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OMB Control No: 3150-0279	ICR Reference No: 202511-3150-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Information collections contained in 10 CFR Part 51 for Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors Final Rule
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 03/27/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/21/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2029	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: FINAL RULE: GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSING OF NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS The current submission is a request for a new clearance number, to be discontinued once the burden and associated information collections can be transferred into 3150-0021 (10 CFR Part 51). The final rule amends the regulations that govern the NRC's environmental reviews of new nuclear reactor applications under NEPA. The NRC's regulations in § 51.45, “Environmental report,” require each applicant to prepare and submit an environmental report which includes, among other things, a description of the proposed action, a statement of its purposes, a description of the environment affected, and a discussion of the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives. The rulemaking codifies the generic findings of NUREG-2249, “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors” (NR GEIS), which presents impact analyses for the environmental issues common to many new nuclear reactors that can be addressed generically, thereby eliminating the need to repeatedly reproduce the same analyses each time a licensing application is submitted. The rule reduces burden on an applicant based on potential simplifications in the environmental report that an applicant must submit to the NRC associated with a new nuclear reactor licensing application. The applicant’s environmental report must assess the environmental impacts of constructing and operating a new nuclear reactor and of alternatives that meet the purpose and need. The applicant is not required to assess the environmental impacts of NR GEIS Category 1 issues (i.e., issues for which a generic analysis is possible) if (1) the applicant has demonstrated that its project is bounded by the applicable nuclear power plant parameter envelope and site parameter envelope values and assumptions, and (2) the applicant has not identified any new and significant information that would change the conclusions in the NR GEIS. If a value or assumption is not met or bounded, then the applicant may be able to limit its analysis to just the impact of not meeting the value or assumption. Similarly, if the applicant identifies new and significant information that would change the conclusions in this NR GEIS, then the applicant may be able to limit its analysis to just the impact of the new and significant information.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3150-AK55	Final or interim final rulemaking

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

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1	1
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1	1
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Due to ROCIS limitations for new clearances, the burden worksheet shows an increase of one hour and one response; however, burden for the 10 CFR Part 51 information collection will be reduced by 53,788 hours. The NR GEIS and associated rulemaking incorporate text to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the environmental review for new nuclear reactor applications by codifying the NR GEIS findings in Table C 1 in Appendix C to Subpart A of 10 CFR Part 51. Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of new nuclear reactor environmental reviews will reduce the cost to industry in preparing environmental reports for new nuclear reactor applications and focuses resources on project specific analyses.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: Soly Soto Lugo 302 415-7528 soly.sotolugo@nrc.gov

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