Operator Licensing Examination Data

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data Form	Modified
RIS for NRC Form 536.docx Supplementary Document	2016-05-10
Nonsubstantive Change to the NRC Form 536.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2016-05-10
30-dayFRNPub8-6-14.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-20
2014 FINAL SUPPORTING STATEMENT 3150-0131.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-08-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33387	Operator Licensing Examination Data Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0131	ICR Reference No: 201605-3150-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201408-3150-005
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Operator Licensing Examination Data
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/12/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/10/2016
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection request is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2017	10/31/2017	10/31/2017
Responses	105	0	105
Time Burden (Hours)	105	0	105
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The NRC annually requests all commercial power reactor licensees and applicants for an operating license to voluntarily send to the NRC: (1) their projected number of candidates for operator licensing initial examinations, (2) the estimated dates of the examinations, (3) information on whether the examinations will be facility developed or NRC developed, and (4) the estimated number of individuals that will participate in the Generic Fundamentals Examination (GFE) for that calendar year. NRC uses an official form, NRC Form 536, for the voluntary reporting of this operator licensing examination projection data. The estimated burden is one hour per respondent annually. As part of Project AIM (an NRC effort to streamline processes for efficiency and budget reduction purposes), the Commission changed the Generic Fundamentals Examination schedule from the examination being given quarterly to bi-annually. This change does not affect the numbers of candidates for the examination, nor does it affect the reporting frequency (annually) for the NRC Form 536. The NRC is requesting a nonsubstantive change to the NRC Form 536 to make the form consistent with new examination schedules. Section C of the form, ”Proposed Generic Fundamentals Examination (GFE) Schedule” currently includes boxes for licensees to report the number of candidates proposed to take the GFE in March, June, September, and December. The revised form would only include boxes for reporting the number of candidates proposed for the testing dates of March and September, because the June and December tests have been eliminated. This change would not affect the burden for completing the form. Respondents would continue to report the data annually, and the estimated burden remains one hour per response.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 22704	04/23/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 45846	08/06/2014
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
Operator Licensing Examination Data	NRC Form 536	Operator Licensing Examination Data

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	105	105	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	105	105	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The overall burden has decreased by 5 hours from 110 hours to 105 hours because of the decreases in the number of operating commercial nuclear power reactor units and new commercial nuclear power facilities requiring licensed reactor operators and senior reactor operators.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $28,560

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 05/10/2016

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