ML24143A051

OMB 3150-0014, 60-day FRN for 10 CFR Part 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation - Draft

ML24143A051
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Issue date:	08/07/2024
From:	David Cullison, Sida B NRC/OCIO, NRC/NMSS/DMSST
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NRC-2024-0052, OMB 3150-0014
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2024-0052]

Information Collection: Standards for Protection Against Radiation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment.

SUMMARY

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on

the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing

collection of information. The information collection is entitled, Standards for Protection

Against Radiation.

DATES: Submit comments by October 11, 2024. Comments received after this date will

be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure

consideration only for comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; however,

the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking

website:

• Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search

for Docket ID NRC-2024-0052. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov

to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For

technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the For Further Information

Contact section of this document.

• Mail comments to: David Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer,

Mail Stop: T-6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-

0001.

For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see

Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;

telephone: 301-415-2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0052 when contacting the NRC about the

availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly available information

related to this action by any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and

search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0052.

• NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System

(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public

Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the

search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems with ADAMS, please

contact the NRCs Public Document Room (P DR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at

301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The supporting statement is

available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML24143A053.

• NRCs PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly

available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR,

please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-

2 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

• NRCs Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of information and related

instructions may be obtained without charge by contacting the NRCs Clearance Officer,

David C. Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email:

Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov.

B. Submitting Comments

The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal

rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC-

2024-0052, in your comment submission.

The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information in

comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment

submission. All comment submissions are posted at https://www.regulations.gov and

entered into ADAMS. Comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove

identifying or contact information.

If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for

submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying

or contact information that they do not w ant to be publicly disclosed in their comment

submission. Your request should state that comment submissions are not routinely

edited to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to

the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

3 II. Background

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35),

the NRC is requesting public comment on its in tention to request the OMBs approval for

the information collection summarized below.

1. The title of the information collection : Standards for Protection Against

Radiation.

2. OMB approval number: 3150-0014.

3. Type of submission: Extension.

4. The form number, if applicable : Not applicable.

5. How often the collection is required or requested : Annually for most reports

and at license termination for reports dealing with decommissioning.

6. Who will be required or asked to respond: NRC licensees and Agreement

State licensees, including those requesting license terminations. Types of licensees

include civilian commercial, industrial, academic, and medical users of nuclear materials.

Licenses are issued for, among other things, the possession, use, processing, handling,

and importing and exporting of nuclear materials, and for the operation of nuclear

reactors.

7. The estimated number of annual responses: 53,483 (6,219 NRC Licensees +

47,264 Agreement State Licensees).

8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 25,826 (3,003 NRC licensees

+ 22,823 Agreement State licensees).

9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the

information collection requirement or request: 787,286 (91,545 NRC Licensees +

695,741 Agreement State Licensees).

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10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 20 establishes standards for protection against ionizing

radiation resulting from activities con ducted under licenses issued by the NRC and by

Agreement States. These standards require the establishment of radiation protection

programs, maintenance of radiation protection programs, maintenance of radiation

records, recording of radiation received by workers, reporting of incidents which could

cause exposure to radiation, submittal of an annual report to NRC and to Agreement

States of the results of individual monitoring, and submittal of license termination

information. These mandatory requirements are needed to protect occupationally

exposed individuals from undue risks of excessive exposure to ionizing radiation and to

protect the health and safety of the public.

III. Specific Requests for Comments

The NRC is seeking comments that address the following questions:

1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC to properly

perform its functions? Does the information have practical utility? Please explain your

answer.

2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection accurate? Please

explain your answer.

3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected?

4. How can the burden of the information collection on respondents be

minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of

information technology?

5 Dated: August 7, 2024

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

/RA/

David Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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