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OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202605-3150-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No: W1-6
Title: Information Collections contained in Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety, Oversight, and Siting Practices- Proposed Rule 10 CFR Parts 50, 52, 53, 54, 71, 100, and Section 50.55a
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: 05/19/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	2,075	0
Time Burden (Hours)	33,322	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	738	0

Abstract: PROPOSED RULE: Information collections contained in Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety, Oversight, and Siting Practices- Proposed Rule 10 CFR Parts 50, 52, 53, 54, 71, 100, and Section 50.55a The NRC is proposing to amend its regulations to modernize reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices. The proposed rule introduces voluntary risk-informed and performance-based alternatives, updates EP requirements, streamlines quality assurance criteria through a new appendix T to 10 CFR part 50, and revises siting criteria to incorporate risk insights. These changes affect information collections associated with license applications, license amendment requests, periodic reporting, and recordkeeping. New collections include ECCS evaluation model reporting and monitoring under 10 CFR 50.46a, QMS change approvals under 10 CFR 50.54(a)(5), 50.55(f)(5), and 53.1565, and EP framework transition requests under 10 CFR 50.160. The proposed rule also reduces burden by eliminating duplicative requirements, such as prescriptive EP content in CP applications and ESP renewal provisions, and by simplifying seismic/geologic siting criteria under 10 CFR part 100. Overall, the proposed rule results in a net increase in burden due to additional technical analyses and documentation required for voluntary alternatives, balanced by targeted reductions from modernization and streamlining initiatives. This proposed action includes amendments to several requirements in 10 CFR Section 50.55a and parts 50, 52, 53, 54, 71, and 100. The proposed changes to 10 CFR parts 2 and 51 do not contain any new or amended collections of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed rule is part of the NRC’s rulemaking efforts under EO 14300. Although the rule affects existing information collections, the current submission requests a new, temporary clearance number. After the final rule is published, the associated burden will be transferred to their respective existing clearance numbers and this clearance will be discontinued. NOTE: Because this rule results in a net burden reduction, the data fields in the submission reflect a nominal entry of 1 hour and 1 response. Please refer to the supporting statement and burden tables for the actual burden estimates.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 1-291 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act
EO: EO 14300 Name/Subject of EO: Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3150-AL44	Proposed 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	2,075	2,075
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	33,322	33,322
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	738	738

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: The proposed rule results in an overall increase of 33,321.6 hours of burden. Part 50 accounts for the largest increase, 83,116.6 hours due to new voluntary provisions for risk-informed alternatives, expanded emergency preparedness options, and additional license amendment requests for plume exposure pathway EPZ changes and adoption of accident-tolerant fuel designs. New recordkeeping requirements for ECCS evaluation models and monitoring plans add 6,150 hours. Part 53 shows a small net decrease, –835 hours, primarily from removing prescriptive emergency preparedness content in CP applications, offset by minor increases for QMS change approvals. Part 100 reflects the largest reduction, –55,110 hours. Overall, the increase is driven by modernization initiatives that introduce optional, risk-informed pathways and technical analyses, balanced by reductions from eliminating duplicative requirements and streamlining siting criteria.

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: Dan Doyle 301 415-3748

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