States and federally recognized Indian Tribes are involved and interested in monitoring the safety status of nuclear power plants and other nuclear production and utilization facilities. This involvement is, in part, in response to the States' and Tribes' public health and safety responsibilities and, in part, in response to their citizens' desire to become more knowledgeable about the safety of nuclear power plants and other nuclear production and utilization facilities. States and Tribes have identified NRC inspections as one possible source of knowledge for their personnel regarding NRC licensee activities, and the NRC, through the policy statement, “Cooperation with States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production or Utilization Facilities” (57 FR 6462; February 25, 1992), has been amenable to accommodating States' and Tribes' needs in this regard. The NRC uses the information collected under this information collection requirement to allow States and federally recognized Indian Tribes to participate in or observe inspections at NRC-licensed facilities. The types of information collected include written requests identifying specific inspections States and Tribes wish to observe; identification-related information required for site access to NRC-licensed facilities; training and qualifications of State and Tribal personnel participating in inspections; information required to define inspection roles for States and Tribes; and information to coordinate NRC and State and Tribal inspections.
The overall burden has decreased by 71 hours from 1,380 hours to 1,309 hours; and the number of responses has decreased by 4 responses from 213 responses to 209 responses. As stated under “Description of Information Collection,” since the 2016 application for extension of the OMB clearance for “Cooperation with States,” reimbursable inspections conducted under Section 274i of the AEA ceased due to the Agreement States now having the authority to conduct the inspections under their own regulations.
The NRC staff has rounded up the estimated burden per response for States observing or participating in inspections (from 8.92 hours to 9 hours for observing inspections and 4.62 hours to 5 hours for participating in inspections) for the purpose of clarity and consistency with other NRC burden estimates. This increased the overall burden by 60 hours above what it would have been, had the estimated not been rounded.
In the previous submission, burden estimates included a fractional response (0.1 response) for submissions related to a new instrument of cooperation (50 hours). Because no submissions are estimated in the upcoming clearance period, this has been reduced to 0 responses and 0 hours for instruments of cooperation.
The estimated additional costs increased by $1,224 from $25,800 to $27,024 due to the increase in per diem for Chattanooga, TN (where NRC training takes place).
$143,335
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Sarah Lopas 301 415-6360
No
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:
(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;
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.
REVISED Final supporting statement for Cooperation with States at Nuclear Power Plants.docx
Cooperation with States at Commerical Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities, Policy Statement