In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved for 3 years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2023
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2020
3,803
0
4,226
40,454
0
44,931
4,070
0
4,523
Part 39 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), establishes radiation safety requirements for the use of radioactive material for well logging. The information in the applications, reports, and records is used by the NRC staff to ensure that the health and safety of the public is protected and that licensee possession and use of source and byproduct material is in compliance with license and regulatory requirements.
.
The overall burden has decreased by 4,477 hours from 44,931 hours to 40,454 hours (NRC Licensees = 4,967 hrs + AS Licensees = 35,487 hrs) because of a decrease in the number of licensees by 20 from 200 to 180. However, there was an increase in the burden based on an increase of the number of reported well logging sources that were abandoned because they were unable to be retrieved
The number of NRC licensees has decreased by 4 from 26 to 22, resulting in a burden decrease of 890 hours from 5,857 hours to 4,967 hours (33 reporting hrs + 4,659 recordkeeping hrs + 275 third-party disclosure hrs).
The number of Agreement State (AS) licensees has decreased by 44 from 174 to 158, resulting in a burden decrease of 3,587 hours from 39,074 to 35,487 hours (55 reporting hrs +33,457 recordkeeping hrs + 1,975 third-party disclosure hrs).
The number of well logging licensees licensed by the Agreement States is assumed to follow the same ratio as the total number of NRC licensees to Agreement States licensees. The current ratio of NRC to Agreement State licenses is 1:7.2.
The number of NRC licensees is expected to remain at or near the current number (22) over the coming three years. The number of Agreement State licensees is likewise expected to remain at or near the current number (158) over the coming three years.
$18,348
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Tomas Herrera 301 415-7138
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.
30-day FRN Part 39.pdf
7-22-20-Final 2020 Supporting Statement Part 39 (1) (1).docx
10 CFR Part 39, Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging