Agreement States staff,
representatives or employees and those invited by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) to travel (e.g., Tribal
representatives, State Liaison Officers, etc.) must file travel
vouchers and trip reports in order to be reimbursed for their
travel expenses. The individuals we fund includes managers and
staff from the 39 Agreement State programs. Travelers do not
receive a travel advance but are paid on a reimbursement basis
only. The information collected includes the name, address,
itemized expenses, and the amount to be reimbursed.
There has been an increase in
burden from 100 hours and 100 responses to 500 hours and 500
responses, an increase of 400 hours and 400 responses. This change
is attributed to a thorough review of travel records during the
current clearance cycle to calculate the average number of
Agreement State travelers during a typical year. This records
review indicated that an average of 500 travelers annually submit
the form. In addition, the NRC staff reviewed the form and
determined that many of the fields on the form were no longer
necessary for the processing of Agreement State travel
reimbursements. The form was significantly shortened during the
preparation of this clearance request. Specifically, the following
fields were removed from the form: • Full SSN • Authorization
number • Identification number (non-SSN • Reclaim voucher (yes/no)
• Voucher status (partial/final) • Type of travel • Method of
payment • Airline accommodations • Leave taken • Comparative travel
• Transportation/ticket number/carrier/amount • Check number •
Travel advance • Departure times Sections for examiners
adjustments, cashier’s use, and accounting classification were also
removed. Fields were added to indicate whether the traveler’s
address had changed since the last travel (yes/no) and whether the
traveler had direct deposit (yes/no). Finally, there has been an
increase in burden from $265/hr to $279/hr.
$69,750
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Lizette Roldan-Otero 818
200-1596
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.