Part 54 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), establishes license renewal requirements for commercial nuclear power plants and describes the information that licensees must submit to the NRC when applying for a license renewal. The application must contain information on how the licensee will manage the detrimental effects of age-related degradation on certain plant systems, structures, and components so as to continue the plant's safe operation during the renewal term. The NRC needs this information to determine whether the licensee's actions will be effective in assuring the plants' continued safe operation during the period of extended operation.
Holders of renewed licenses must retain in an auditable and retrievable form, for the term of the renewed operating license, all information and documentation required to document compliance with 10 CFR Part 54. The NRC needs access to this information for continuing effective regulatory oversight.
The overall burden for the Part 54 information collections increased from 220,340 hours to 226,320 hours, an increase of 5,980 hours. The change in burden is due to a reduction in the number of letters of completion and an increase in the number of recordkeepers, as additional renewed licenses are approved.
Reporting Burden
The reporting burden has decreased by 20 hours, from 168,340 to 168,320 because the number of anticipated completion letters has decreased from 4 letters annually to 2 letters annually during the clearance period. The reporting burden for license renewal applications remains the same since the effort required per application per year is unchanged at 84,150 hours reporting (81,150 hours for the application and 1,500 hours each for two amendments) and the number of expected new applications is unchanged. Note that the number of responses associated with the license renewal applications has increased by 4, due to change in how application amendments are counted. Application amendments are now being counted as separate responses in this submission (one application = 3 responses [the initial application + 2 amendments]). Previously, application amendments were considered part of the application and were not considered to be separate responses, despite being submitted after the initial application.
Recordkeeping Burden
Although the recordkeeping burden (1,000 hours per application) estimate did not change in this submission, the number of recordkeepers increased from the estimated 52 recordkeepers to an average of 58 recordkeepers, resulting in an increase of 6,000 hours of burden annually (from 52,000 hours to 58,000 hours). This increase is due to the completion of application reviews and the subsequent addition of recordkeepers upon issuance of renewed licenses.
Finally, the fee rate has decreased from $272/hr to $263/hr.
$9,200,000
No
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.
10 CFR Part 54 final supporting statement REVISED.docx
License Renewal Application (10 CFR Part 54, Reporting Requirements)