10 CFR Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
30-day Reissue Final FRN Part 54.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-10-08
30-day FRN Part 54 2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-24
10 CFR Part 54 2021 Final supporting statement_LXA1final.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-08-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33435	License Renewal Application (10 CFR Part 54, Reporting Requirements)	Modified
185448	Completion Letter	Modified
185447	Documentation of compliance with 10 CFR Part 54 (Recordkeeping)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0155	ICR Reference No: 202108-3150-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201808-3150-007
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/08/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2021
Responses	66	66
Time Burden (Hours)	216,700	226,320
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,305	6,102

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Abstract: 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 103 1-311 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 27119	05/19/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 56295	10/08/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Completion Letter
Documentation of compliance with 10 CFR Part 54 (Recordkeeping)
License Renewal Application (10 CFR Part 54, Reporting Requirements)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	66	66	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	216,700	226,320	0	0	-9,620	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,305	6,102	0	0	203	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The overall burden for the Part 54 information collections decreased from 226,320 hours to 216,700 hours, a decrease of 9,620 hours. The change in burden is due to a significant (10%) reduction in the number of hours for subsequent license renewal application reviews, only slightly offset by a small increase in the anticipated number of letters of completion and the number of recordkeepers. The overall cost for information collections increased slightly, by $427,640, despite the overall decrease in burden, because the fee rate increased significantly from $263 per hour to $279 per hour. Reporting Burden The reporting burden has decreased by 8,120 hours, from 168,320 to 160,200 hours, because of the lower estimated burden for subsequent license renewal applications. The reporting burden per initial license renewal application remains unchanged at 84,150 hours reporting (81,150 hours for the application and 1,500 hours each for two amendments), but these initial license renewal applications comprise only half of the total expected applications. Subsequent license renewal applications make up the other half, and the estimated reporting burden for these is 8,150 hours less than the burden for initial license renewal applications. The number of completion letters increased from two per year to five per year, an increase of 30 hours per year. Recordkeeping Burden Although the recordkeeping burden (1,000 hours per application) estimate did not change in this submission, the number of recordkeepers decreased from the estimated 58 recordkeepers to an average of 55 recordkeepers, resulting in a decrease of 1,500 hours of burden annually (from 58,000 hours to 56,500 hours). The previous estimate assumed that four new recordkeepers would be added due to renewed licenses being issued during the term. While four licenses were renewed, only two of these were initial license renewals. The other two were subsequent license renewals, which do not add to the recordkeeping burden because the recordholders were already subject to the burden based on their initial license renewals. The previous estimate also included an estimate that six new applications would be received during the clearance period, and the NRC did not receive any initial license renewal submissions (only subsequent license renewal applications).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,800,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/08/2021

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