[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39906-39907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17058]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION



[Docket No. NRC-2011-0130]




Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request



AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).



ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information 

collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 

solicitation of public comment.



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SUMMARY: The NRC invites public comment about our intention to request 

the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection 

that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

    Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:

    1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 54, 

``Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power 

Plants.''

    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0155.

    3. How often the collection is required: There is a one-time 

application for any licensee wishing to renew its nuclear power plant's 

operating license. There is a one-time requirement for each licensee 

with a renewed operating license to submit a commitment completion 

letter. All holders of renewed licenses must perform yearly record 

keeping.

    4. Who is required or asked to report: Commercial nuclear power 

plant licensees who wish to renew their operating licenses and holders 

of renewed licenses.

    5. The number of annual respondents: 7 (3 license renewal 

applications + 4 commitment completion letters).

    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 

or request: 305,490 hours (252,490 hours reporting plus 53,000 hours 

recordkeeping).

    7. Abstract: Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 

part 54, 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.

    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.

    Submit by September 6, 2011, 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?

    The public may examine and have copied, for a fee, publicly 

available documents, including the draft supporting statement, at the 

NRC's Public Document Room, Room O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. OMB clearance requests are 

available at the NRC's Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/index.html. The document will be available on the NRC home 

page site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice. Comments 

submitted in writing or in electronic form will be made available for 

public inspection. Because your comments will not be edited to remove 

any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against 

including any information in your submission that you do not want to be 

publicly disclosed.

    Comments submitted should reference Docket No. NRC-2011-0130. You 

may submit your comments by any of the following methods: Electronic 

comments: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. 

NRC-2011-0130. Mail comments to the NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine 

Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 

20555-0001. Questions about the information collection requirements may 

be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell (T-5 F53), 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by 

telephone at 301-415-6258, or by e-mail to 

[email protected].



    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of June 2011.



    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Tremaine Donnell,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.

[FR Doc. 2011-17058 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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