[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30917]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements: 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and 
solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following 
proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
    2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR 50.55a, ``Codes 
and Standards; Amended Requirements.''
    3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
    4. How often the collection is required: The ASME has set a 
frequency for conducting these activities with its attendant 
recordkeeping based on operating history and the need for component 
functionality. The frequency is dependent on the safety function of the 
component. The information is generally not submitted to the NRC, but 
is retained by the licensees to be made available to the NRC in the 
event of an NRC audit. Reporting requirements consist of one-time 
relief requests or technical specification amendments.
    5. Who will be required or asked to report: Nuclear power plant 
licensees.
    6. An estimate of the number of responses: The requirements will 
apply to licensees and applicants for nuclear power plant licenses. 
Because no applicants for construction permits or operating licensees 
are expected, the reports will apply to the 109 nuclear power plants 
with operating licenses.
    7. The estimated number of annual respondents: 109.
    8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: Implementation of later Code 
edition and addenda for ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPV Code) 
Section XI and OM Code activities is estimated to result in a (1) one-
time recordkeeping burden of 48,502 hours (445 hours/plant) and (2) 
one-time reporting requirements of 328 hours (3 hours/plant) for a 
total of 18,830 hours. The estimated total annual industry increase in 
recordkeeping burden is 13,512 hours annually (124 hours/plant). Due to 
elimination of certain ASME OM Code reporting requirements, the 
estimated total industry annual reporting burden will decrease by 4,245 
hours annually (39 hours/plant).
    9. An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13 
applies: Applicable.
    10. Abstract: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations 
require that nuclear power plant owners (1) construct Class 1, Class 2, 
and Class 3 components in accordance with the rules provided in Section 
III, Division 1, ``Requirements for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant 
Components,'' of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPV Code), (2) inspect Class 1, Class 
2, Class 3, Class MC (metal containment) and Class CC (concrete 
containment) components in accordance with the rules provided in 
Section XI, Division 1, ``Requirements for Inservice Inspection of 
Nuclear Power Plant Components,'' of the ASME BPV Code, and (3) test 
Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 pumps and valves in accordance with the 
rules provided in Section XI, Division 1, of the ASME BPV Code. Every 
120 months licensees are required to update their inservice inspection 
(ISI) and inservice testing (IST) programs to meet the version of 
Section XI incorporated by reference into the regulations in effect 12 
months prior to the start of a new 120-month interval.
    Submit, by (insert date 30 days after publication in the Federal 
Register), comments that address the following questions:
    1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC 
to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical 
utility?
    2. Is the burden estimate accurate?
    3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected?
    4. How can the burden of the information collection be minimized, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology?
    A copy of the supporting statement may be viewed free of charge at 
the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW (lower level), 
Washington, DC. OMB clearance packages are available via the NRC's 
interactive rulemaking website through the NRC home page (http://
www.nrc.gov). This site provides the availability to upload comments as 
files (any format), if your web browser supports that function. For 
information about the interactive rulemaking website, contact Carol 
Gallagher, (301) 415-5905: e-mail [email protected].
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer by 
December 26, 1997: Norma Gonzales, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (3150-0011), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3084.
    The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, (301) 415-7233.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of November, 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Information and Records Management Branch, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-30917 Filed 11-24-97; 8:45 am]
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