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OMB Control No: 3150-0011	ICR Reference No: 201708-3150-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201707-3150-004
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 12/13/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/12/2017
Terms of Clearance: Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.11, OMB Pre-approval contingent upon no substantive changes to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise this collection should be re-submitted to OMB for review.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2020	03/31/2018	07/31/2020
Responses	45,016	0	45,054
Time Burden (Hours)	4,355,554	0	4,369,994
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,779,000	0	1,779,000

Abstract: FINAL RULE, APPROVAL OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS' CODE CASES The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to incorporate by reference (IBR) the latest revisions of three regulatory guides (RGs) approving new, revised, and reaffirmed Code Cases published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). This action allows nuclear power plant licensees and applicants for construction permits, operating licenses, combined licenses, standard design certifications, standard design approvals and manufacturing licenses to voluntarily use the Code Cases listed in these RGs as alternatives to engineering standards for the construction, inservice inspection (ISI), and inservice testing (IST) of nuclear power plant components. These engineering standards are set forth in the ASME’s Boiler and Pressure Vessel (BPV) Codes and ASME Operation and Maintenance (OM) Codes, which are currently incorporated by reference into the NRC’s regulations. This final rule announces the availability of the final versions of the three RGs that are being incorporated by reference. Further, the final rule announces the availability of a related RG, not incorporated by reference into the NRC’s regulations that lists Code Cases that the NRC has not approved for use.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 68 Stat. 919 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act of 1954
PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 119 Stat 594 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3150-AJ13	Final or interim final rulemaking

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 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	45,016	45,054	-38
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,355,554	4,369,994	-14,440
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,779,000	1,779,000	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: The final rule will decrease the burden for 10 CFR Part 50 from 4,369,994 hours and 45,054 responses to 4,355,554 hours and 45,016 responses, a reduction of 14,440 hours and 38 responses. This represents a reduction in burden costs for Part 50 licensees of $ 3,869,920 (14,440 hours x $268/hr). The final rule will reduce burden by incorporating by reference revised NRC RGs that provide NRC approval to use certain ASME Code Cases. As a result of this incorporation by reference, burden on licensees to submit requests for alternatives under 10 CFR 50.55a(z) will be reduced. Licensees would no longer need to submit alternative requests in order to use these Code Cases once they are approved in NRC’s RGs. The NRC previously estimated that the burden to prepare and submit an alternative to the NRC for authorization was 80 hours per alternative. However, a review of such requests submitted to the NRC over the last 5 years identified that these submittals ranged from a few pages to several hundred pages with an average of approximately 32 pages with average technical complexity. Therefore, the NRC estimates that a request requires an average of 300 hours of effort to develop the technical justification and an additional 80 hours to perform research, review, approve, process, and submit the document to the NRC for use of alternatives under 10 CFR 50.55a(z). Therefore, the revised total estimated burden is 380 hours per request.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $83,938,437

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Jennifer Tobin 301 415-2328

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