The collection
is pre-approved, contingent upon no substantive changes being made
to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise, the
agency should resubmit this collection to OMB for review. Because
the agency sought comments only on the changes associated with the
regulation, this collection is approved for two years to align with
the existing expiration date.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2022
03/31/2022
03/31/2022
43,618
0
43,654
3,710,960
0
3,722,235
272,062
0
272,036
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS CODES AND CODE CASES FINAL RULE The
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its
regulations to incorporate by reference the 2015 and 2017 Editions
of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code and the 2015 and 2017 Editions of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power
Plants, Division 1: OM Code: Section IST, for nuclear power plants.
The NRC is also incorporating by reference two revised American
Society of Mechanical Engineers code cases. This action is in
accordance with the NRC’s policy to periodically update the
regulations to incorporate by reference new editions of the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Codes and is intended to
maintain the safety of nuclear power plants and to make NRC
activities more effective and efficient.
The current Part 50 annual
burden is 43,654 responses and 3,722,235 hours. The final rule
reduces the annual number of responses by 36 and the annual burden
hours on industry by a total of 11,275 hours making the new Part 50
total 3,710,960 hours and 43,618 responses. The final rule
incorporates by reference OM and BPV codes and code cases from
ASME, described above, which reduce the burden on industry and the
NRC by a reduction in relief and alternative requests submitted and
reviewed as a result of aspects of plant operation covered by these
codes and code cases. A recent review of Code alternative requests
submitted to the NRC over a 5-year span identified that 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 an alternative request submittal
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 total
estimated burden is determined to be 380 hours per alternative. The
removal of steam generator and pressurizer weld inspection
requirements result in a reduction in burden from the inspections
currently required. Following the implementation phase, the
industry will see a reduced burden for the aspects of plant
operation covered by the codes and code cases in the final
rule.
$62,767,622
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
James O'Driscoll 301
425-1325
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.
Final_Rule_Supporting_Statement_ASME_2015-2017_Edition_100719_Clean.docx
10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities