In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years. The agency is reminded that it should have in place an
internal planning process so that completion of the public
notification and comment period required by 5 CFR 1320 occurs prior
to an information collection's expiration date. Agencies should
submit non-emergency extension requests sufficiently prior to
expiration dates to allow for a 60-day period of OMB review.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2017
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2014
350
0
400
28,000
0
32,000
614
0
0
Part of the NRC's function is to
license and regulate the operation of commercial nuclear power
plants to ensure protection of public health and safety and the
environment in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (the
Act) as amended. In order for the NRC to carry out these
responsibilities, licensees must report significant events in
accordance with 10 CFR 50.73, so that the NRC can evaluate the
events to determine what actions, if any, are warranted to ensure
protection of public health and safety or the environment. Section
50.73 requires reporting on NRC Forms 366, 366A, and 366B.
The NRC reviewed the number of
LERs submitted over the past three years. The annual average was
350 LERs per year. In the past clearance cycle, the data showed an
average of 400 LERs per year over the three-year period. The NRC
has adjusted our estimate in response to the current data. As a
result the number of LERs decreased from 400 to 350 annually, a
change of 4,000 hours (from 32,000 hours to 28,000 hours).
Additionally, the reduction in burden also results in a reduction
of fees from the previous cycle of $8,224,000 to $7,672,000 a
reduction of $552,000. There was also an increase in the fee rate
from $257/hr to $274/hr for this clearance cycle.
$1,831,600
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Leslie Hill 3014152158
lah1@nrc.gov
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.