10 CFR Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Part 72 SS License and CoC terms FINAL.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-09-16
Part 72 Regulatory Analysis FINAL.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-09-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33396	10 CFR Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0132	ICR Reference No: 200909-3150-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200806-3150-006
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 01/20/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/26/2009
Terms of Clearance: The agency will respond to comments at the final rule stage.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2011	10/31/2011	10/31/2011
Responses	370	0	370
Time Burden (Hours)	25,551	0	25,551
Cost Burden (Dollars)	286	0	286

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Abstract: The proposed rule amends Part 72 to clarify the terms for dry spent fuel storage cask designs, or Certificates of Compliance (CoCs), and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) licenses. Specifically, the proposed rule changes would allow for longer initial and renewal terms for Part 72 CoCs and licenses, clarify the general license storage term, and clarify the difference between CoC “approval” and “renewal.” In addition, the proposed rule also allows Part 72 general licensees to implement changes authorized by an amended CoC to a cask loaded under the initial CoC or an earlier amended CoC (a “previously loaded cask”) without express NRC approval, provided the cask then conforms to the terms, conditions, and specifications of the amended CoC. Specifically, the draft proposed rule results in changes to information collection requirements in §§ 72.42, 72.212, and 72.240.

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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:
3150-AI09	Proposed rulemaking	74 FR 47126	09/15/2009

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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 Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste

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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: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The proposed rule would result in a total burden hour decrease of 39 hours. This decrease is due to the following: Reporting: • The proposed rule would add reporting requirements totaling 89 hours annually, including requirements to conduct aging analyses for license renewal applications, register the use of each cask within 30 days, register the use of each cask when applying changes authorized by an amended CoC, and submit a SAR with cask design renewal applications. • The proposed rule also would reduce the reporting burden by 160 hours by decreasing the number of exemptions sought by licensees under Section 72.7 as a result of the new rule language in Section 72.212(b)(4) allowing licensees to apply changes authorized by an amended CoC to a previously loaded cask. Previously, licensees seeking to apply changes authorized by an amended CoC would have had to seek an exemption. • The total reporting burden change is a decrease of 71 hours (+89 hours – 160 hours = -71 hours). Recordkeeping: • The proposed rule would add recordkeeping requirements totaling 32 hours, including time to keep records of written evaluations performed prior to applying the changes authorized by an amended CoC to a previously loaded cask and evaluations of site parameter changes, as well as to maintain copies of amended CoCs. Therefore, the proposed rule overall results in an annual net savings to the industry of 39 hours or $10,023 (-71 reporting burden hours + 32 recordkeeping burden hours / $18,247 reporting burden savings + $8,224 recordkeeping burden). The NRC estimates that the savings associated with Section 72.7 more than offsets the added reporting and recordkeeping burden. NOTE: The proposed rule does not increase the universe of respondents. When the renewal of the information collection for Part 72 was submitted in June 2008, NRC reported 50 respondents. However, 5 Certificate of Compliance holders were inadvertently left out of the total. Since that time, there have been 2 additional licensees. Therefore, the total for Part 72 should be 57 respondents. NRC estimates that the proposed rule affects 46 of these licensees within the three-year period, based on knowledge of expiration dates for CoCs and Part 72 licenses. The additional 7 responses that are listed as an increase due to adjustment in Agency estimate are 7 recordkeeping responses due to the adjustment from 50 to 57 respondents.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,934,118

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)? No

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: 09/26/2009

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