10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
02/02/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2022
43,589
43,617
3,704,162
3,710,882
272,062
272,062
Approval of American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Code Cases . This proposed rule is the latest in a series of rulemakings that incorporate by reference the latest versions of several RGs identifying new and revised unconditionally or conditionally acceptable ASME Code Cases that are approved for use. The incorporation by reference of these Code Cases will reduce the number of alternative requests submitted by licensees under § 50.55a(z) by an estimated 28 requests annually.
The proposed rule would decrease the burden for 10 CFR Part 50 from 3,710,882 hours and 43,617 responses to 3,704,162 hours and 43,589 responses, a reduction of 6,720 hours and 28 responses.
The proposed rule reduces burden by incorporating by reference recent ASME Code Cases. This incorporation by reference will reduce the burden on licensees to submit requests for alternatives under 10 CFR 50.55a(z). Licensees would no longer need to submit alternative requests to use these Code Cases, once they are included in the NRC’s RGs.
The NRC previously estimated that the burden to prepare and submit an alternative to the NRC for authorization was 380 hours per alternative and 143 hours for the NRC to perform each technical review. A recent review of Code Case alternative requests submitted to the NRC over the last 5 year span found that submittals ranged from a few pages to several hundred pages, with an average of approximately 32 pages. However, the burden hours have been reduced as requests have become less complex to review over time. Therefore, the NRC estimates that a request requires an average of 150 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 revised total for estimated burden is 230 hours per request. In the same manner, the NRC revised total for estimating the burden to perform the technical review (including resolving technical issues), document the evaluation, and respond to the licensee’s request is 115 hours per request.
$61,869,242
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Juan Lopez 301 415-2338
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.
Draft Supporting Statement - Proposed Rule - ASME-CC-Rev. 39.docx
10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities