ML20207L925

Request for OMB Review & Supporting Statement Re 10CFR52, Early Site Permits;Std Design Certifications & Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants. Estimated Respondent Burden Is 0 H

ML20207L925
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Issue date:	02/25/1999
From:	Shelton B NRC
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OMB-3150-0151, OMB-3150-151, NUDOCS 9903180317
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Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Bacirfitting, Combined license, Early site permit, Ementency l

7'uning, Inspection Reactor siting criteria, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Standard design.

i ' ' Abstract M CFR Part 52 establishes requirements for granting early site permits, certiScations of standard nuclear with conditions (gns, and licenses which combine a single licesise a construction permit and operating lice power plant desi c:rtincations, and licenses; amendm). The Part also este.biishes requirements for renewal of these per combined licenses permits.

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19,C:rtifiscti:n f:r P perwark Reducti:n A:t Submiccinn3 On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection ofinformation encompassed by this request ccmplies with 5 CFR 1320.9.

NOTE: The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3), appear at the end of the instructions. The certspcation is to be made with reference to those regulatoryprovisions as setforth in the instructions.

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection ofinformation, that the certification covers-(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions; (b) It avoids unnecessary duplication; (c) It reduces burden on small entities; (d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology that is understandable to respondents; (e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices; (f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements; (g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3):

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V/hy the information is being collected; (ii) Use ofinformation; (iii) Burden estimate; (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature of extent of confidentiality; and (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number; (h) It was developed by an off?ce that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the iaformation to be collected (see note in item 19 of the instructions);

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology; and (j) It makes appropriate use ofinformation technology.

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10 CFR PART 52 EARLY SITE PERMITS; STANDARD DESIGN CERTIFICATIONS; AND COMBINED LICENSES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS 4

(OMB CLEARANCE NO. 3150-0151)

REVISIOtWEXTENSIONREQUEST DESCRIPTION OF THE INFORMATION COI I FCTION The licensing process in 10 CFR Part 52 provides for issuance of early site permits, standard design certifications, and licenses which combine construction permits and conditional operating licenses (combined licenses) for commercial nuclear power reactors. These licensing procedures are options to the two-step licensing process in 10 CFR Part 50, which provides for a construction permit and an operating license. Although Part 52 contains several information collection requirements, as discussed below, for tLa most part, it does not impose new burdens but instead changes the timing of the burdens from that required by Part 50. Indeed, it is to be expected that, even with the few burdens which Part 52 imposes, Part 52 actually reduces the paperwork burden borne by applicants for construction permits and operating licenses because Part 52 only requires a single application or relies on standardized designs.

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JUSTIFICATION l

Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Title 11 of the Energy l

Reorganization Act of 1974, the Commission issues licenses for the use of nuclear material in commercial power plants. These licenses are issued in accordance with such conditions

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as the NRC may by rule or regulation establish to effectuate the purposes and provisions of i

the statutes. Prior to the issuance uf Part 52, the regulations provided for a two-step process of licensing. Under this process, en applicant first applied for a construction permit, providing only preliminary design information. Then, as construction neared completion'and design information became final, the applicant applied for an operating license. This process, involving as it did two separate applications and two submittals of design information, was cumbersome. The burden on both the applicant and the agency i

was compounded by the fact that most of the plants brought forward for licensing were i

custom-designed. Thus, information already in the possession of the agency was very often useless in reviewing a new design.

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The regulations in 10 CFR Part 52 reduce these licensing burdens in principally two ways.

l first, by providing for the certification by rulemaking of standardized reactor designs, thus making it possible to u*e the same design information for the licensing of several plants; second, by providing for the issuance of a single license for both operation and construction, thus doing away with the necessity for two applications and two submittals of design information. (Part 52 also provides for the approval of a nuclear power plant site in l

advance of the submission of any application for a construction permit for that site, but this i

provision will probably have a neutral effect on information collection burdens since it I

simply moves some of the issues usually resolved in a construction permit proceeding to an j

earlier stage). Of course, the principal aim in Part 52 is to enhance safety through the use l

1 of standardized designs; such designs permit more focused review and allow the industry i

L to transfer experience in maintenance and operation from one plant to another more easily.

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2 But a secondary aim is to reduce the licensing burdens on both the industry and the l

agency. Thus, the information collection requirements of Part 52, in the long run, will j

reduce the information collection burdens bome by applicants. They are, moreover, in the opinion of the Commission, the least burdensome requirements that are still consistent with the performance of the statutory duties of the Commission, i

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Need for and Practical Utility of the Collection of Information j

in what follows, each Part 52 section which requires information collection is discussed. Part 52, as noted above, for the most part does not add to burdens but reallocates those burdens to earlier stages in the licensing process, or reduces them through the use of standardized designs. Thus, Part 52 often incorporates by reference information collection requirements set forth in 10 CFR Part 50 and other Parts of Title 10, Chapter i of the CFR.

Suboart A - Early Site Permits 1

i The Commission does not expect an application for an early site permit within the next i

three years.

Sections 52.15 and 52.17. These sections of 10 CFR Part 52 set forth the requirements for the contents of applications for early site permits, which represent Commission approval of sites for use for commercial nuclear power plants. These approvals are available to applicants even in advance of submittal of the preliminary l

' design information which 10 CFR Part 50 requires of applicants for construction i

permits. In other respects, though, sections 52.15 and 52.17 require from applicants much of the information which 10 CFR Part 50 now requires of applicants for construction permits, such as an environmental report; the number, type, and thermal power level of the facilities for which the site may be used; the boundaries of the site; j

the proposed general location of each facility on site; the anticipated maximum levels i

of radiological and thermal effluents each such facility will produce, the type of cooling systems, intakes, and outflows that may be associated with each facility; the seismic, meteorologic, hydrologic, and geologic characteristics of the proposed site; the existing and projected future population profile of the rea; and a showing that there are no significant impediments to the development of emergency planning for the area'. The only requirement in section 52.17 which is not already in Part 50 is the l

requirement for a plan for redress of the site if the permit should expire and the site has not been used for a nuclear power plant. It is estimated that such a plan would 1

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'2 Section 52.17(b) also provides the applicant the option of submitting full or partial emergency plans.' The burden of choosing this option is simply the burden of complying with 10 CFR 50.47 and the relevant portions of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix l

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3 require roughly a staff-year to produce. Such a plan is required only of applicants who j

wish to be able to perform certain site preparation activities.

j This information is needed by the Commission to perform its statutory duty of assessing and assuring an acceptable environmer:tal effect of the contemplated i

nuclear power plant site, the safety and suitability of the subject site, and the adequacy of emergency planning and preparedness, in accordance with the j

applicable standards set forth in 10 CFR Part 50 and the Appendices thereto.

Section 52.29fa). This section of 10 CFR Part 52 cr.itains requirements for a renewal application of any early site permit previously issued by the Commission. It requires l

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' the updating of information contained in the original application under 52.15 and 52.17. This information is needed for the same reasons and purposes set out above with respect to the applicant's original filing under 52.17. Section 52.29 imposes only a portion of the burden imposed by 10 CFR 50.55(d), which requires the updating of I

construction permits several years after issuance. Almost all of this information is l

l required of applicants for construction permits by 10 CFR Part 50, but construction i

permit applicants who can reference an early site permit will not have to resubmit the j

information contained in the early site permit. Thus, the early site permit is a partial construction permit, a partial approval based on information submitted at the earliest j

possible time. Whatever is submitted then will not have to be submitted later. The

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Part 50 information collection requirements for applicants foi construction permits i-have been cleared by OMB under clearance number 3150-0011. No renewal i

applications are expected during this clearance period. Thus, the relevant burden is i

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Section 52,35. This section, while permitting the holder of an early site permit to put the site to non-nuclear use during the term of the permit, requires the holder to notify the agency of the non-nuclear use. This information is necessary so that the NRC may determine whether the non-nuclear use is consistent with the terms of the permit.

It is projected that such notification, which would describe the non-nuclear use and i

discuss whether such use were consistent with eventua! nuclear use of the site, would require roughly a staff-week to produce.

Suboart B - Certifications of Standard Desians The Commission does not expect a new application during the next three years. Upon completion of an administrative review of the AP600 application under section 52,51, the NRC anticipates it will issue a rule certifying the design as an appendix to Part 52.

However, no further information collection is anticipated for this application, j

Subpart B of Part 52 provides for certification of a standardized design without

.pecifying a particular site, the goal of which is to resolve all design issues that are technically relevant and not site-specific. Once certified, the design can be referenced in any number of applications for construction permits or combined licenses, thus making one submittal of design information serve for several licensing reviews.

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Sections 52.45(d) and 52.47. These sections of 10 CFR Part 52 set forth the requirements for the contents of applications for the certification of a standard plant a

design. The information required is generally the design information already required of applicants for operating licenses under 10 CFR Parts 20, 50,73, and 100, plus some additional information. Until the Commission makes its final decision on all safety questions associated with the design, procurement specifications and construction and installation specifications must be retained. The information collection requirements of Parts 20,50,73, and 100 are covered under OMB Clearances 3150-0014, 3150-0011, 3150-0002, and 3150-0093, respectively.

The additional information [52.47(a)(1)(iv)-(viii)] includes proposed resolutions of Unresolved Safety lasues (USis) and selected Generic Safety issues (GSis); a design-specific probabilistic risk assessment (PRA); proposed inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) for the design; and interface criteria for the site-specific portions of the design. The NRC staff needs to review such information to fulfill its statutory duty of determining whether the design meets the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act and the Commission's rules and regulations, and to ensure that the proposed standard design will provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection to public health and safety and provide for the common defense and security. Until the promulgation of Part 52, the Commission had not required the additional information be provided as part of an application for a construction permit or an operating license. However, as part of the NRC's process for addressing the information for facilities already licensed, the Commission had requested this information under existing and OMB-cleared provisions in Part 50. In addition, the

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at sence of any formal requirement to do so. Part 52 merely established the requirement that this information be provided as part of the design certification.

The requirement for ITAAC was established during the development of Part 52, in response to an industry requnt to identify those inspections, tests, and analyses, and related acceptance criteria that will be used to verify that a completed facility has been built and will operate in accordance with approved design and applicable regulations.

Thus, the ITAAC establishes those requirements prior to construction of a facility. The requirement for ITAAC in a combined license was codified by the Energy Policy Act of 1992, which amended the Atomic Energy Act.

The estimates of the burdens for the additional information are based on the NRC's experience with the first two evolutionary designs that were reviewed under Subpart B to Part 52. The burden for addressing the USis, GSIs, and interface criteria is i

estimated at about 6000 person-hours; the burden of preparing a design-specific PRA is estimated at about 60,000 person-hours; and the Nden of preparing ITAAC is estimated at about 30,000 person-hours for each design. These estimates of burdens reflect only the resources required to meet new requirements for licensing facilities under Part 52. The estimates do not reflect the resources already required to develop and complete a design and its supporting safety analyses to meet the requirements of 4

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information is known.

Section 52.51. This section of 10 CFR Part 52 sets forth the procedure for certifying a i

standard design by rulemaking and, thereby, creating a rule that will be published in

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10 CFR Part 52. In order to complete the proposed rule, the applicant for design certification must submit a document that provides the design related information, which was reviewed by the NRC staff, and that meets the requirements of the Office of the Federal Register for incorporation by reference in a rule. This document is known as the " Design Control Document" (DCD) and the estimated burden for preparing a DCD is 4000 person-hours.

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. Section 52.57(a). This section of 10 CFR Part 52 provides a procedure for application for renewal of a design certification. The regulation requires updating any of the information that was submitted under 52.45 or 52.47. This updating of information is required by the Commission staff to make the determinations under 52.48. The burden of this updating is comparable to the burden of meeting the Comm ssion's current requirement for annual updates c'the licensee's Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR). The latter burden entails about 1,000 staff hours a year. We estimate that the burden of updating the information in a design certification which has been in effect for 15 years is 10,000 staff hours, or a burden equivalent to 10 annual updates of an FSAR under current regulations. Further, until the Commission has determined whether to renew the certification, all procurement specifications and construction and installation specifications necessary to make a safety determination regarding an application for renewal of a design certification must be retained until the Commission makes its safety determination. No burden is anticipated during the next three years.

Section 52 63(b)(2). This section requires that licensees who reference a standard design certification must maintain records of all changes to the facility, and these records must be available for audit until the date of termination of that license. This recordkeeping burden is essentially the same as for currently licensed facilities under l

Part 50. No burden is anticipated during the next three years.

Section 52.63(c). This section of 10 CFR Part 52 requires applicante for construction permits, operating licenses, or combined licenses to acquire or complete, and make available for audit, detailed design-related information normally contained in procurement, construction, and installation specifications. This burden is equivalent to 4

the burden on applicants for nuclear power plants under 10 CFR Part 50. This I

information must be retained until the Commission makes its safety determination. No I

burden is anticipated during the next three years.

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Suboart C - Combine 1 Licenses J

lt is highly unlikely that Part 52's provisions for combined licenses will impose burdens j

in the near-term. There have been no new construction permit applications since 1978. Although the next application for a construction permit or a combined license is j

very likely to incorporate by reference either an early site permit or a certified design, i

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term burden of these requirements is zero.

i Sections 52.75. 52.77. 52.79. 52.89 and 52.91(a)(2). These sections of Part 52 set forth requirements for content of applications for combined licenses, which Section l

161h of the Atomic Energy Act makes available. Section 161h says that the i

j Commission may combine in a single license activities licensed separately; Part 52 does that for construction permits and operating licenses. It thus requires that the design information normally not submitted until construction is complete be submitted before construction. Once submitted and approved, this design information then does j

not have to be reconsidered after construction is complete. Ideally, the applicant for this " combined license" would incorporate by reference both an early site permit and a certified design and thus have to submit only a fraction of the information submitted for j

a construction permit and operating license under Part 50. Thus, the chief information f

collection requirements for combined dicenses state that, if the application for a combired license does not reference an early site permit or a certified design, it must contain the information the site permit or certification would have contained. With j

regard to the requirements for antitrust and emergency planning information, Part 52's i

requirements are the requirements of 10 CFR 50.33a, and 50.47, already reviewed and cleared by OMB. In all other respects, sections 52.75,52.77,52.79, and 52.89 constitute the same burdens and are supported by the same justifications as sections 52.15, 52.17, 52.45, and 52.47. The information collection requirements in 52.91(a)(2) are the same as 52.79(a)(3).

Sections 52.78 and 52.79(b). The recordkeeping burden required by section 52.78 is the same as the requirement for 50.120, which is covered under OMB clearance 3150-0011. Also, a small recordk'eeping burden is required by section 52.79(b).

Procurement specifications and construction and installation specifications necessary to make a safety determination regarding an application for e combined license referencing a standard design certification must be retaine' J the Commission determines that the facility has been constructed and will -

vted in conformity with the license.

Section 52.99 After issuance of the combined license, the licensee shall perform the inspections, tests, and analyses identified in the license and must maintain records sufficient for the NRC to ensure that the prescribed acceptance criteria have been met. This information is essentially the same as that required under Part 50; however, the records must demonstrate that the ITAAC identified in the license have been met.

These records must be retained until the Commission deisrmines that the facility has been constructed and will be operated in conformity with the license.

Anoendices A & B - Desian Certification Rules These appendices to 10 CFR Part 52 constitute the standard design certifications for the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Rer.ctor (ABWR) and System 80+ designs, in accordance with Part 52, Subpart B, and allow interested parties to reference either of these designs in an application for a combined license, in general, there are no new information collection requirements in these appendices that are not already covered

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l in the OMB clearances for 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52. However, the appendices do add an incremental reporting burden (X.B.3.c). No burden is anticipated during the next

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three years.

Section X.B.3.c. This section of 10 CFR Part 52 requires that, during the period of construction of a facility that references either of these design certification rules, reports on changes to the design must be submitted quarterly. This reporting frequency is four times the frequency of the existing reporting requirements under 10 CFR 50.59. However, the summary information that is required to be reported has not changed and the number of changes should be correspondingly reduced by a factor of four because of the shorter reporting interval. The reporting requirements of 10 CFR 50.59 are covered by OMB clearance 3150-0011. These reports generally consist of only a few pages and, therefore, this section will only require a slight additional burden l

for reporting the information at quarterly intervals. The construction period will be approximately 6 years in duration and the additional burden will be 24 person-hours per year.

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Aaency Use of information i

in ganeral, the information submitted pursuant to the sections enumerated above is reviewed by various NRC offices charged with the responsibility of assuring that f; censed activities are conducted in accordance with the law. The information 1

collected is used to assess the adequacy and suitability of the applicant's site, plant design, construction, training and experience, and plans and procedures for the protection of public health and safety. The NRC review of such information, and the i

findings derived from that information, will form the basis of Commission decisions and actions concerning the issuance, modification, or revocation of site permits, design certifications, and combined licenses for nuclear power reactor plants.

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Reduction of Burden Throuah Information Technoloav There is a small incremental burden associated with 10 CFR Part 52. There are no legal obstacles to reducing the burden associated with this information collection. Part 52 does not prescribe the manner in which the information is recorded or reported. An applicant or licensee is at liberty to utilize advanced information technology to reduce the recordkeeping burden. It is estimated that potential applicants or licensees will avail themselves of the advantages of electronic information technology and that 90%

of the recordkeeping and reporting will be performed utilizing advanced information technology.

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Effort to identifv Duolication and Use Similar information in general, information required by the NRC in applications, reports, or records conceming the licensing of nuclear power plants or the granting of a construction permit does not duplicate other Federalinformation collection requirements. This information is not available from any source other than the applicants or licensees involved. The information Requirements Control Automated System (IRCAS) was searched for duplication, and none was found.

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However, in the applications and reports described herein, the applicant may I

incorporate by reference earlier submissions where appropriate. Indeed, one of the i

two principal aims of design certification is to make it unnecessary to collect the same information from multiple applicants for operating licenses.

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Effort to Reduce Small Business Burden The information collection required by this regulation will not be a burden on small i

business since only large companies have the technical and financial resources to support the large capital investment required to design and construct these nuclear power plants. Therefore, small business will not be seeking the permits, certifications, i

I and licenses made available by this part.

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Consecuences to Federal Proaram or Policy Activities if the Collection is not Conducted or is Conducted Less Freauentiv l

This information is not collected on a repetitive basis from a single applicant. Indeed, the idea of the regulation is to avoid collecting similar information even from other applicants. Thus, in one sense, the rule provides for less frequent collection, i

However, the NRC cannot collect the information any less frequently than provided in this rule. Less frequent collection of the information required by this regulation would compromise NRC ability to make appropriate licensing decisions and adversely affect the administration of the duties of the Commission under the law. Applications are required only when licensing action is sought.

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Circumstances Which Justifv Variation from OMB Guidelines For the recordkeeping requirement of 10 CFR 52.63(b)(2), the retention period is "until the date of termination of the license" to ensure that the health and safety of the public will not be affected adversely by design changes that could impact the operation of the facility.

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Consultation Outside the Aaency 1

The NRC closely coordinated this effort with the nuclear industry when the rule was promulgated in 1989. Since then, the NRC coordinated the design certification of three applications under Part 52 with the Nuclear Energy Institute (formerly NUMARC). The NRC has held public workshops on issues pertinent to design certification rules and the procedures under which such rules will be promulgated. In addition, the NRC issued a paper on the combined license review process for public comment in May 1998.

Opportunity to comment on the 10 CFR Part 52 information collection requirements was published in the Federal Reatster on December 8,1998 (63 FR 67713). No comments were received.

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' 10. Confidentiality of Information The collection of information required by the regulation comports with the guidelines set out in 5 CFR 1320.5 with the exception of requiring respondents to submit proprietary information to the extent necessary for a complete application under Part l

52 (see 5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2)(viii)). This requirement is necessary to satisfy statutory requirements that the Commission must be able to investigate and analyze the i

prospective operation of the plant in question as well as follow any paper trail through the siting and construction process. See Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act. The Commission's regulations and case law provide adequate protection for an applicant's proprietary information.

11. Justification for Sensitive Questions No sensitive questions are asked in 10 CFR Part 52.

12. Estimate of Industry Burden and Burden Hour Cost See the attached Burden Tables.

13. Estimate of Other Additional Costs No other additional costs are anticipated.

14. Estimated Annualized Cost to the Federal Government The Commission estimates that the NRC staff will spend approximately 12,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> annually to review the " Total Burden" imposed by Part 52. However, no applications under Part 52 are expected during the next clearance period. This estimate is based upon NRC staN experience with the first 2 evolutionary standard designs under Subpart B to Part 52. This estimate is only for costs for reviews of Part 52 requirements, and does not include estimates for reviews covered under other regulations listed in the burden table, including 10 CFR 20, 50, 73, and 100.

This cost would be fully recovered through license fees assessed to NRC licensees pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 170 and/or 171.

.15. Reasons for Chanae in Burden No applications are expected during the next three years.

16. Eublication for Statistical Use This information will not be published for statistical use.

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17. Reason for Not Disolavina the Exoiration Date The requirement is contained in a regulation. Amending the Code of Federal Regulations to display information that, in an annual publication, could become obsolete would be unduly burdensome and too difficult to keep current.

18. Exceptions to the Certification Statement None.

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COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION EMPLOYING STATISTICAL METHODS Statistical methods are not used in this information collection.

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Burden covered under 10 CFR 50.55(d) (as apphed to construchon permits), approved by OMB under Clearance No. 3150-0011 i

52.35 40 0

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Subpart B: Standard Design Certifications 52.45(d)

Burden covered under 10 CFR 50.30(a) and (b) (as appled to construchon permits), approved by OMB under Clearance No. 3150-0011 t

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52.47(a)(1) (i)-(iii),

Burden covered under 10 CFR Parts 20, 50,73, and 100 (as these are (ix), (a)(2), and apphed to @-as under Part 50), approved by OMB under Clearance (a)(3)

Nos. 3150-0014, 3150-0011, 3150-0002, and 3150-0093, respectively 52.47(a)(1)

- 60,000 (PRA) + 30,000 (ITAAC) + 6,000 (USis/GSIs and interface 0

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(ivHviii) requwements) 52.51 4000 (no new applicahons expected) 0 0.

0 52.57(a) 10,000 (no renewals expected) 0 0

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Burden covered under 10 CFR 50.34 and approved by OMB under Clearance No. 3150-0011 Subpart C: Combined Licenses 52.75 Burden covered under 10 CFR 50.30(a) and (b), approved by OMB i

under Clearance No. 3150-0011 52.77 Burden covered under 10 CFR 50.33 and 50.33a, approved by OMB f

under Clearance No. 3150-0011 52.79(a)(1) and Burden covered under 10 CFR 51 A5 and 51.50, approved by OMB -

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52.79(a)(3)

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52.79(b)

Burden covered under 10 CFR 50.34 and approved by OMB under Clearance No. 3150-0011. The bulk of the burden may be met by referencog a design certification.

Burden of 52.47(a)(1)(ii),(iv) and (v), if appik,.t;en does not i feiwnce a 0

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design c.witific.at;vn: 60,000 (PRA) + 6,000 (USis/GSis and interface requirements) 52.79(c) 40,000 for ITAAC, if app;k tion does not..:.;wnc.e a desgn certification.

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0 if appik t;ca references design certificot;cm, then 10,000 52.79(d)

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52.91(a)(2)

Burden covered under 52.17(c)

Appendix A: ABWR Design Certification Rulo X.B.3.c 8 person-hours for a quarteriy report 0

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52.63(b)(2)

Covered under OMB Clearance 3150-0011 for 10 CFR 50. No burden anticipated during the next 3 years.

52.63(c)

Covered under OMB Clearance 3150-0011 for 10 CFR 50. No burden anticipated during the next 3 years.

52.78 Covered under OMB Clearance 3150-0011 for 10 CFR 50. No burden anticipated during the next 3 years.

52.79(b)

Covered under OMB Clearance 3150-0011 for 10 CFR 50. No burden anticipated during the next 3 years 52.60 The burden associated with keeping records on the performance of ITAAC is not known by the NRC, but it is a burden that would likely be incurred by an entity in the normal course of constructing a nuclear power plant.

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l' U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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). The NRC hereby informs i

potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not reauired to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision 2.

The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 52, "Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants

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The form number if applicable: Not applicable

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How often the collection is required: On occasion and every 10 to 20 years for applications for renewal 5.

Who will be required or asked to report: Designers of commercial nuclear power plants, electric power utilities, and any person eligible under the Atomic Energy Act to apply for a construction permit for a nuclear power plant 6.

An estimate of the number of responses: No applications expected during the next three years 7.

The estimated number of annual respondents: No applications expected during the next three years 8.

An estimate of the tota, number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 0 9.

An indication of whether Section 3507(d), Pub. L.104-13 applies: Not applicable i

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Abstract: 10 CFR Part 52 establishes requirements for the granting of early site permits, certifications of standard nuclear power plant designs, and licent a which combine in a single license a construction permit and an operating license with conditions (combined licenses). Part 52 also

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establishes requirements for renewal of these permits, certifications, and licenses; amendments to them; exemptions from certifications; and variances from early site permits.

NRC uses the information collected to assess the adequacy and su?. ability of an applicant's site, plant design, construction, training and experience, and plans and procedures for the protection of public health and safety.

The NRC review of such information and the findings derived from that information form the basis of NRC decisions and actions conceming the issuance, modification, or revocation of site permits, design certifications, and combined licenses for nuclear power plants.

A copy of the final supporting statement may be viewed free of charge at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW (lower level), Washington, DC. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC worldwide web site (http://www.nrc. gov /NRC/PUBLIC/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 and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer listed below by (insert date 30 days after publication in the Federal Reaister). Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date.

Erik Godwin Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0151)

NEOB-10202 Office of Management and Budget Washington, DC 20503

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Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3084.

The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.

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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this.>L }/s 6

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1999.

l For the Nuclear Regu!atory Commission.

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