10 CFR Part 31, General Domestic Licenses for Byproduct Material

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
UpdatedSupportingStatement-0717-2009 (3).doc Supporting Statement A	2009-08-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33201	10 CFR Part 31, General Domestic Licenses for Byproduct Material	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0016	ICR Reference No: 200908-3150-007
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200811-3150-001
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR Part 31, General Domestic Licenses for Byproduct Material
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 01/20/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/11/2009
Terms of Clearance: The agency received comments in response to proposed rule and will respond at the final rule stage.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2012	04/30/2012	06/30/2012
Responses	36,045	0	36,045
Time Burden (Hours)	10,868	0	10,868
Cost Burden (Dollars)	555	0	555

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Abstract: Proposed Rule entitled: 10 CFR Part 31, "Limiting the Quantity of Byproduct Material in a Generally Licensed Device." The NRC is proposing to amend its regulations to limit the amount of certain byproduct material in a generally licensed device to below 1/10 of the IAEA Category 3 thresholds. The proposed amendment would require licensees possessing devices meeting or exceeding these thresholds to submit an application for a specific license. The NRC and/or the Agreement States would review such applications and issue licenses as appropriate.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 1-311 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3150-AI33	Proposed rulemaking	74 FR 38372	08/03/2009

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
10 CFR Part 31, General Domestic Licenses for Byproduct Material

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This proposed rule will impose an additional information collection burden of 31,114 hours to the existing burden requirements for 10 CFR Parts 19, 20, and 30, with some reduction of burdens under Part 31. The increased burden will result from the limitation of generally licensed devices to those with sources less than 1/10th of IAEA Category 3. Approximately 1,400 current general licensees (280 NRC licensees and 1,120 Agreement State licensees) will be affected by this rule by having to become specific licensees and follow the requirements of these existing Parts in NRC and equivalent Agreement State regulations. The information is needed to improve the accountability and control certain existing generally licensed devices with radioactive sources above the limit in this proposed amendment. The changes for 10 CFR Part 31 (3150-0016) requires a decrease of 370 burden hrs and an decrease of 22,180 respondents and 34,925 responses. In addition, the cost for professional effort has been increased from $157 to $238 per hour.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $285,600

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/11/2009

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