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OMB Control No: 3150-0151	ICR Reference No: 200708-3150-020
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200708-3150-015
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR Part 52, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Plants
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/19/2007
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/31/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2010	07/31/2010	07/31/2010
Responses	37	0	41
Time Burden (Hours)	456,039	0	462,372
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: In a recent final rulemaking, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission revised the regulations for 10 CFR Part 52 (OMB Clearance Number 3150-0151). This revision was pre-approved by OMB on 7/11/07, and approved on 8/28/07. The Notice of Action issued by OMB indicated that the portion of the Part 52 regarding the Limited Work Authorization (LWA) rulemaking must be submitted as a separate nonmaterial/nonsubstantive change once the Part 52 rule was approved. This document provides justification for information collections associated with the final rule for Limited Work Authorizations, RIN 3150-AI05, 10 CFR Parts 2, 50, 51, and 52, Limited Work Authorizations for Nuclear Power Plants. The NRC is amending its regulations applicable to limited work authorizations (LWAs), which allow certain construction activities for production and utilization facilities to commence before a construction permit or combined license is issued. The final LWA rule modifies the scope of activities that are considered construction for which a construction permit, combined license or LWA is necessary, specifies the scope of construction activities that may be performed under an LWA, and changes the review and approval process for LWA requests. The NRC is adopting these changes to enhance the efficiency of its licensing and approval process for production and utilization facilities, including new nuclear power reactors. The LWA final rule does not substantively change the burden on applicants who submit applications for LWAs, but narrows the scope of activities requiring permission from the NRC in the form of an LWA by eliminating the concept of commencement of construction formerly described in § 50.10(c). It also eliminates the authorization formerly described in § 50.10(e) (1). Under the final LWA rule, NRC authorization would be required only before undertaking activities that have a reasonable nexus to radiological health and safety and/or common defense and security. While the NRCs redefinition of construction will result in fewer activities requiring NRC permission in the form of an LWA, construction permit, or combined license, it will also define certain activities (such as the driving of piles) that are currently excluded from the regulatory definition of construction (given in former § 50.10(b)), as construction requiring NRC review and approval. Therefore, since the rule both eliminates burden by removing some activities from the definition of construction (in 10 CFR Part 52, -6,333 hours) and adds previously excluded activities to the definition of construction (in 10 CFR Part 50, +6,333 hours), the overall burden change attributed to the final LWA rule is equivalent to zero.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 68 Stat. 919 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act of 1954

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 68 Stat. 919 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 1954

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3150-AG24	Final or interim final rulemaking	72 FR 49352	08/28/2007

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
10 CFR Part 52, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Plants

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	37	41	-4
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	456,039	462,372	-6,333
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This document provides justification for information collections associated with the final rule for Limited Work Authorizations, RIN 3150-AI05, 10 CFR Parts 2, 50, 51, and 52, Limited Work Authorizations for Nuclear Power Plants. The NRC is amending its regulations applicable to limited work authorizations (LWAs), which allow certain construction activities for production and utilization facilities to commence before a construction permit or combined license is issued. The final LWA rule modifies the scope of activities that are considered construction for which a construction permit, combined license or LWA is necessary, specifies the scope of construction activities that may be performed under an LWA, and changes the review and approval process for LWA requests. The NRC is adopting these changes to enhance the efficiency of its licensing and approval process for production and utilization facilities, including new nuclear power reactors. The LWA final rule does not substantively change the burden on applicants who submit applications for LWAs, but narrows the scope of activities requiring permission from the NRC in the form of an LWA by eliminating the concept of commencement of construction formerly described in § 50.10(c). It also eliminates the authorization formerly described in § 50.10(e) (1). Under the final LWA rule, NRC authorization would be required only before undertaking activities that have a reasonable nexus to radiological health and safety and/or common defense and security. While the NRCs redefinition of construction will result in fewer activities requiring NRC permission in the form of an LWA, construction permit, or combined license, it will also define certain activities (such as the driving of piles) that are currently excluded from the regulatory definition of construction (given in former § 50.10(b)), as construction requiring NRC review and approval. Therefore, since the rule both eliminates burden by removing some activities from the definition of construction (in 10 CFR Part 52; -6,333 hours) and adds previously excluded activities to the definition of construction (in 10 CFR Part 50; +6,333 hours), the overall burden change attributed to the final LWA rule is equivalent to zero.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,866,670

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Nanette Gilles 301 415-1180 nvg@nrc.gov

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