Any Agreement State licensee who engages in the use of radioactive material in non-Agreement States, areas of exclusive Federal jurisdiction, or offshore waters, under the general license in Section 150.20, is required to file, with the NRC regional administrator for the region in which the Agreement State that issues the license is located, a copy of NRC Form 241 (ÂReport of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States, Areas of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction, or Offshore WatersÂ), a copy of its Agreement State specific license, and the appropriate fee as prescribed in Section 170.31 at least 3 days before engaging in such activity. This mandatory notification permits NRC to schedule inspections of the activities to determine whether the activities are being conducted in accordance with requirements for protection of the public health and safety.
The NRC reviewed the actual number of responses received during the last 3 years and found that the number of forms submitted was lower than previously estimated. An average of 2,188 forms were filed annually, rather than the previous estimate of 3,963 forms, an overall reduction of 1,775 forms. The number of initial submissions decreased from 167 to 140 (a reduction of 27 forms and 14 hours); the number of revisions decreased from 600 to 412 (a reduction of 188 forms and 47 hours); and the number of clarifications decreased from 3,196 to 1,636 (a reduction of 1,560 forms and 390 hours).
As a result of the reduction in the estimated number of forms filed annually, the overall burden estimate has decreased from 1,033 to 582 hours, a net reduction of 451 hours.
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.