The collection is pre-approved, contingent upon no substantive changes being made to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise, the agency should resubmit this collection to OMB for review.
Because the agency sought comments only on the changes associated with the regulation, this collection is approved for two years to align with the existing expiration date.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2022
03/31/2022
03/31/2022
43,618
0
43,654
3,710,960
0
3,722,235
272,062
0
272,036
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS CODES AND CODE CASES FINAL RULE
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to incorporate by reference the 2015 and 2017 Editions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the 2015 and 2017 Editions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, Division 1: OM Code: Section IST, for nuclear power plants. The NRC is also incorporating by reference two revised American Society of Mechanical Engineers code cases. This action is in accordance with the NRC’s policy to periodically update the regulations to incorporate by reference new editions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Codes and is intended to maintain the safety of nuclear power plants and to make NRC activities more effective and efficient.
The current Part 50 annual burden is 43,654 responses and 3,722,235 hours. The final rule reduces the annual number of responses by 36 and the annual burden hours on industry by a total of 11,275 hours making the new Part 50 total 3,710,960 hours and 43,618 responses.
The final rule incorporates by reference OM and BPV codes and code cases from ASME, described above, which reduce the burden on industry and the NRC by a reduction in relief and alternative requests submitted and reviewed as a result of aspects of plant operation covered by these codes and code cases. A recent review of Code alternative requests submitted to the NRC over a 5-year span identified that submittals ranged from a few pages to several hundred pages with an average of approximately 32 pages with average technical complexity. Therefore, the NRC estimates that an alternative request submittal requires an average of 300 hours of effort to develop the technical justification and an additional 80 hours to perform research, review, approve, process, and submit the document to the NRC for use of alternatives under 10 CFR 50.55a(z). Therefore, the total estimated burden is determined to be 380 hours per alternative.
The removal of steam generator and pressurizer weld inspection requirements result in a reduction in burden from the inspections currently required.
Following the implementation phase, the industry will see a reduced burden for the aspects of plant operation covered by the codes and code cases in the final rule.
$62,767,622
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
James O'Driscoll 301 425-1325
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.
Final_Rule_Supporting_Statement_ASME_2015-2017_Edition_100719_Clean.docx
10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities