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Notice of Pending NRC Action to Submit Info Collection Request to OMB & Solicitation of Public Comment
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Issue date:	10/29/1996
From:	Cranford G; NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements: Notice of Pending Submittal to the Office of Management and Budget (0MB) for Review AGENCY:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

ACTION:

Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information collection request to OMB and solicitation of public comment.

SUMMARY

The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:

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The title of the information collection: Application for License to Export Nuclear Material and Equipment, NRC Form 7 2.

Current OMB approval number: 3150-0027 3.

How often the collection is required: On occasion; for each separate request for a specific export license and for l

exports of incidental radioactive material using existing general licenses.

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Who-is required or asked to report: Any person in the U.S.

who wishes to export: (a) nuclear material and equipment subject to the requirements of a specific license; (b) radioactive waste subject to the requirements of a specific license; and (c) incidental radioactive naterial that is a contaminant of shipments of more than 100 kilograms of non-waste material using existing NRC general licenses.

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The number of annual respondents:

153 6.

The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or reque:t:

330 hours0.00382 days 0.0917 hours 5.456349e-4 weeks 1.25565e-4 months (2.2 hours2.314815e-5 days 5.555556e-4 hours 3.306878e-6 weeks 7.61e-7 months per response) 7.

Abstract:

Any person in the U.S. wishing to export nuclear material and equipment requiring a specific authorization or radioactive waste requiring a specific authorization must file an application for a ' license on NRC Form 7.

The application will be reviewed by the NRC and by the Executive Branch, and if applicable statutory, regulatory, and policy considerations are satisfied, the NRC will issue a license authorizing the export.

A completed NRC Form 7 must also be filed by any person in the U.S. wishing to use existing NRC general licenses for the export of incidental radioactive material before the export takes place (if the total amount of the shipment

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containing the incidental radioactive material exceeds 100 kilograms).

The form is reviewed by the NRC to ensure that the NRC is informed before the fact of these kinds of shipments and to allow NRC to inform other interested parties, as appropriate, including import control authorities in interested foreign countries.

Submit, by (insert date 60 days after publication in the Federal Reaister),

comments that address the following questions:

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Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical utility?

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Is the burden estimate accurate?

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Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected?

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How can the burden of tne information collection be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology?

A copy of the draft supporting statement may be viewed free of charge-at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW, (lower level), Washington, DC.

Members of the public who are in the Washington, DC area can access this

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document via modem on the Public Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC's Advanced j

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Copy Document Library), NRC subsystem at FedWorld, 703-321-3339. Members of the public who are located outside of the Washington, DC area can dial

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FedWorld, 1-800-303-9672, or use the FedWorld Internet addross:

fedworld. gov (Telnet). The document will be available on the bulletin board for 30 days after the signature date of this notice.

If assistance is needed in accessing the document, please contact the FedWorld help desk at 703-487-4608.

Comments and questions may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 F33, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic mail at BJSl@NRC.G0V.

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OMB SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR NRC FORM 7, APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO EXPORT NUCLEAR MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT (3150-0027)

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DESCRIPTION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION Section 110.20 requires all persons using an NRC general license as authority to export incidental radioactive material that is contained in or a contaminant of a shipment that exceeds 100 kilograms in total weight to file an NRC Form 7 before the export takes place.

Section 110.31 requires all persons in the U.S. who wish to export nuclear material, nuclear equipment, or radioactive waste requiring specific authorization to file an application on NRC Form 7, providing the information required by section 110.32.

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JUSTIFICATION

1. Need for and Practical Utility of the Collection of Information The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, has authority for exercising export controls over nuclear equipment and material as listed in 10 CFR Part 110 Sections 110.8 and 110.9.

The NRC Form 7 is a multipurpose export license application designed to allow persons to provide the minimum amount of information necessary for NRC to fulfill the statutory and regulatory requirements governing exports of nuclear material and nuclear equipment under the NRC's authority.

The form is clear, concise, easy to understand, and simple to prepare.

(The burden for the application information required in section 110.32 for importing nuclear material or equipment is filed by letter and is covered in a separate OMB clearance, 3150-0036.)

2. Aaency Use of Information The Commission and the Executive Branch review the license applications submitted on NRC Form 7 to make required export licensing determinations to ensure compliance with regulations.

If applicable statutory, regulatory, and policy considerations are satisfied, the NRC will issue a license authorizing the export, i

The Commission reviews proposed exports of incidental radioactive material filed on NRC Form 7 before the export takes place to help i

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shipments and allows us to inform other interested parties, as appropriate, including import control authorities in interested foreign countries.

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. 3. Reduction of Burden throuah Information Technoloav

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There are no legal obstacles to reducing the burden associated with this information collection.

Licensees and applicants may utilize information technology if they so desire; however, no responses have been submitted electronically.

4. Effort to Identify Duplication and Use Similar Informatioll The Information Requirements Control Automated System (IRCAS) was l

searched to determine agency duplication.

None was found.

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5. Effort to Reduce Small Business Burden The requirements specified in Section 110.20 and Sections 110.31-32 are l

the same for large and small businesses, because the proliferation and policy concerns are the same; therefore, all businesses must provide the same data. To reduce small business burden, the NRC has established new general licenses which exempt from new controls many of the shipments that were of particular concern to small businesses.

Further, the NRC allows small businesses to apply for broad, long-term licenses to export l

materials to reduce burdens associated with paperwork expenses, license application fees, and uncertainties in delivery.

6. Conseauences to Federal Proaram or Policy Activities if the Collecton Is Not Conducted or is Conducted Less Freauently The information requested in Sections 110.20 and 110.31-32 with respect to exports is submitted only when deemed necessary by exporters and is keyed to the decision criteria that guides the NRC in approving or i

denying applications.

It specifically incorporates the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, for export. Therefore, if the collection is not conducted or is conducted less frequently, a person who wishes to export under NRC's export authority would be unable to do so because the NRC would not be able to make the necessary determination on whether an export license should be issued.

7. Circumstances Which Justify Variation From OMB Guidelines None.

8. Consultations Outside the NRC Opportunity to comment on the collection has been published in the Federal Reaister.

9. Payment or Gift to Respondents Not applicable.

10. Confidentiality of the Information Normally none of the information referred to in Sections 110.31-32 is considered confidential or proprietary. However, when the exporter specifically requests the NRC to keep the information confidential, the NRC will treat the information as " Company Proprietary."

11. Justification for Sensitive Ouestions There are no sensitive questions.

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p-12. Estimated Burden and Burden Hour Cost All licensees comply equally with the export requirements of Section 110.20 and Sections 110.31 and 110.32.

Based upon our experience, which has shown that an estimated 153 applications will be filed on NRC Form 7 annually and using a cost of $120 per hour, the annual cost required to prepare the NRC Form 7 is estimated as follows:

Annual Reportina or Disclosure Burden for NRC Form 7:

Annual Number Hours Annual Narnber of Responses per Tot.a!

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$36,000 (includes all filings for the export of incidental radioactive material under Section 110.20; and all submissions for the export of nuclear material and equipment under Section 110.31, except radioactive waste.)

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10 30 3,600 (all applications for export of radioactive waste) 153 330 39,600 Total annual burden is estimated at 330 hours0.00382 days 0.0917 hours 5.456349e-4 weeks 1.25565e-4 months at a cost of $39,600 (330 x $120).

13. Estimate of Other Additional Costs None.

14. Estimated Annualized Cost to the Federal Government The collection and processing of information on NRC Form 7 under 10 CFR Part 110 Sections 110.20 and 110.31-32 is estimated to be the same as that currently approved by OMB.

It will require approximately 1,630 NRC professional staff hours per year related to data entry, data base management, and subsequent reporting and recordkeeping.

Annual labor cost to the Federal Government at $120 per staff hour is $195,600 (1,630 hours0.00729 days 0.175 hours 0.00104 weeks 2.39715e-4 months x $120).

This estimate covers only the information collection and handling costs associated with the NRC Form 7 and it is the most significant cost to the Federal Government under 10 CFR Part 110. Additional costs for information storage, coding, tabulating, and responding to public inquiries are approximately $60,000 per year (500 hours0.00579 days 0.139 hours 8.267196e-4 weeks 1.9025e-4 months x $120).

The total annual cost to the Federal Government is approximately $255,600.

This cost is fully recovered through fee assessments to NRC licensees pursuant to 10 CFR Part 170.

(See OMB approval number 3150-0036 for costs associated with other requirements under 10 CFR Part 110.)

15. Reasons for Chanaes in Burden or Cost The revised burden is based on our experience with processing NRC Form 7 submissions over the past year and also includes the impact of the three final rules to 10 CFR 110, " Import and Export of Radioactive Waste;"

" Specific Licensing of Certain Alpha-Emitting Radionucides and Byproduct Material;" and the rule relating to Uranium Conversion Facility, Restricted and Embargoed Destinations, that were codified after our 1994

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submission for clearance. OMB Information Change Worksheets were submitted and approved for these three rules.

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Previously, the table showed three categories of respondents. However,

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one category is eliminated by combining categories " standard 1

applications" and " alpha-emitting radionuclides." This category also j

includes " incidental radioactive material" filings and, although there has been no impact yet, the burden associated with the final rule that transferred licensing authority for uranium conversion facilities from j

the Department of Commerce to the NRC and removed countries from the

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embargoed and restricted destinations lists.

The burden hours associated with all submittals in the above category is now estimated to be 2 hours2.314815e-5 days 5.555556e-4 hours 3.306878e-6 weeks 7.61e-7 months per response.

For " standard applications,"

the burden has increased from 1.5 hours5.787037e-5 days 0.00139 hours 8.267196e-6 weeks 1.9025e-6 months to 2 hours2.314815e-5 days 5.555556e-4 hours 3.306878e-6 weeks 7.61e-7 months , which is a more j

accurate reflection of the burden.

For the final rule requiring specific licensing for the export of certain alpha-emitting j

radionuclides, the burden has decreased from 3 to 2 hours2.314815e-5 days 5.555556e-4 hours 3.306878e-6 weeks 7.61e-7 months to reflect a i

lesser burden than previously estimated. The burden hours for all other

,i submissions in this category is estimated to be 2 hours2.314815e-5 days 5.555556e-4 hours 3.306878e-6 weeks 7.61e-7 months per response.

In the second category, the burden hours associated with the final rule requiring a specific NRC license for the export of radioactive waste has decreased from 20 to 10 hours1.157407e-4 days 0.00278 hours 1.653439e-5 weeks 3.805e-6 months per response because the impact of the final rule has been less than expected. Overall, the total annual J

burden has decreased from 335 hours0.00388 days 0.0931 hours 5.539021e-4 weeks 1.274675e-4 months to 330 hours0.00382 days 0.0917 hours 5.456349e-4 weeks 1.25565e-4 months .

l The number of NRC 7 forms submitted per year in the first category has decreased slightly from 156 to 150 due to less than anticipated I

responses from the final rules.

In the second category, we still estimate 3 submittals per year as a result of the final rule requiring a

'4 specific NRC license for the export of radioactive waste. Overall, the total number of NRC 7 submittals per year has decreased from 159 to 153 (150 first category + 3 second category).

i For clarification, the phrase " standard applications" is changed to read

" includes all filings for the export of incid ntal radioactive material under Section 110.20; and all submissions for the export of nuclear material and equipment under Section 110.31, except radioactive waste."

16. Publication for Statistical Use Not applicable.

17. Reason for Not Disolavina the Expiration Date The expiration date is displayed.

18. Exceptions to the Certification Statement There are no exceptions.

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COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION EMPLOYING STATISTICAL METHODS Not applicable.

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d INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF APPUCATION FOR UCENSE TO EXPORT NUCLEAR MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT, NRC FORM 7 1

i On3 signed, original of NRC Form 7 must be submitted by the applicant to the Assistant Director for international l

Security, Exports and Material Safety, Office of Govemmental and Psblic Affairs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory i

Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or delivered in person to the Commission's Offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Except for the shaded areas, all applicable items on this form should be l

completed, to the extent the information is available at the time the application is submitted.

An tpplicant for an export license must make full disclosure of all recipients of the proposed export so that a dIcision on the application may be made with full knowledge of all relevant facts. The name(s) and address (es) of j

the plant, facility, firm, or location where the material may be handled, stored, converted, or fabricated and where l

the material ultimately will be used, together with precise facts concerning the use that will be made of the items j

to be exported by each intermediate and ultimate consignee must be stated. The matrials or equipment to be j

exported must be fully and accurately described in detail. If more space is needed, attach an additional sheet of prper.

Tha following is excerpted from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations prescribing procedures and stIndards for the export and import of nuclear equipment and nuclear material. For the complete codification of NRC's export and import regulations, applicants for licenses should refer to Part 110 of Title 10, Chapter 1, Code of Federal Regulations.

Subpart D -- Applications for Specific Licenses 1110.30 Filing license applications.

6110.31 Information required in license applications.

(a) A person shall file a license application with the Assistant Director for international Security, (a) Name and address of applicant.

Office of Governmental and Public Affairs, U.S.

(b) Name and address of supplier of equipment or Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC material.

20555, or deliver the application in person to the (c) Country of origin of equipment or material, if Commission's Offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, known.

Rockville, Maryland.

(d) Names and addresses of all intermediate and (b) An export license application should be ultimate consignees, other than intermediate consignees filed on Form NRC 7 unless it is for a license to performing shipping services only.

export a production or utilization facility. An export (e) Dates of proposed first and last shipments.

licanse application and a production or utilization (f) Description of the equipment or material facility export license application should be filed by including, as appropriate, the following:

Isttsr. Upon request, applications may be filed by (1) Maximum quantity of material in grams or t:ligram.

kilograms (curies for byproduct material) and its chemical (c) Each person shall provide in the license and physical form.

application, as appropriate, the information specified (2) For enriched uranium, the maximum weight in 5110.31. The Commission may also require the percentage of enrichment and maximum weight of submission of additional information if necessary to contained U-235.

complete its review.

(3) For nuclear equipment, total dollar value.

(d) A consolidated license application may be (4) For-nuclear reactors, the name of the filsd covering multiple shipments, facility and its design power level.

(e) Information in a previous license application (5) Description of end use by all consignees in may be incorporated by reference.

sufficient detail to permit accurate evaluation of the (f) An applicant shall withdraw an application justification for the proposed export or import, including whenever it is no longer needed. The Commission's the need for shipment by the dates specified.

official files retain all documents related to a withdrawn application.

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