10 CFR Part 50, Domestic
Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
06/24/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2022
42,244
43,617
3,648,166
3,710,882
273,472
272,062
Part 50 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), “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 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 are mandatory for the
affected licensees and applicants.
The reasons for the estimated
burden changes (reflecting an overall burden decrease of 62,716
hours, from 3,710,882 hours to 3,648,166 hours) are primarily
related to the decrease in operating reactors. In the last renewal,
the NRC staff-based estimates of 94 operating reactors. The current
submission estimates 89 operating reactors, due to an increase in
owner/operators not renewing their operating license. The section
specific supporting statements (Supplementary Documents, Sections 2
through 7) have the details on the burden changes for each section.
The 62,716 hour change in burden was calculated by summing the
burden from the individual sections and 7 comparing the total to
the burden from currently in ROCIS (the burden from the previous
clearance plus the burden from the four previously mentioned final
rules). The overall decrease in burden due to the decrease in
operating reactors is not linear as not all requirements are
reactor specific but may apply to an entire multi-unit site or a
utility. The increase in reporting burden (a 49,416 hour increase)
is primarily due to the anticipated submission of a design
certification and the burden associated with the earthquake
engineering criteria for this submission, described in section 7.
The decrease in recordkeeping burden (a 112,232 hour decrease) is
primarily due to a review of data associated with requirements in
50.69, described in section 5. A sample of recent reports for 25
licensees showed that licensees were performing far fewer
evaluations than previously estimated (approximately 3 per plant/
year rather than 95 per plant/year), which led staff to reduce the
associated recordkeeping burden for this requirement.
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.
Part 50 Burden Spreadsheet.xlsx
Part 50 section 7 final supporting statement.pdf
10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities