10 CFR Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions

ICR 202410-3150-001

OMB: 3150-0021

Federal Form Document

ICR Details
3150-0021 202410-3150-001
Received in OIRA 202408-3150-003
NRC
10 CFR Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 10/04/2024
  Requested Previously Approved
07/31/2025 08/31/2027
27 27
100,712 140,000
0 0

PROPOSED RULE - Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors The NRC is proposing to amend the regulations that govern the NRC’s environmental reviews of new nuclear reactor applications under NEPA. The NRC’s regulations in § 51.45, Environmental report,” require each applicant to prepare and submit an environmental report which includes, among other things, a description of the proposed action, a statement of its purposes, a description of the environment affected, and a discussion of the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives. The rulemaking would codify the generic findings of NUREG-2249, “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors” (NR GEIS), which presents impact analyses for the environmental issues common to many new nuclear reactors that can be addressed generically, thereby eliminating the need to repeatedly reproduce the same analyses each time a licensing application is submitted. The proposed rule would reduce burden on an applicant because they would not be required to assess the environmental impacts of NR GEIS Category 1 issues if: 1) the applicant has demonstrated that it has met the bounding values and assumption of each PPE and SPE parameter relevant to that Category 1 issue, and 2) the applicant has not identified any new and significant information that would change a conclusion related to a Category 1 issue in the NR GEIS. If a value or assumption is not met, then the applicant may be able to limit its analysis to just the impact of not meeting the value or assumption. Similarly, if the applicant identifies new and significant information that would change a conclusion in the NR GEIS, then the applicant may be able to limit its analysis to just the impact of the new and significant information. To comply with NEPA, the NRC uses the information in the environmental report along other information to conduct an independent environmental evaluation.

PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 1-311 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act
  
None

3150-AK55 Proposed rulemaking 89 FR 80797 10/04/2024

No

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IC Title Form No. Form Name
10 CFR Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory

  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 27 27 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 100,712 140,000 0 -39,288 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
Yes
Changing Regulations
The NR GEIS and associated rulemaking incorporates text to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the environmental review for new nuclear reactor applications by codifying the NR GEIS findings in Table C-1 in Appendix C to Subpart A of 10 CFR Part 51. Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of new nuclear reactor environmental reviews will reduce the cost to industry in preparing environmental reports for new nuclear reactor applications and focuses resources on project-specific analyses. Burden for the 10 CFR Part 51 information collection will be reduced by 39,288 hours, from 140,000 to 100,712 hours.

$7,221,824
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Stewart Schneider 301 415-4123 stewart.schneider@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.
10/04/2024


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