10 CFR Part 50 of the NRC's regulations, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," specifies technical information and data to be provided to the NRC or maintained by applicants and licensees so that the NRC may make determinations necessary to protect the health and safety of the public, in accordance with the Act. The reporting and recordkeeping requirements contained in 10 CFR 50 are mandatory for the affected licensees and applicants.
The estimated burden for the Part 50 clearance renewal would have been reduced for almost all information collection requirements and resulted in an overall burden decrease. However, during the projected clearance renewal, NRC expects to receive applications for 19 combined operating licenses (COLs). While most of the burden for these application requirements will be captured in the clearance for 10 CFR Part 52, the seismic analysis required by Appendix S (Section 32 of the clearance package) is captured in Part 50. Overall, the estimated burden has increased by .86M hours over the current clearance, an increase of 16 percent, primarily because of new burdens associated with 19 new applications for combined operating licenses. The number of responses has increased from 7,124 to 45,513 because of the inclusion of responses for automated morning reports from each power reactor.
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.