RIS 2005-19, Withdrawn NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-019: Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Withdrawn NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-019: Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML052080128
Person / Time
Issue date:	08/24/2005
Revision:	0
From:	Hiland P L NRC/NRR/DIPM/IROB
To:
Barnhill E E, NRR/DIPM, 415-1065
References
RIS-05-019
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Withdrawn NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-19, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated August 24, 2005, has been withdraw ADAMS Accession Number: ML052080128 See Federal Register notice 81 FR 31969, dated May 20, 2016 OMB Clearance no.: 3150-0131 August 24, 2005NRC REGULATORY ISSUE SUMMARY 2005-19PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS

ADDRESSEES

All holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors, except those who havepermanently ceased operations and have certified that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vesse

INTENT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this regulatory issue summary (RIS)to inform addressees of the NRC staff's need for updated information on projected site-specific operator licensing examination schedules and the estimated numbers of applicants planning to take operator licensing examinations and the NRC's generic fundamentals examinations (GFEs). This information will help the NRC to more effectively utilize its resource This RIS requires no action or written response on the part of addressee Addressee actions to collect and transmit the information noted herein are strictly voluntary.

BACKGROUND

On April 23, 1999, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (64 FR 19868) amending10 CFR Part 55, "Operators' Licenses," to allow nuclear power facility licensees to prepare, proctor, and grade the written examinations required by 10 CFR 55.41 and 55.43 provided that certain conditions are satisfie The amendment also allows facility licensees to prepare the NRC-administered operating tests required by 10 CFR 55.4 Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(c),

facility licensees that choose not to prepare their own examinations and operating tests must request in writing that the NRC prepare the examination and the operating tests.Regulatory Information Summary (RIS) 2004-10, "Preparation and Scheduling of OperatorLicensing Examinations," issued June 14, 2004, asked facility licensees to submit proposedschedules of examinations that they intended to prepare and estimate the number of applicants to be tested in site examinations and GFEs in calendar years (CYs) 2005 through 200 This RIS supercedes RIS 2004-1 The objective is to update examination schedules and applicant estimates for CYs 2006 through 2008 and add an estimate for CY 2009.

SUMMARY OF ISSUE

The NRC uses about twice as many resources to prepare an examination as to review,approve, administer, and document a facility-prepared examinatio The number of examinations administered by licensees fluctuates from year to yea Consequently, the NRC has found it helpful to request an annual update of power reactor facility licensees' initial operator licensing examination need The update should include an estimate of the number of applicants to be examined and whether the licensee or the NRC will prepare the exam. This information will help the NRC budget its resource The NRC regional offices will continue to coordinate specific examination dates with the training managers of affected facility licensees.The NRC is requesting that each licensee provide the following information on NRC Form 536,"Operator Licensing Examination Data" (attached): Proposed Examination Preparation Schedule Estimate the number of examinations you intend to prepare and the number of examinationsyou will request the NRC to prepare during CYs 2006 through 200 For examinations that are prepared by facility licensees, the NRC will assume that each examination includes the required outline, the written examination, and the operating test unless otherwise specified (joint NRC/licensee examination development is permitted and should be coordinated with the NRC regional office). Initial Operator License Examinations For each desired examination, estimate the number of applicants to be tested and enter the proposed primary and alternate dates of examinatio If you are requesting more than one examination per calendar year, split the applicable column or use additional forms as necessary to cover all the examinations through CY 2009. Proposed Generic Fundamentals Examination Schedule Estimate by examination month the number of applicants who plan to take the GFE in CYs 2006 and 200 As requested by the industry, the GFE is now administered four times a year.

Addressees

that choose to submit the information requested in NRC Form 536 are asked to doso within 30 days of receiving this RI NRC Form 536 is available on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/forms/. Your response should be directed to theU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and a copy of the response should be sent to the applicable regional offic RIS responses may be submitted electronicall

BACKFIT DISCUSSION

This RIS requires no action or written respons Any action on the part of addressees to collectand transmit operator licensing examination data in accordance with the guidance contained in this RIS is strictly voluntary and, therefore, is not a backfit under 10 CFR 50.10 Consequently, the staff did not perform a backfit analysi

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTIFICATION

A notice of opportunity for public comment on this RIS was not published in the FederalRegister because it pertains to an administrative aspect of the regulatory process that involvesthe voluntary submission of information on the part of addressees.SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT FAIRNESS ACT OF 1966The NRC has determined that this action is not subject to the Small Business RegulatoryEnforcement Fairness Act of 1996.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT

This RIS concerns a voluntary information collection that is subject to the Paperwork ReductionAct of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This voluntary information collection is covered by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance no. 3150-0131, which expires on August 31, 2008. The public reporting burden for this voluntary information collection on NRC Form 536 isestimated to average 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the information collectio Send comments on any aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to infocollects@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office ofInformation and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202 (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.Public Protection NotificationThe NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection unless the requesting document displays a currently valid OMB control numbe

CONTACT

Please direct any questions about this matter to the technical contact(s) or the Lead ProjectManager listed below, or to the appropriate Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager. /RA/Patrick L. Hiland, Chief Reactor Operations Branch Division of Inspection Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationTechnical Contacts: David C. Trimble, NRRRichard J. Conte, RI 301-415-2942610-337-5183 E-mail: dct@nrc.govE-mail: rjc@nrc.gov James H. Moorman, RIIHironori Peterson, RIII 404-562-4647630-829-9707 E-mail: jhm2@nrc.govE-mail: hxp1@nrc.gov Ryan E. Lantz, RIV 817-860-8158 E-mail: rel@nrc.gov

Attachment:

NRC Form 536, "Operator Licensing Examination Data"Note: NRC generic communications may be found on the NRC public website,http://www.nrc.gov, under Electronic Reading Room/Document Collection

CONTACT

Please direct any questions about this matter to the technical contact(s) or the Lead ProjectManager listed below, or to the appropriate Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager. /RA/Patrick L. Hiland, Chief Reactor Operations Branch Division of Inspection Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationTechnical Contacts: David C. Trimble, NRRRichard J. Conte, RI 301-415-2942610-337-5183 E-mail: dct@nrc.govE-mail: rjc@nrc.gov James H. Moorman, RIIHironori Peterson, RIII 404-562-4647630-829-9707 E-mail: jhm2@nrc.govE-mail: hxp1@nrc.gov Ryan E. Lantz, RIV 817-860-8158 E-mail: rel@nrc.gov

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