10 CFR 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation

OMB Control No: 3150-0014	ICR Reference No: 201204-3150-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200811-3150-003
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/29/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/24/2012
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2012
Responses	43,505	0	5,502
Time Burden (Hours)	640,521	0	110,244
Cost Burden (Dollars)	65,498	0	10,472

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Abstract: 10 CFR Part 20 establishes standards for protection against ionizing radiation resulting from activities conducted under licenses issued by the NRC and by Agreement States. These standards require the establishment of radiation protection programs, maintenance of radiation protection programs, maintenance of radiation records recording of radiation received by workers, reporting of incidents which could cause exposure to radiation, submittal of an annual report to NRC and to Agreement States of the results of individual monitoring, and submittal of license termination information. These mandatory requirements are needed to protect occupationally exposed individuals from undue risks of excessive exposure to ionizing radiation and to protect the health and safety of the public.

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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:
	76 FR 72982	11/28/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 15398	03/15/2012
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 10 CFR 20, Standards for Protection Aganist Radiation

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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	43,505	5,502	0	0	38,003	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	640,521	110,244	0	0	530,277	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	65,498	10,472	0	0	55,026	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 total burden estimate increased from 110,244 hours to 640,521 hours, and the respondents increased from 3,740 to 21,000. The increase in the burden is due to the inclusion of burden for Agreement State licensees, which was not included in previous submissions of this collection. The NRC is seeking to correct this omission in the current submission. Responses increased from 5,502 responses to 43,505 responses, primarily due to the addition of Agreement State licensee responses. In addition, the responses increased due to the separation of 3rd party reporting requirements, which were previously included in recordkeeping totals. NRC Licensees The burden estimate for NRC licensees changed from 110,244 to 91,503 hours, a decrease of 18,741 hours. This decrease of 18,741 hours is attributed to a decrease in the number of NRC licensees subject to Part 20 requirements. The previous burden estimates were based on 3,740 licensees, the current request is based on 3,000 licensees required to report and keep records. Data on the number of NRC licensees is taken from the NRC's License Tracking System, which shows the actual number of NRC licensees at any given time. The estimated number of NRC licensee responses changed from 5,502 responses (1,762 reporting responses plus 3,740 recordkeepers) to 6,215 responses (1,676 reporting responses plus 1,539 third party disclosure responses plus 3,000 recordkeepers), an increase of 713 responses. The primary reason for the increase in the number of responses is that the third party disclosure requirements have been broken out into a separate table; whereas in the previous submission they were included on the recordkeeping table. As a result, 1,539 third-party disclosure responses were added to the total. Agreement State Licensees The current submission corrects an omission in the previous submissions of the Part 20 information collection. Previous submissions of Part 20 did not include estimates of Agreement state licensees' burden and responses. As a result, all Agreement state licensee burden (549,018 hours and 37,290 responses) is new burden. In addition, the inclusion of Agreement state licensees in the totals adds 18,000 additional respondents. Other NRC information collections for which the NRC can relinquish regulatory authority to a state have historically included estimates for Agreement State licensee burden (for example, 10 CFR Parts 32, 32, and 35). The NRC believes it is appropriate to include this burden in Part 20 because of the compatibility requirements for this Part (Agreement State licensees must fulfill the same requirements as NRC licensees). Note that this change does not expand the universe of respondents for this collection; rather, it corrects the methodology used to estimate the number of respondents for the collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,170,623

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

Agency Contact: Richard Struckmeyer 301 415-5477

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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: 04/24/2012

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