Voluntary Reporting of Performance Indicators

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
OMB 30 day Final Supporting Statement 3150-0195[1].doc Supporting Statement A	2008-12-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33497	Voluntary Reporting of Performance Indicators Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0195	ICR Reference No: 200809-3150-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200509-3150-004
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Voluntary Reporting of Performance Indicators
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/23/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/07/2008
Terms of Clearance: Agency adjusted estimates for justifications 13&14 and added language to justification 15 that adds transparency to burden change.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2008
Responses	416	0	449
Time Burden (Hours)	84,500	0	84,520
Cost Burden (Dollars)	124	0	0

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Abstract: As part of a joint industry-NRC initiative, the NRC receives information submitted voluntarily by power reactor licensees regarding selected performance attributes known as performance indicators (PIs). PIs are objective measures of the performance of licensee systems or programs. The NRC’s reactor oversight process uses PI information, along with the results of inspections, as the basis for NRC conclusions regarding plant performance and necessary regulatory response. Licensees transmit PIs electronically to reduce burden on themselves and the NRC.

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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:
	73 FR 36933	06/30/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 55543	09/25/2008
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
Voluntary Reporting of Performance Indicators

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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	416	449	0	-33	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	84,500	84,520	0	-20	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	124	0	0	124	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The burden has decreased from 84,520 hours/449 responses to 84,500 hours/416 responses a decrease of 20 hours and 33 responses. The previous burden of 84,520 was based on 104 licensees responding quarterly at 200 hours per response (83,200 hours), plus 33 recordkeepers at 40 hours per recordkeeper (1,320 hours), for a total of 84,520 hours. The current burden of 84,500 hours is based on 104 licensees responding quarterly at 200 hours per response (83,200 hours) and 26 recordkeepers at 50 hours per recordkeeper (1,300 hours), for a total of 84,500 hours. A number of improvements to the PIs were recently recommended by a joint NRC/industry working group. These improvements added and deleted some reporting requirements. There were four changes that impacted the burden: 1. The working group determined that the NRC needed to consider the cumulative significance of system failures (unreliability) as well as the unavailability of five important safety systems to more accurately determine overall plant performance. Licensees already report unavailability information for four of the five safety systems. The group developed specific technical guidance for reporting both unreliability and unavailability for these five safety systems. Licensees now report unavailability information for the new system (cooling water support), as well as unreliability information for the following systems: high-pressure injection, heat removal, residual heat removal, emergency AC power, and cooling water support. As a result of these new reporting requirements, the burden increased from 40 to 50 hours per recordkeeper. This burden estimate was updated using input from NEI as of April 1, 2008. 2. The working group recommended, and the Commission agreed, that two security PIs be discontinued due to their marginal usefulness, given changes in the security inspection program and the limited insights gained beyond information already required to be reported to the NRC. 3. The working group also recommended that one PI, the Unplanned Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal, be modified and renamed, Unplanned Scrams with Complications. The modified PI reduces industry burden, uses broader performance measures, and uses more current performance, 1-year rolling time-frame instead of 3 years. 4. Industry burden was further reduced by consolidation within the industry resulting in fewer (33 to 26) recordkeepers.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 10/07/2008

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