10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
03/04/2022
table that charts list comparision
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2025
03/31/2025
42,121
42,218
3,638,812
3,641,926
273,472
273,472
PROPOSED RULE: "REGULATORY IMPROVEMENTS FOR PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION FACILITITES TRANSITIONING TO DECOMMISSIONING" - The proposed rule would result in changes in recordkeeping and reporting burden relative to existing rules by creating a regulatory framework for production and utilization facility licensees transitioning to decommissioning and amending existing regulations that relate to the decommissioning of production and utilization facilities. Decommissioning nuclear power reactor licensees and the NRC have expended substantial resources processing licensing actions for nuclear power reactors during their transition period to decommissioning status. Licensees that are currently transitioning to decommissioning have been requesting NRC review and approval of licensing actions, informed by the low risk of an offsite radiological release posed by a decommissioning reactor. Specifically, the licensees are seeking NRC approval of exemptions and license amendments to revise requirements to reflect the reduced operations and risks posed by a permanently shutdown and defueled reactor. The proposed rule would, on balance, reduce the paperwork burden imposed on production and utilization facility licensees transitioning to decommissioning by establishing a graded approach to the requirements imposed on these facilities. A graded approach would adjust the level of analysis, documentation, and actions necessary to comply with safety requirements and criteria commensurate with several factors, including magnitude of any credible hazard involved, and the balance between radiological and non-radiological hazards as applicable to the level within the decommissioning process. The NRC expects that these proposed changes would enhance the efficiency of the decommissioning process and reduce the overall burden on licensees.
The estimated incremental burden reduction from the proposed rule is 3,114.5 hours.
By revising the regulatory frameworks associated with emergency preparedness, physical security, onsite financial protection, record retention, and FOCD related
requirements, the proposed rule would reduce the number of exemption requests and license amendments submitted by licensees. In the current Part 50 clearance,
the NRC estimates that there will be 30 annual responses associated with exemption requests and 984 annual responses associated with license
amendments. After the proposed rule, the NRC estimates that there would be four fewer annual responses associated with exemption requests and four fewer annual
responses associated with license amendment requests.
$65,685,571
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dan Doyle 301 415-3748
Reginfo record details
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.
Part 50 Supporting Statements Proposed Rule - ML18039A053 (2022).pdf
Copy of Part 50 Burden Tables for the Regulatory Improvements for Production and Utilization Facilities Transitioning to Decommissioning Proposed Rule_March 1 2022.xlsx
10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities