10 CFR Part 39, Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/14/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2023
3,869
3,803
41,047
40,454
4,639
4,070
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.
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The overall burden has increased by 580 hours from 40,454 hours to 41,034 hours (NRC Licensees = 4,950 hrs + AS Licensees = 36,084 hrs) because of an increase in the number of licensees. There was also 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 licensees has remained the same, but the number of responses has decreased. The change in the NRC licensee burden is due to a decrease in annual reports from 8 to 5 resulting in a burden decrease of 4 hours from 4,967 hours to 4,950 hours (16 reporting hrs + 4,659 recordkeeping hrs + 275 third-party disclosure hrs).
The number of Agreement State (AS) licensees has increased by 3 from 158 to 161, resulting in a burden increase of 692 hours from 35,487 to 36,179 hours (75 reporting hrs +34,092 recordkeeping hrs + 2,012 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 NRC estimates that there is approximately 7.3 times the number of Agreement State licensees as there are NRC licensees. The estimated number of Agreement State licensees (16,000) is based on information contained in NRCâs 2021-2022 Information Digest (NUREG-1350, Volume 33). The change from the previous estimate of 7.2 to 7.3 (Agreement States burdens is 16,000/2,200, approximately 7.3) is based on (1) the most recent estimate of 2,200 similar NRC licensees and (2) the estimated 16,000 Agreement State licenses.
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 (161) over the coming three years.
In addition, there was an increase in professional cost from $290/hr to $300/hr.
$19,800
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Brenda Sida 301 415-7000
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.
NRC-2022-0177-0004_content.pdf
10 CFR Part 39, Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging