[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27119-27120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10548]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2021-0035]
Information Collection: Requirements for Renewal of Operating
Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for an existing collection of information. The information
collection is entitled, ``Requirements for Renewal of Operating
Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.''
DATES: Submit comments by July 19, 2021. 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;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0035. For
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-2021-0035 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
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for Docket ID NRC-2021-0035. A copy of the collection of information
and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing
Docket ID NRC-2021-0035 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]. The supporting statement is available
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21004A095.
Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request
to the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or
301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
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
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2021-0035 in your comment submission.
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. All comment submissions are
posted at https://www.regulations.gov/ and entered into ADAMS. Comment
submissions are not routinely edited 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
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the NRC is requesting public comment on its intention to
request the OMB's approval for the information collection summarized
below.
1. The title of the information collection: Part 54 of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Requirements for Renewal of
Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0155.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: There is a
one-time application for any licensee wishing to renew the operating
license for its nuclear power plant. There is a one-time requirement
for each licensee with a renewed operating license to submit a letter
documenting the completion of inspection and testing activities. All
holders of renewed licenses must perform yearly record keeping.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Commercial nuclear
power plant licensees who wish to renew their operating licenses and
holders of renewed licenses.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 66 (11 reporting
responses + 55 recordkeepers).
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 62 (1 initial
license renewal application + 1 subsequent license renewal application
+ 5 completion letters + 55 recordkeepers).
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 216,700 (160,200 hours
reporting + 56,500 hours recordkeeping).
10. Abstract: 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 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 during the
period of extended 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.
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: May 14, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-10548 Filed 5-18-21; 8:45 am]
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