10 CFR 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation

OMB Control No: 3150-0014	ICR Reference No: 202107-3150-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-3150-008
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	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/04/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2021
Responses	52,359	43,590
Time Burden (Hours)	769,396	640,896
Cost Burden (Dollars)	80,361	63,123

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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. In addition, this clearance includes NRC Online Forms, “Respirator Protection Exemption for Non-Power Reactors” and “Respirator Protection Exemption for Power Reactors.” The NRC requires licensees to meet the medical evaluation frequency and fit-testing frequency requirements specified in 10 CFR 20.1703(c)(5)(iii) and 10 CFR 20.1703(c)(6). Guidance for meeting these requirements can be found in Regulatory Guide 8.15, Acceptable Programs for Respiratory Protection. Requiring the licensed facilities to comply with the specific requirements in 10 CFR 20.1703(c)(5)(iii) and 10 CFR 20.1703(c)(6) may result in a licensee requiring personnel to take actions that are contrary with the practices recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to limit the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). To facilitate and streamline licensees’ requests for exemptions to these requirements, this information collection includes two online forms to submit the required information for a specific exemption request. One form is for power reactor licensees and the second is for research and test reactor (RTR) and nonpower reactor licensees to submit their exemption requests. The use of these online forms is restricted to exemption requests resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 PHE.

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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:
	86 FR 15273	03/22/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 42003	08/04/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title Form No. Form Name 10 CFR 20, Standards for Protection Aganist Radiation Online Form PART 20 RESPIRATOR PROTECTION EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR NON-POWER REACTORS/RTR Online PART 20 RESPIRATOR PROTECTION EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR NON-POWER REACTORS/RTR Online Form PART 20 RESPIRATOR PROTECTION EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR POWER REACTORS Online PART 20 RESPIRATOR PROTECTION EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR POWER REACTORS

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	52,359	43,590	0	0	8,769	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	769,396	640,896	0	0	128,500	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	80,361	63,123	0	0	17,238	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 overall NRC licensee and Agreement State licensee burden has increased by 128,500 hours from 640,896 hours to 769,396 hours. This includes an increase of 420 hours of NRC licensee reporting burden only (from 5,479 hours to 5,899 hours) and an increase of 128,200 hours of Agreement State licensee overall burden (from 549,231 hours to 677,431 hours). The increase in NRC licensee reporting burden is due to the NRC receiving an increased number of exemptions due to the COVID-19 PHE and the two NRC online forms, “Part 20 Respirator Protection Exemption Request for Non-Power Reactors/RTR” and “Part 20 Respirator Protection Exemption Request for Power Reactors” which are for requesting exemptions from requirements for respirator protections related to the COVID-19 PHE. The burden per exemption request increased from 20 to 80 hours. The estimate of the number of burden hours for NRC licensee recordkeeping and third-party disclosure has remained the same. The burden attributed to Agreement State licensees increased for reporting burden by 7,668 hours from 32,874 hours to 40,542 hours. Recordkeeping burden for Agreement State licensees increased by 120,053 hours from 514,305 hours to 634,358 hours. The burden attributed to Agreement State licensee third-party disclosures increased by 479 hours (from 2,052 hours to 2,531 hours). These changes are due to the ratio used to estimate Agreement State respondents changing from 6.0 to 7.4 (therefore increasing the number of estimated Agreement State respondents and recordkeepers). The ratio changed because the difference in the number of current NRC licensees versus Agreement States licensees has increased. In addition, the hourly fee rate increased from $263 to $279.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,525,787

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

Agency Contact: Lymari Sepulveda 301 415-7000

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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: 08/04/2021

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