[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 142 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44549-44551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15942]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0144]


Information Collection: NRC Online Form, ``Request for 
Alternative to 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1) and (2)''

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for emergency processing; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public 
comment on our request for emergency review for and OMB approval of the 
information collection that is summarized below. The information 
collection is entitled, ``NRC Online Form, `Request for Alternative to 
10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1) and (2).' ''

DATES: Submit comments by September 21, 2020. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the 
Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received 
on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0144. For

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technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
     Mail Comments to: David Cullison, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T-6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0144 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0144. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2020-0144 on this website.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or 
by email to [email protected]. A copy of the collection of 
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by 
accessing ADAMS Accession Nos. ML20164A202 and ML20164A211. The 
supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML20164A205.
     NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of 
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by 
contacting NRC's Clearance Officer, David Cullison, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: 
[email protected].

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0144 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make 
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly 
disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment 
submissions at https://www.regulations.gov/ as well as enter the 
comment submissions into ADAMS, and the NRC does not routinely edit 
comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Background

    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). In compliance with the requirement of section 
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following requirements 
for emergency review. We are requesting an emergency review because the 
collection of this information is needed before the expiration of the 
normal time limits under OMB's regulations under section 1320.13 of 
title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). We cannot reasonably 
comply with the normal clearance procedures because an unanticipated 
event has occurred, as stated in 5 CFR 1320.13(a)(2)(ii). This 
information collection only addresses the incremental burden change to 
an existing clearance and not the total burden for the clearance.
    1. The title of the information collection: ``NRC Online Form, 
`Request for Alternative to 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1) and (2).' ''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-XXXX.
    3. Type of submission: New.
    4. The form number, if applicable: There is no form number for the 
online submission form.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On Occasion.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: All holders of, and 
certain applicants for, nuclear power plant construction permits and 
operating licenses under the provisions of 10 CFR part 50, ``Domestic 
Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities'' who use 
alternatives to the requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a paragraphs (b) 
through (h) when authorized by the NRC have the option of using the 
online form.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 120.
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 120.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 240.
    10. Abstract: The NRC requested an emergency review of this 
information collection in order to obtain approval to use the form for 
a period of 6 months. The purpose of this information collection is to 
introduce the optional online form for COVID-19 related Requests for 
Alternatives that simplifies and reduces the burden of filing of 
requests for alternatives described in the following paragraphs. Under 
the existing collection under OMB Control No. 3150-0011, licensees are 
already able to request alternatives. This information collection only 
addresses the incremental burden change to this existing clearance due 
to the form and not the total burden for the clearance.
    10 CFR 50.55a incorporates by reference Division 1 rules of Section 
III, ``Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components,'' and 
Section XI, ``Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant 
Components,'' of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (B&PV Code); and the rules of the ASME 
``Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants'' (OM 
Code). These rules of the ASME B&PV and OM Codes set forth the 
requirements to which nuclear power plant components are designed, 
constructed, tested, repaired, and inspected. 10 CFR 50.55a(z) allows 
applicants to use alternatives to the requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a 
paragraphs (b) through (h) when authorized by the NRC. To facilitate 
licensees' requests for alternatives to the requirements in the above 
regulations, the NRC is providing an optional online form to submit the 
required information for a specific alternative request under 10 CFR 
50.55a(z).

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III. Specific Requests for Comments

    The NRC is seeking 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 estimate of the burden of the information collection 
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 on respondents 
be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology?

    Dated: July 20, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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