Part 55 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), “Operators’ Licenses,” specifies
information and data to be provided by applicants and facility
licensees so that the NRC may make determinations concerning the
licensing and requalification of operators for nuclear reactors, as
necessary to promote public health and safety. The reporting and
recordkeeping requirements contained in 10 CFR part 55 are
mandatory for the facility licensees and the applicants
affected.
The industry burden decreased
by 39,137 hours from 212,052 to 172,915 hours. These changes are
based on NRC and industry staff experiences and are specifically
addressed below. In general, the number of respondents licensed
under 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52 decreased by 2 from 98 to 96 (65 Power
Sites + 31 Non-power Sites) due to the decommissioning of 2 power
sites in 2015 and 2018 and therefore are no longer required to
report under Part 55. Two requirements account for most of the
burden change for reporting: • The NRC staff decreased the number
of power reactor respondents under 55.40(b)(1) and (3) to indicate
the number of examinations that the facility licensees would
develop from 45 to 41. This decreased the number of hours from
112,500 to 102,500. • The NRC staff decreased the number of power
reactor respondents under 55.59(c) from 67 to 32 to account for the
fact that the requalification cycle and inspection occurs on a
biennial frequency. This decreased the number of hours from 85,090
to 40,640 (a decrease of 44,450 hours). In addition, there was one
major decrease in recordkeeping burden: • The number of
recordkeepers for 50.40(b)(2) for records associated with initial
license examination at power reactor facilities, decreased from 65
to 45 power reactor facilities because 45 examinations are
performed each year. This reduced the burden by 440 hours.
$7,639,361
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Uncollected
Leslie Hill 3014152158
lah1@nrc.gov
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.
30-day FRN Part 55.pdf
Part 55 supporting statement REVISED.docx
10 CFR Part 55, Operators' Licenses