Information Collection: Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)

Notices

Pages 16134-16135

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2018-07729

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

NRC-2017-0213

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 the 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 June 12, 2018. 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 http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0213. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-

9127; email: email protected. 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-5 F53, 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:

1. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

   1. Obtaining Information

      Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0213 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 http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0213.

      NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then 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 for part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,'' is available in ADAMS under Package Accession No. ML17310A926.

      NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

      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.

   2. Submitting Comments

      Please include Docket ID NRC-2017-0213 in the subject line of your comment submission in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your

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      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. All comment submissions are posted at http://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 submissions into ADAMS.

2. 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: 10 CFR part 54, ``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 (8 reporting responses + 58 recordkeepers).

   8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 6.

   9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 226,320 (168,320 hours reporting + 58,000 hours recordkeeping).

   10. Abstract: Part 54 of 10 CFR 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 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.

3. 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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of April 2018.

   For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

   David Cullison,

   NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

   FR Doc. 2018-07729 Filed 4-12-18; 8:45 am

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