Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.11, OMB Pre-approval contingent upon no substantive changes to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise this collection should be re-submitted to OMB for review.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2021
03/31/2018
07/31/2020
45,016
0
45,054
4,355,554
0
4,369,994
1,779,000
0
1,779,000
FINAL RULE, APPROVAL OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS' CODE CASES The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to incorporate by reference (IBR) the latest revisions of three regulatory guides (RGs) approving new, revised, and reaffirmed Code Cases published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). This action allows nuclear power plant licensees and applicants for construction permits, operating licenses, combined licenses, standard design certifications, standard design approvals and manufacturing licenses to voluntarily use the Code Cases listed in these RGs as alternatives to engineering standards for the construction, inservice inspection (ISI), and inservice testing (IST) of nuclear power plant components. These engineering standards are set forth in the ASMEâs Boiler and Pressure Vessel (BPV) Codes and ASME Operation and Maintenance (OM) Codes, which are currently incorporated by reference into the NRCâs regulations. This final rule announces the availability of the final versions of the three RGs that are being incorporated by reference. Further, the final rule announces the availability of a related RG, not incorporated by reference into the NRCâs regulations that lists Code Cases that the NRC has not approved for use.
The final rule will decrease the burden for 10 CFR Part 50 from 4,369,994 hours and 45,054 responses to 4,355,554 hours and 45,016 responses, a reduction of 14,440 hours and 38 responses. This represents a reduction in burden costs for Part 50 licensees of $ 3,869,920 (14,440 hours x $268/hr).
The final rule will reduce burden by incorporating by reference revised NRC RGs that provide NRC approval to use certain ASME Code Cases. As a result of this incorporation by reference, burden on licensees to submit requests for alternatives under 10 CFR 50.55a(z) will be reduced. Licensees would no longer need to submit alternative requests in order to use these Code Cases once they are approved in NRCâs RGs.
The NRC previously estimated that the burden to prepare and submit an alternative to the NRC for authorization was 80 hours per alternative. However, a review of such requests submitted to the NRC over the last 5 years identified that these 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 a request 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 revised total estimated burden is 380 hours per request.
$83,938,437
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No
No
No
No
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Uncollected
Jennifer Tobin 301 415-2328
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Final Rule SS for ASME Code Cases RGs (2).docx
10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities