10 CFR Part 52, Licenses,
Certifications and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
12/04/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2026
59
1,428
307,465
335,491
1,536
1,909
The licensing processes in part 52 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), “Licenses,
Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,” provide
for issuance of early site permits (ESPs), standard design
approvals (SDAs) and certifications, manufacturing licenses (MLs),
and combined licenses (COLs) for commercial nuclear power reactors.
The applicants submit updated reports, applications for renewals,
exemption requests and maintain records of changes to the facility
and records of detailed design related information. These licensing
procedures are options to the two step licensing process in 10 CFR
part 50, which provides for a construction permit (CP) and an
operating license (OL). The part 52 licensing process places
procedural requirements in part 52 and technical requirements in
part 50. Part 52 can reduce the overall paperwork burden borne by
applicants for CPs and OLs because part 52 only requires a single
application and provides options for referencing standardized
designs. The information in 10 CFR part 52 is needed by the agency
to assess the adequacy and suitability of an applicant's site,
plant design, construction, training and experience, plans and
procedures for the protection of public health and safety.
Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.206 , “Applications for Nuclear Power
Plants” (ML18131A181) provides guidance for applicants for COLs for
nuclear power plants. Section C.2.1 of RG 1.206 deals with
pre-application activities for respondents who intend to submit
applications for COLs for nuclear power plants. Pre-application
activities encompass all the communications, correspondence,
meetings, document submittals/reviews, and other interactions that
occur between the NRC staff and a prospective applicant before the
tendering of an application under 10 CFR part 52. Participation in
pre-application activities is voluntary. Potential applicants who
engage in preapplication activities benefit from an early NRC staff
assessment of the completeness and level of detail of the
information that the applicant proposes to submit and staff
identification of potential deficiencies in the application.
Pre-application activities are expected to increase the efficiency
of the staff's review of those applications once they are
submitted. Subpart B of 10 CFR part 52 establishes the process for
obtaining design certifications.
The estimated annual burden for
Part 52 will decrease from 335,491 hours and 1,428 responses to
307,465 hours and 59 responses, a decrease of 28,026 hours and
1,369 responses. Each year, the NRC solicits information from
potential new reactor applicants using a Regulatory Issue Summary
(OMB Clearance #3150-0228, “Voluntary Reporting of Planned New
Reactor Applications”). The NRC staff used the information provided
by potential applicants to develop estimates for this clearance
package. The burden for reporting decreased from 318,316 hours to
294,220 hours, a decrease of 24,096 hours. The largest changes in
reporting burden result from a change in the number of anticipated
applications, including NLWRs, and the number of COLs under
construction. The most notable decrease was in the number of
estimated ITAAC closure notifications under 52.99(c)(1), which
decreased from 41,200 hours and 1,030 responses to 541 hours and
13.5 responses, a decrease of 40,659 hours and 1,016.5 responses.
The number of ITAAC notifications is lower than previously
anticipated because the number of applications received by the NRC
was lower than previously anticipated. Recordkeeping burden
decreased from 17,175 hours to 13,245 hours (a decrease of 3,930
hours). Some records require ongoing maintenance, requiring
licensees who reference a standard DC to maintain records of all
changes to the facility. Based on information provided by industry,
the NRC staff anticipates a reduction in application submissions
that reference a standard DC. In addition, a number of the
anticipated applications included in the last renewal were not
submitted to the NRC due to business decisions made by industry. As
a result, the total number of recordkeepers will decrease from 19
to 11 annually.
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 burden spreadsheet for Part 52.xlsx
2023 Final SS for Part 52 renewal.docx
10 CFR Part 52, Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants