In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for 3 years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2013
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2010
5,600
0
13,400
4,200
0
10,050
0
0
0
NRC forms 540 and 540A are standardized forms designed to meet the DOT, NRC and State requirements. The forms were developed by NRC at the request of low-level waste industry groups. The forms provide uniformity and efficiency in the collection of information contained in manifest which are required to control transfers of low-level radioactive waste intended for disposal at a land disposal facility. NRC form 540 contains information needed to satisfy DOT shipping paper requirements in 49 CFR 172 and the waste tracking requirements of NRC in 10 CFR Part 20.
The overall burden decreased by 5,850 hours 10,050 to 4,200 hours due to the decrease in number of NRC Form 540/540A processed annually by licensees from 13,400 to 5,600 forms. The root cause in the significant decrease is three fold. These three circumstances taken together explain both the reduction in number of licensees required to complete Form 540 as well as the number of Form 540s that need to be completed. First and foremost, the closure of the Barnwell, SC commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities to licensees outside of the Atlantic LLRW Compact has caused the generators of Class B and C LLRW to store waste instead of sending it for disposal. Second, the escalating cost of LLRW disposal has driven licensees to modify business practices so as to create less LLRW requiring disposal at a commercial LLRW disposal facility. Finally, licensees are building more efficiency into their waste management practices by accumulating waste in order to minimize annual instances of shipment for disposal.
In addition, the hourly cost for professional staff has increased from $214/hr to $257/hr.
$7,000
No
No
No
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Gwendolyn Davis 3014158165
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.
Form 540 Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page
Final540ssRev.docx
nuregbr0204.pdf
Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page