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OMB Control No: 3150-0274	ICR Reference No: 202602-3150-008
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202410-3150-012
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR Part 53, Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Commercial Nuclear Plants
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/20/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	166	0
Time Burden (Hours)	375,024	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,765	0

Abstract: FINAL RULE: Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors The NRC is amending its regulations by adding a risk-informed, performance-based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework for commercial nuclear plants in response to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA). The current application and licensing requirements were primarily developed to address license requests concerning light water-cooled reactors and operational requirements for those types of reactors. This final rule responds to NEIMA by creating an alternative, technology-inclusive regulatory framework to accommodate licensing of future commercial nuclear plants, including advanced reactor designs that may not employ light-water technology. The information collections associated with the final rule have been submitted under the following clearance numbers: 3150-0146 Burden for 10 CFR Part 26 (revision) 3150-0274 Burden for 10 CFR Part 53 (new clearance number for a new CFR Part) 3150-0272 NRC Forms 893 and 894 (new clearance number for a new form) 3150-0002: 10 CFR Part 73 (revision) 3150-0104: NRC Form 366 (revision) 3150-0271 Burden for 10 CFR Part 50 (temporary clearance number, 3150-0011 is currently unavailable for submissions due to the Alternatives to the Use of Credit Ratings final rule) 3150-XXXX: Burden for NRC Form 361 (temporary clearance number, 3150-0238 will soon be unavailable due to the upcoming renewal of this form) 3150-XXXX: Burden for NRC Form 396 (temporary clearance number, 3150-0027 is currently unavailable for submissions due to renewal) 3150-XXXX: Burden for NRC Form 398 (temporary clearance number, 3150-0090 is currently unavailable for submissions due to the renewal)

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 1-291 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act
PL: Pub.L. 115 - 439 103 Name of Law: Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 115 - 439 103 Name of Law: Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3150-AK31	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 53, Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Commercial Nuclear Plants

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to New Statute
Annual Number of Responses	166	166
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	375,024	375,024
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,765	6,765

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 final rule imposes new information collections and thus does not change an existing OMB approved information collection. The information collected is essential to permit the NRC to evaluate applications and issue licenses under Part 53, as well as effectively exercise its oversight functions and monitor licensee compliance with Part 53 regulations, resulting in an estimated annual burden of 375,024.2 hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,574,340

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: Nicole Fields 630 829-9570 nicole.fields@nrc.gov

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