New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
11/27/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
754
0
336,416
0
25,188
0
Part 50.55a of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), “Codes and Standards,” 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 50.55a are mandatory for the affected licensees and
applicants.
This is a request for a new
clearance. Previously, burden for information collections contained
in 10 CFR 50.55a was covered under the clearance for 10 CFR Part 50
(3150-0011), estimated at 430,414 hours and 949 responses. The
requested burden estimate for 50.55a is 336,416 hours and 754
responses. The decrease in burden associated with information
collections in 50.55a is due to a decrease in the total number of
respondents from 98 (94 operating reactors and 4 plants under
construction) to 94 (94 operating reactors) and a decrease in total
responses since OMB Clearance 3150-0011 was last renewed in 2020.
There are no third-party disclosures in this clearance as there are
no anticipated nuclear power plants under active construction
during this period. The number of anticipated requests for
alternatives submitted in the online portal has decreased from 218
to 47 since the Part 50 clearance was submitted in 2020. The
current estimate is based on a review of recent submissions using
the online portal. Fewer submissions have been received than was
previously anticipated. IEEE standards were not included in the
previous clearance, but there are no recordkeeping or reporting
requirements inherent in the standards, so they do not add
additional burden on their own. After the approval of the new
clearance for 50.55a and assignment of the new clearance number,
the NRC staff intends to remove the burden and responses for these
requirements from the Part 50 clearance (3150-0011).
$8,746,400
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
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.
Burden spreadsheet for 50-55a.xlsx
Final supporting statement Codes and Standards.docx
Codes and Standards