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OMB Control No: 3150-0155	ICR Reference No: 201808-3150-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201412-3150-005
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/08/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/31/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2021	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2018
Responses	66	0	58
Time Burden (Hours)	226,320	0	220,340
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,102	0	5,366

Abstract: Part 54 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), establishes license renewal requirements for commercial nuclear power plants and describes the information that licensees must submit to the NRC when applying for a license renewal. The application must contain information on how the licensee will manage the detrimental effects of age-related degradation on certain plant systems, structures, and components so as to continue the plant's safe operation during the renewal term. The NRC needs this information to determine whether the licensee's actions will be effective in assuring the plants' continued safe operation during the period of extended operation. Holders of renewed licenses must retain in an auditable and retrievable form, for the term of the renewed operating license, all information and documentation required to document compliance with 10 CFR Part 54. The NRC needs access to this information for continuing effective regulatory oversight.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 103 1-311 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act

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:
	83 FR 16134	04/13/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 40793	08/16/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	66	58	8
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	226,320	220,340	5,980
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,102	5,366	736

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 overall burden for the Part 54 information collections increased from 220,340 hours to 226,320 hours, an increase of 5,980 hours. The change in burden is due to a reduction in the number of letters of completion and an increase in the number of recordkeepers, as additional renewed licenses are approved. Reporting Burden The reporting burden has decreased by 20 hours, from 168,340 to 168,320 because the number of anticipated completion letters has decreased from 4 letters annually to 2 letters annually during the clearance period. The reporting burden for license renewal applications remains the same since the effort required per application per year is unchanged at 84,150 hours reporting (81,150 hours for the application and 1,500 hours each for two amendments) and the number of expected new applications is unchanged. Note that the number of responses associated with the license renewal applications has increased by 4, due to change in how application amendments are counted. Application amendments are now being counted as separate responses in this submission (one application = 3 responses [the initial application + 2 amendments]). Previously, application amendments were considered part of the application and were not considered to be separate responses, despite being submitted after the initial application. Recordkeeping Burden Although the recordkeeping burden (1,000 hours per application) estimate did not change in this submission, the number of recordkeepers increased from the estimated 52 recordkeepers to an average of 58 recordkeepers, resulting in an increase of 6,000 hours of burden annually (from 52,000 hours to 58,000 hours). This increase is due to the completion of application reviews and the subsequent addition of recordkeepers upon issuance of renewed licenses. Finally, the fee rate has decreased from $272/hr to $263/hr.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,200,000

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: Leslie Hill 3014152158 lah1@nrc.gov

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