In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, comment filed on proposed rule. Agency will address comments at final rule stage and will indicate in the future whether the collection is associated with a proposed or final rule.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2012
03/31/2012
03/31/2012
182,119
0
182,119
1,005,313
0
1,005,313
91,332
0
91,332
10 CFR Parts 73, Physical Protection of Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit, Proposed Rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to enhance the requirements for the safety and security of spent nuclear fuel during transit and to make these applicable to all licensees by placing them in the 10 CFR. The proposed rulemaking would establish the minimum performance standards and objectives for the protection of spent nuclear fuel shipments from theft, diversion or radiological sabotage. The proposed amendments would affect licensees authorized to possess or transport spent nuclear fuel.
After the attacks of September 11, 2001, the NRC reevaluated its security requirements for SNF in transit. From this effort, additional measures were identified that would improve security. The additional security measures deemed immediately necessary were issued as orders and supplemented existing regulations. The proposed revisions of the regulations are based on the NRC efforts undertaken since the events of September 11, 2001, including issuance of additional security requirements by orders, and insights gained from implementation of the orders.
The proposed rule will increase the reporting, recordkeeping, and third party notification requirements by 1,058 hours from 1,005,313 to 1,006,371.
Section 73.37(b)(1)(iv) is a new third party notification requirement to the impacted states. It requires licensees to Preplan and Coordinate SNF with the governor of a State, or the governor's designee, of a shipment of SNF through, or across their boundary. The NRC estimates on average each shipment will cross the border into five states. This is a new requirement with a burden of 3 hours per each state, there are a total of 100 l states who will be notified for the 20 shipments. This is an annual burden of 300 hours.
Section 73.37 (b)(1)(vi) is a new reporting requirements on the pre-planning coordination with the NRC. It requires licensees to Preplan and coordinate with the NRC to obtain advance approval of the routes used for road and rail shipments of SNF, and of any U.S. ports where vessels carrying spent fuel shipments are scheduled to stop. This is estimated to be 25 hours per shipment for a total new reporting burden of 500 hours annually.
Section 73.37 (b)(2)(i-iii) is a new third party notification and reporting requirement for the advance written notification to the NRC and the States. It requires the written advance notification to the NRC and States of the estimated 20 shipments per year to an average of five states and to the NRC. This will require a total of 120 written notifications with each notification estimated to take 30 minutes, for a total of 60 hours of annual burden. The NRC estimates this to be a total of 60 hours of annual burden.
Section 73.37(b)(2)(vi) places a new recordkeeping requirement on the pre-planning, and required notifications. It requires licensees to retain a copy of the preplanning and coordination activities, advance notification, and any revision or cancellation notice as a record for 3 years. The NRC estimates this additional burden to be 60 hours annually.
Section 73.38(d) places a new reporting requirement for licensees to conduct background investigations before allowing an individual to act as an armed escort or have unescorted access to spent reactor fuel in transit. The NRC estimates it will take 6 hours for the individual to complete the paperwork. The NRC estimates that each of the 18 licensees will experience turnover requiring 1 new background investigations annually for a total of 18 background investigations each year. The NRC estimates this additional burden to be 108 hours annually.
Sections 73.37(b)(2)(v), 73.38(a)(1), 73.38(b)(5), 73.72(a)(4)(i)-(iii), and 73.72(b) are new recordkeeping and reporting requirement for licensees that require minimum burden changes. These sections require the licensee to maintain records of background investigations 5 years from the date the individual no longer requires access to spent nuclear fuel. They also require a copy of the access authorization program procedures as a record for 5 years after it is no longer needed. In addition, the licensee must retain the list of persons approved for unescorted access for 5 years after the list is superseded or replaced.
The total annual burden for this proposed rule is 1,058 (641 reporting hours+ 65.5 recordkeeping hours + 352 third party hours). The total annualized burden cost for this proposed rule is $271,901.
$154,200
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Cardelia Maupin 301 415-2312
No
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Part 73 Proposed Rule SS Irradiated Reactor Fuel.doc
10 CFR 73, Physical Protection of Plants and Materials