New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
Approved with change
04/24/2024
11/27/2023
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. The agency made revisions to the SSA explaining why this information collection 10 CFR 50.55a was separated from previous 10 CFR Part 50 information collection while adding language here justifying a new collection request.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2027
36 Months From Approved
754
0
0
336,416
0
0
25,188
0
0
Part 50.55a of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), “Codes and Standards,” specifies technical information and data to be provided to the NRC or maintained by applicants and licensees so that the NRC may take determinations necessary to protect the health and safety of the public, in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The reporting and recordkeeping requirements contained in 10 CFR part 50.55a are mandatory for the affected licensees and applicants.
This is a request for a new clearance. Previously, burden for information collections contained in 10 CFR 50.55a was covered under the clearance for 10 CFR Part 50 (3150-0011), estimated at 430,414 hours and 949 responses. The requested burden estimate for 50.55a is 336,416 hours and 754 responses. The decrease in burden associated with information collections in 50.55a is due to a decrease in the total number of respondents from 98 (94 operating reactors and 4 plants under construction) to 94 (94 operating reactors) and a decrease in total responses since OMB Clearance 3150-0011 was last renewed in 2020.
There are no third-party disclosures in this clearance as there are no anticipated nuclear power plants under active construction during this period.
The number of anticipated requests for alternatives submitted in the online portal has decreased from 218 to 47 since the Part 50 clearance was submitted in 2020. The current estimate is based on a review of recent submissions using the online portal. Fewer submissions have been received than was previously anticipated.
IEEE standards were not included in the previous clearance, but there are no recordkeeping or reporting requirements inherent in the standards, so they do not add additional burden on their own.
After the approval of the new clearance for 50.55a and assignment of the new clearance number, the NRC staff intends to remove the burden and responses for these requirements from the Part 50 clearance (3150-0011).
$8,746,400
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
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.
11/27/2023
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Burden spreadsheet for 50-55a.xlsx
Final supporting statement Codes and Standards.docx
Codes and Standards