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Reporting Period.

f The information is expected to be submitted by each facility licensee to the NPC one time only, upon certification. If the Commission determines that a certified simulation facility does not meet the requirements, the facility may submit a decertification on Form NRC-474. No recertifications are expected during the three year period of this clearance extension.

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Copies to be Submitted.

An original and two copies of the certification will be required for the NRC's simulation facility evaluation team which will be charged with reviewing the certification, e.

Estimated Annual Hours Required to Pespond to the Collection.

An annual industry total of approximately 2760 hours0.0319 days <br />0.767 hours <br />0.00456 weeks <br />0.00105 months <br /> would be required to complete 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 23 licensecs = 2760 hours0.0319 days <br />0.767 hours <br />0.00456 weeks <br />0.00105 months <br />.

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Estimated Annual Cost Required to Respond to the Collection.

The estimated annual cost per respendent 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

$165,600 ($60/hr. x 2760 hours0.0319 days <br />0.767 hours <br />0.00456 weeks <br />0.00105 months <br />) based on the highest estimate.

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Reasons for Change in Burden The burden estimated here represents an increase of 840 hours0.00972 days <br />0.233 hours <br />0.00139 weeks <br />3.1962e-4 months <br /> and $50,400 over the arrual industry burden estimated under the current clearance. The increase is due to the total number of.

plants responding by certification rather than by requests for approval having increased based on information gained during the first two years of the allowable response period. Originally it was expected that approximately half would seek approval rather than certification. Of 173 units required to have a simulation facility, only five (5) have chosen to seek approval, therefore the remaining 118 have submitted or will be submitting NRC Form 474.

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Publications for Statistical lise This information is not published for statistical use.

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COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION EMPLOYING STATISTICAL METHODS Statistical inethods are not used in this information collection.

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l In actordance mth 10 Cf R t bb b. Communications, this form shall be tut)mstted to the NRC a5 (OsloW1 BY DE LIVERY IN PERSON o rig Whlf8 b ed Morfh BY Mall ADDRESSED TO: Director,Otf ace of Nucle.at Reactor Regulation TO TME NHC Of FICE AT. # (5 5 5 A cd g,//r., F,2. g,,,

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