[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21332-21333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07739]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2025-0052]
Information Collection: NRC Form 313, Application for Materials
License and NRC Forms 313A (RSO), 313A (AMP), 313A (ANP), 313A (AUD),
313A (AUT), and 313A (AUS)
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for an existing collection of information. The information
collection is entitled, ``NRC Form 313, Application for Materials
License and NRC Forms 313A (Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)), 313A
(AMP), 313A (Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist (ANP)), 313A (Authorized
User Training, Experience and Preceptor Attestation (AUD)), 313A
(Authorized User Training, Experience, and Preceptor Attestation
(AUT)), and 313A (Authorized User Training, Experience and Preceptor
Attestation (AUS)).''
DATES: Submit comments by June 22, 2026. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website:
Federal rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0052. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the For Further
Information Contact section of this document.
Mail comments to: Heather Dempsey, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T-6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Dempsey, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0856; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0052 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0052. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2025-0052 on this website.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin ADAMS Public Search.''
For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email
to [email protected]. A copy of the collection of information and
related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML25338A230, ML25338A231, ML25338A232, ML25388A233,
ML25388A234, ML25388A235, and ML25388A236. The supporting statement is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML25338A228.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by
contacting the NRC's Acting Clearance Officer, Heather Dempsey, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0856; email:
[email protected].
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2025-0052, in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information in
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comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in
your comment submission. All comment submissions are posted at https://www.regulations.gov and entered into ADAMS. Comment submissions are not
routinely edited to remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove such
information before making the comment submissions available to the
public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Background
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting public comment on its intention to
request the OMB's approval for the information collection summarized as
follows.
1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 313,
Application for Materials License and NRC Forms 313A (RSO), 313A (AMP),
313A (ANP), 313A (AUD), 313A (AUT), and 313A (AUS).
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0120.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 313, Application for
Materials License and NRC Forms 313A (RSO), 313A (AMP), 313A (ANP),
313A (AUD), 313A (AUT), and 313A (AUS).
5. How often the collection is required or requested: There is a
one-time submittal of the NRC Form 313 (which may include the NRC Form
313A series of forms) with information to receive a license. Once a
specific license has been issued, there is a 15-year resubmittal of the
NRC Form 313 (which may include the NRC Form 313A series of forms) with
information for renewal of the license. Amendment requests are
submitted as needed by the licensee. There is a one-time submittal for
all limited specific medical use applicants of a NRC Form 313A series
form to have each new individual identified as a Radiation Safety
Officer (RSO) or Associate Radiation Safety Officer (ARSO) [NRC Form
313A (RSO)], authorized medical physicist or ophthalmic physicist [NRC
Form 313A (AMP)], authorized nuclear pharmacist [NRC Form 313A (ANP)],
or authorized user [NRC Form 313A (AUD), NRC Form 313A (AUS), or NRC
Form 313A (AUT)] or a subsequent submittal of additional information
for one of these individuals to be identified with a new authorization
on a limited specific medical use license. NRC Form 313A (RSO) is also
used by medical broad scope licensees when identifying a new individual
as an RSO, a new individual as an ARSO, adding an additional RSO
authorization, or adding an additional ARSO authorization for the
individual. This submittal may occur when applying for a new license,
amendment, or renewal. NRC Form 313A (ANP) is also used by commercial
nuclear pharmacy licensees when requesting an individual be identified
for the first time as ANP. This submittal may occur when applying for a
new license, amendment, or renewal.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: All applicants
requesting a license, amendment or renewal of a license for byproduct
or source material.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: NRC response ~1,810
(Agreement state respondents = NRC x 7).
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: NRC respondents
~1,292 (Agreement state respondents = NRC x 7).
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: NRC = 4,208 hrs.,
Agreement state = 45,550 hrs., 3rd party = 1,171 hrs.
10. Abstract: Applicants must submit NRC Form 313, which may
include the six forms in the 313A series, to obtain a specific license
to possess, use, or distribute byproduct or source material. These six
forms in the 313A series are: (1) NRC Form 313A (RSO), ``Radiation
Safety Officer or Associate Radiation Safety Officer Training,
Experience and Preceptor Attestation [10 CFR 35.57, 35.50]''; (2) NRC
Form 313A (AMP), ``Authorized Medical Physicist or Ophthalmic
Physicist, Training, Experience and Preceptor Attestation [10 CFR
35.51, 35.57(a)(3), and 35.433''; (3) NRC Form 313A (ANP), ``Authorized
Nuclear Pharmacist Training, Experience, and Preceptor Attestation 10
CFR 35.55''; (4) NRC Form 313A (AUD), ``Authorized User Training,
Experience and Preceptor Attestation (for uses defined under 35.100,
35.200, and 35.500) 10 CFR 35.57, 35.190, 35.290, and 35.590''; (5) NRC
Form 313A (AUT), ``Authorized User Training, Experience, and Preceptor
Attestation (for uses defined under 35.300) 10 CFR 35.57, 35.390,
35.392, 35.394, and 35.396''; and (6) NRC Form 313A (AUS), ``Authorized
User Training, Experience and Preceptor Attestation (for uses defined
under 35.400 and 35.600) 10 CFR 35.57, 35.490, 35.491, and 35.690.''
The NRC Form 313A series of forms requires preceptor attestations for
certain individuals. The preceptor attestation is provided by a third
party and not an applicant or licensee. The information is reviewed by
the NRC to determine whether the applicant is qualified by training and
experience, and has equipment, facilities, and procedures which are
adequate to protect the public health and safety and minimize danger to
life or property.
III. Specific Requests for Comments
The NRC is seeking comments that address the following questions:
1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC
to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical
utility? Please explain your answer.
2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection
accurate? Please explain your answer.
3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected?
4. How can the burden of the information collection on respondents
be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology?
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
Dated: April 17, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Heather Dempsey,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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