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OMB Control No: 3150-0151	ICR Reference No: 202312-3150-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202311-3150-002
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR Part 52, Licenses, Certifications and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/04/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2026
Responses	59	1,428
Time Burden (Hours)	307,465	335,491
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,536	1,909

Abstract: The licensing processes in part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,” provide for issuance of early site permits (ESPs), standard design approvals (SDAs) and certifications, manufacturing licenses (MLs), and combined licenses (COLs) for commercial nuclear power reactors. The applicants submit updated reports, applications for renewals, exemption requests and maintain records of changes to the facility and records of detailed design related information. These licensing procedures are options to the two step licensing process in 10 CFR part 50, which provides for a construction permit (CP) and an operating license (OL). The part 52 licensing process places procedural requirements in part 52 and technical requirements in part 50. Part 52 can reduce the overall paperwork burden borne by applicants for CPs and OLs because part 52 only requires a single application and provides options for referencing standardized designs. The information in 10 CFR part 52 is needed by the agency to assess the adequacy and suitability of an applicant's site, plant design, construction, training and experience, plans and procedures for the protection of public health and safety. Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.206 , “Applications for Nuclear Power Plants” (ML18131A181) provides guidance for applicants for COLs for nuclear power plants. Section C.2.1 of RG 1.206 deals with pre-application activities for respondents who intend to submit applications for COLs for nuclear power plants. Pre-application activities encompass all the communications, correspondence, meetings, document submittals/reviews, and other interactions that occur between the NRC staff and a prospective applicant before the tendering of an application under 10 CFR part 52. Participation in pre-application activities is voluntary. Potential applicants who engage in preapplication activities benefit from an early NRC staff assessment of the completeness and level of detail of the information that the applicant proposes to submit and staff identification of potential deficiencies in the application. Pre-application activities are expected to increase the efficiency of the staff's review of those applications once they are submitted. Subpart B of 10 CFR part 52 establishes the process for obtaining design certifications.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 1 Stat. 311 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 61626	09/07/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 84178	12/04/2023
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, Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	59	1,428	-1,369
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	307,465	335,491	-28,026
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,536	1,909	-373

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The estimated annual burden for Part 52 will decrease from 335,491 hours and 1,428 responses to 307,465 hours and 59 responses, a decrease of 28,026 hours and 1,369 responses. Each year, the NRC solicits information from potential new reactor applicants using a Regulatory Issue Summary (OMB Clearance #3150-0228, “Voluntary Reporting of Planned New Reactor Applications”). The NRC staff used the information provided by potential applicants to develop estimates for this clearance package. The burden for reporting decreased from 318,316 hours to 294,220 hours, a decrease of 24,096 hours. The largest changes in reporting burden result from a change in the number of anticipated applications, including NLWRs, and the number of COLs under construction. The most notable decrease was in the number of estimated ITAAC closure notifications under 52.99(c)(1), which decreased from 41,200 hours and 1,030 responses to 541 hours and 13.5 responses, a decrease of 40,659 hours and 1,016.5 responses. The number of ITAAC notifications is lower than previously anticipated because the number of applications received by the NRC was lower than previously anticipated. Recordkeeping burden decreased from 17,175 hours to 13,245 hours (a decrease of 3,930 hours). Some records require ongoing maintenance, requiring licensees who reference a standard DC to maintain records of all changes to the facility. Based on information provided by industry, the NRC staff anticipates a reduction in application submissions that reference a standard DC. In addition, a number of the anticipated applications included in the last renewal were not submitted to the NRC due to business decisions made by industry. As a result, the total number of recordkeepers will decrease from 19 to 11 annually.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $11,736,010

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: Leslie Hill 3014152158 lah1@nrc.gov

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