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OMB Control No: 3150-0011	ICR Reference No: 202206-3150-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-3150-001
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: 10/18/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/29/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. For ease of review and conclusion, please include copies of the 60- and 30-day notices in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d), when possible.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2025	03/31/2025	03/31/2025
Responses	42,196	0	42,218
Time Burden (Hours)	3,636,646	0	3,641,926
Cost Burden (Dollars)	273,447	0	273,472

Abstract: FINAL RULE - APPROVAL OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS CODE EDITIONS The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to incorporate by reference the 2019 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Division 1, and Section XI, Division 1, and the 2020 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, Division 1: OM Code: Section IST, for nuclear power plants. The NRC is also incorporating by reference the American Society of Mechanical Engineers OM Code Case OMN-28, “Alternative Valve Position Verification Approach to Satisfy ISTC-3700 for Valves Not Susceptible to Stem-Disk Separation”; the 2011 Addenda to ASME NQA‒1‒2008, “Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications” (ASME NQA‒1b‒2011); and the 2012 and 2015 Editions of ASME NQA‒1, “Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications.” This action is in accordance with the NRC’s policy to periodically update the regulations to incorporate by reference new editions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Codes and is intended to maintain the safety of nuclear power plants and to make NRC activities more effective and efficient.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3150-AK22	Final or interim final rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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	42,196	42,218	-22
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,636,646	3,641,926	-5,280
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	273,447	273,472	-25

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 3,641,926 hours and 42,218 responses to 3,636,646 hours and 42,196 responses, a reduction of 5,280 hours and 22 responses. This will result in an estimated reduction of 240 hours per response. The final rule incorporates by reference OM and BPV Codes from ASME as described above, which reduces the burden on industry and the NRC by a reduction in alternative requests submitted and reviewed as a result of aspects of plant operation covered by these codes. A recent review of Code alternative requests submitted to the NRC over the last 5 year span found that submittals ranged from a few pages to several hundred pages, with an average of approximately 32 pages. However, the burden hours have been reduced as requests have become less complex to review over time. Therefore, the NRC estimates that a request requires an average of 150 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 total for estimated burden is 230 hours per request. In the same manner, the NRC estimates that the total burden to perform the technical review (including resolving technical issues), document the evaluation, and respond to the licensee’s request is 115 hours per request. Following the implementation phase, the industry will see a reduced burden for the aspects of plant operation covered by the codes in the final rule.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $65,512,656

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? No

Agency Contact: Caylee Kenny 301 415-7150

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