ML20217B389

Notice of Pending NRC Action to Submit Info Collection Request to OMB & Solicitation of Public Comment Re 10CFR51, Environ Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing & Related Regulatory Functions

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Issue date:	09/09/1999
From:	Shelton B NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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AGENCY: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) i l

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information collection request to 1 OMB and solicitation of public comment.  :

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SUMMARY

The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of j 1995(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).  ;

information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:

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1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 51, " Environmental 1

Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory i

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2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0021 1

3. How often the collection is required: On occasion. Upon submittal of an )

application for a construction permit, operating license, operating license !

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renewal, early site review, design certification review, decommissioning or termination review, manufacturing license, materials license, or upon subm;ttal of a petition for rulemak.ing.

4. Who is required or asked to report: Licensees and applicants requesting approvals for actions proposed in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Parts 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 50, 52, 54, 60, 61, 70 and 72.

5. The number of annual respondents: 29

6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 60,286

7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 51 of the NRC's regulations specifies information and data to be provided by applicants and licensees so that the NRC can make determinations necessary to adhere to the policies, regulations, and public laws of the United States, which are to be interpreted and administered in accordance with tha policies set forth in the National l

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended.  !

Submit, by (insert date 60 days after publication in the Federal Reaister), comments that j i  !

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1, is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC to .

1 properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical utility?

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2. Is the burden estimate accurate?

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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  !

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the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology?

l A copy of the draft supporting statement may be viewed free of charge at the NRC Public i l

Document Room,2120 L Street, NW (lower level), Washington, DC. OMB clearance requests j

. 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

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i5 4-Comments and questions about the information collection requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer; Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 E6, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Internet electronic mail at BJS1@NRC, GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8 day of Me'<n I+ 1999.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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DRAFT SUPPORT Q@gTgg,y 10 CFR99 PART S 5kP 13 m '"

" ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING AND RELATED REGULATORY FUNCTIONS" (OMB CLEARANCE NO. 3150-0021)

EXTENSION / REVISION DESCRIPTION OF 1 rlE INFORMATION COLLECTION The 10 CFR Part 51 information collection requirements apply to NRC's domestic licensing and related regulatory functions that apply to protecting the environment. These regulations do not apply to export licensing matters or to any environmental effects which NRC's domestic licensing and regulated regulatory functions may have upon the environment of foreign nations.

10 CFR Part 51 implements Section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The information submitted aids the . Commission in complying with the NEPA

. provisions in its review of an application for a permit, license or other form of permission, or

. amendment to or renewal of a permit, license or other form of permission, or a petition for rulemaking.

Section 51.6 requires that persons, who wish to seek an exemption to requirements in Part 51, submit an application for exemption. .The Commission may also grant an exemption to requirements in Part 51 that it determines are authorized by law and in tne public interest, even

' in the absence of a submittal.

Section 51.16(b) requires that persons, who wish to have proprietary information withheld from public disclosure, submit a request justifying the withholdings pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. This information is needed by NRC to determine if the applicant's/ licensee's reasons are valid and if the information qualifies for exemption from disclosure. The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) or the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) staff, in j consultation with the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), will promptly determine whether the '

justification supports a finding that the information is qualified to be tracked as proprietary.

Should staff determine the request to be justified, disclosure is withheld. Should staff determine the request to be unjustified, OGC reviews the bases for the denial of the request, and the applicant / licensee is notified within two weeks of the OGC review.

Sections 51.41 and 51.45(a) require that certain persons submit environmental information and environmental reports (ERs), respectively. These persons may be applicants for initial or renewal permits, licenses or other forms of permission; or petitioners for rulemakings. The ERs are submitted to NRR or NMSS for its use in preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Subsequent to the receipt of public com.ments on the DEIS, NRC staff prepares a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).

Environmental impact Statements give detailed consideration to the environmental impacts l

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assess such impacts within th; kamework of a range of reasonable alternatives. Without the information provided in the ER, NRC cannot evaluate environmental impacts or prepare EAs,  !

l- . DEISs or FEISs as required by Sedion 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

. and Part 51. The NRC review normally begins within 30 dan of receipt of the ER.

I Section 51.45(b) requires that the ER contain a description of the proposad action, c statement i of its purposes, a description of the environment affected, and a discussion of the fo swing considerations: (1) the impact of the proposed action on the environment, (2) any awerse

! anvironmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented, (3) alternatives to the proposed action, (4) the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity, and I (5) any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented.

Section 51.45(c) requires that the ER includc An analysis which considers and balances the I environmental effects of the proposed action, the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action, and alternatives available for reducing or avoiding adverse environmental effects. Except for ERs prepared for nuclear power reactors at the license renewal stage, the analysis in the ER should also include consideration of the economic, technical, and other benefits and costs of the proposed action and of alternatives. ERs prepared for nuclear power reactors at the license renewal stage need not discuss certain issues. These issues include the economic or technical benefits and costs of either the proposed action or alternatives except insofar as such benefits and costs are either essential for a determination regarding the inclusion of an alternative in the range of alternatives considered or relevant to mitigation, nor  ;

need they discuss other issues not related to the environmental effects of the proposed action and alternatives.

Section 51.50 (Environmental Report - Construction Permit Stage) requires that an applicant for a permit to construct a production or utilization facility, that is within the purview of Section 51.20, submit information specified in Sections 51.45,51.51, and 51.52.

Section 51.51 (Uranium Fuel Cyc's Environmental Data - Table S-3) requires that every ER prepared for the construction permit stage of a light-water-cooled nuclear power reactor, and submitted on or after September 4,1979, shall take Table S-3, Table of Uranium Fuel Cycle Environmental Data, as the basis for evaluating the contribution of the environmental effects of uranium mining and milling, the production of uranium hexafluoride, isotopic enrichment, fuel fabrication, reprocessF ; of irradiated fuel, transportation of radioactive materials and management of low-level wastes and high-level wastes related to uranium fuel cycle activities to the environmental costs of licensing the nuclear power reactor. Table S-3 shall be included in the environmental report and may be supplemented by a discussion of the environmental significance of the data set forth in the table as weighed in the analysis for the proposed facility.

Section 51,52 (Environmental Effects of Transportation of Fuel and Waste - Table S-4) requires that every ER prepared for the construction permit stage of a light-water-cooled nuclear power l

reactor, and submitted after February 4,1975, shall contain a statement concerning l

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Section 51.53(a) (Post-Construction Environmental Reports) allows that an ER may incorporate, by reference, any information contained in a prior ER or supplement thereto that relates to the production or utilization facility or any information contained in a final environmental document previously prepared by the NRC staff that relates to the production or -

utilization facility.

Section 51.53(b) requires that an applicant submit supplemental information to the ER with the application for an operating license. The applicant only needs to discuss matters described in i 51.45, 51.51, and 51,52 to the extent that they differ from those described in the NRC's FEIS in  ;

connection with the construction permit. In addition, the ER is not required to include  !

I discussions of (1) the need for power, (2) alternative energy sources, (3) alternative sites for the facility, or (4) any aspect of the storage of spent fuel within the scope of the generic cetermination in Section 51.23(a) and in accordance with Section 51.23(b).

Section 51.53(c) requires that an applicant for a renewal of an operating license submit an ER with the application. The ER must contain a description of the proposed action, including the applicant's plans to modify the facility or its administrative control procedures as described in {

accordance with Section 54.21. The ER must describe in detad the modifications directly l affecting the environment or affecting plant effluents that affect the environment. In addition,  !

the applicant shall discuss the environmental impacts of siternatives and any other matters described in Section 51.45. The ER is not required to include discussions of (1) need for power, (2) the economic costs and economic benefits of the proposed action or of alternatives to the proposed action except insofar as such costs and benefits are either essential for a determination regarding the inclusion of an alternative in the range of alternatives considered or relevant to mitigation, (3) other issues not related to the environmental effects of the proposed action and the alternatives, or (4) any aspect of the storage of spent fuel for the facility within the scope of the generic determination in Section 51.23(a) and in accordance with Section 51.23(b).

For those applicants seeking an initial renewallicense and holding either an operating license or construction permit as of June 30,1995, the ER shall include the information required in paragraph (c)(2) 'oi this section, but is not required to contain analyses of the environmental impacts of certain license renewal issues identified as Cctegory 1 (generically analyzed) issues in Appendix B to Subpart A of Part 51. The ER must contain analyses of the environmental impacts of the proposed action, including the impacts of refurbishment activities, if any, associated with license renewal and the impacts of operation during the renewal term, for those issues identified as Category 2 (plant-specific analysis required) issues in Appendix B to Subpart A of Part 51 and must include consideration of alternatives for reducing adverse impacts of Category 2 issues; the required analyses are listed in Sections 51.53(c)(ii)(A)-(M). In addition, the ER must contain any new and significant information regarding the environmental

[_ impacts of license renewal of which the applicant is aware.

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4 Section 51.53(d) requires that an applicant for (1) a license amendment authorizing-decommissioning activities at non-power reactors, (2) license termination at power reactors, or (3) a license amendment to store spent fuel at a nuclear power seactor after expiration of its operating license, submit copies of a document entitled " Supplement to Applicant's Environmental Report - Post Operating License Stage." The supplement is required to reflect

' ony new information or significant environmental change associated with the applicant's proposed decommissioning or license termination activities or with the applicant's proposed activities with respect to the planned storage of spent fuel.

Section 51.54 (Environmental Report - Manufacturing License) requires that an applicant for (1) a license to manufacture a nuclear power reactor or (2) amendment to a license to manufacture seeking approval of a final design of a power reactor, submit an ER that addresses environmental matters specified in Part 52 and that contains the informatien specified in Section 51.45, as appropriate.

- Section 51.55 (Environmental Report - Number of Copies; Distribution) requires that an applicant submit 41 copies of its ER. The applicant is to retain 109 of the report for distribution to parties and Boards in the NRC proceeding (hearing process), and for distribution to Federal, State and local officials.

- Section 51.60(b) requires that an applicant prepare an ER for the following types of actions:

-(1) Issuance or renewal of a license or other form of permission for:

(i) Possession and use of special nuclear material for processing and fuel fabrication, scrap recovery, or conversion of uranium hexafluoride pursuant to 10 CFR 70.

(ii) Possession and use of source material for uranium milling or production of uranium hexafluoride pursuant to 10 CFR 40.

(iii) Storage of spent fuelin an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) or the storage of spent fuel or high-level radioactive waste in a monitored retrievable storage installation (MRS) pursuant to 10 CFR 72.

(iv) Receipt and disposal of radioactive waste from other persons pursuant to 10 CFR 61.

, (v) Processing of source material for extraction of rare earth and other metals.

(vi) Use of radicactive tracers in field flood studies involving secondary and tertiary oil and gas recovery.

(vii) Construction and operation of a uranium enrichment facility.

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-(2) Issuance of an amendment that would authorize or result in-1 l

(i) A significant expansion of a site.

(ii) A significant change in the types of effluents.

(iii) A significant increase in the amount of effluents.

(iv) A significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure.-

(v) A significant increase in the potential for or consequences from radiological accidents.

(vi) A significant increase in spent fuel storage capacity; in a license or other form of permission to conduct an activity listed in 51.60(b)(1) above.

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(3) Amendment of a license to authorize the decommissioning of an ISFSI or MRS pursuant to 10 CFR 72.

l (4)- Issuance of a license amendment pursuant to Part 61 authorizing (i) closure of a land 1 disposal site, (ii) transfer of the license to the disposal site owner for the purpose of l institutional control, or (iii) tennination of a license at the end of the institutional control period. 1 1

(5) Any other licensing action for which the Commission determines an environmental j report is necessary.

Section 51.61 requires that an applicant ferissuance of a license for storage of spent fuelin an ISFSI or for storage of spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste in an MRS pursuant ts 10 CFR 72 submit an " Applicant's Environmental Report - ISFSI Licanse" or "Applicare.s l Environmental Report - MRS License," as appropriate, with its application. The ER snall l contain the general information specified in 51.45 and shall address the siting evaluation factors contained in Subpart E,10 CFR 72.

1 Section 51.62(a) requires that an applicant for issuance of a license for land disposal of l rad;oactive waste pursuant to 10 CFR 61 submit an " Applicant's Environrnenta: Report -

License for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste" with its application. The ER and any i L. supplement to the ER may incorporate, by reference, information contained in the application or in any previous application, statement or report filed with the Commission provided that such i references are cleer and specific and that copies of the information so incorporated arc

, available in the NRC Public Document Room at 2120 L Street, NW., Lower Level, Washington, l DC, and in any public document room established by the Commission near the proposed land

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Section 51.62(b) requires that the ER contain the general information specified in 51.45, that

' the ER address the applicant's environmental monitoring program required by 10 CFR 61.12(l),

61.53, and 61.59(b), and requires that the ER be as complete as possible in the light of information that is available at the time the ER is submitted.

Section 51.62(c) requires that an applicant supplement the ER in a timely manner as necessary to permit the Commission to review, prior to issuance, amendment or renewal of a license, new information regarding the environmental impact of previously proposed activities, information regarding the environmentalimpact of any changes in previously proposed activities, or any significant new information regarding the environmental impact of closure activities and long-term performance of the disposal site.

Section 51.66(a) and (b) specify the number of copies that are to be submitted of an environmental report, or any supplement to an environmental report, for an application for a license, an amendment or renewal of a license covered under 10 CFR Parts 30,32,33,34,35, 36, 39,40, 61, 70 and 72.

Certain petitioners for rulemaking must also submit ERs. Section 51.68 requires that petitieners for rulemaking, who request amendments to 10 CFR Parts 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,39,40, or 70 concerning the exemption from licensing and regulatory requirements of, or authorizing general licenses for, any equipment, device, commodity, or other product containing byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material, sub nit a " Petitioner's Environmental Report," which contains the general information specified in Section 51.45.

Section 51.69 requires that petitioners for rulemaking covered by Section 51.68 submit a certain number of copies of its ER.

A. JUSTIFICATION 1, Need for and Practical Utility of the Collection of Information The National Environmental Policy Act of 1960, as amended (NEPA), directs that, to the fullest extent possible: (1) the policies, regulations, and public laws of the United States shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the policies set forth in NEPA, and (2) all agencies of the Federal Government shall comply with the procedures in Section 102(2) of NEPA except where compliance would be inconsistent with other statutory requirements. The regulations in Subpart A of 10 CFR Part 51 implement Section 102(2) of NEPA in a manner which is consistent with the NRC's domestic licensing and related regulatory authority under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, and the Commission's announced policy to take account of the regulations of the Council of Environmental Quality published November 29,1978 (43 FR 55978-56007),

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2. Aaency Use of Information Part 51 of the NRC's regulations specifies information and data to be provided by applicants, licensees, and certain petitioners so that the NRC can make determinations necessary to adhere to the policies, regulations, and public laws of the United States which are to be interpreted and administered in accordance with the policies set forth in the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The NRC completes its review of this information in approximately one year. When i litigation is not involved, this review could be completed in approximately six months.

When considering the environmental information of a proposed action, the NRC must  ;

adhere to criteria specified in Sections 51.20,51.21,51.22 and 51.30.

3. Reduction of Burden Throuah Information Technoloav There is no legal obstacle to the use of information technology. Moreover, NRC encourages its use; however, at the current time, no responses are submitted electronically.

4. Effort to identify Duolication and Use Similar Information in cases where renewals or updates to environmentel reports are required, reference to the previously submitted documents is acceptable; only revised or new information is required to be submitted to the NRC. Information submitted to other Federal Government and State agencies may be referenced. The Information Requirements l Control Automated System (IRCAS) was searched, and no agency duplication was found. '

5. Effort to Reduce Small Business Burden This information collection does not affect small businesses.

6. Consecuences to Federal Proaram or Policy Activities if the Collection is Not Conducted or is Conducted Less Freauently This information is submitted by applicants and licensees when the requested action requires NRC to make a determination consistent with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. Thus, the information is submitted as necessary for NRC to assess environmental issues.

7. Circumstances Which Justifv Variation from OMB Guidelines The provisions of 10 CFR Sections 51.55,51.66, and 51.69 specify the number of copies of the ER that must be submitted with an application and the number of additional copies that must be retained for distribution to other Federal, State and local officials, and any affected Indian tribes in accordance with written instructions.

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8 A sufficient number of copies are required to be distributed so that the NRC can fulfill its authority and responsibility mandated under NEPA. Copies of the ER are required for review by the staff, several Federal and State agencies, and for use in the NRC's litigation process. Because the documents are complex and cannot easily be copied, e.g., they contain photos, foldouts, and other non-standard formats, the applicant must submit multiple documents sufficient for distribution in order to expedite the review and approval process.

8. : Consultations Outside the NRC Two rulemakings affecting Part 51 were published for public comment in the Federal Reaister during the current clearance period.

Moreover, when an environmental impact statement (EIS) is prepared by the NRC, the draft EIS is sent out for public comment. During the current clearance period, NRC issued draft EISs associated with applications for the renewal of the operating licenses at two plant sites.

Regarding OMB clearance packages, notice of opportunity for public comment has been published in the Federal Reaister of pending NRC action to submit an information collection request to OMB.

9. Pavment or Gift to Resoondents Not applicable.-

40. Confidentiality of the Information Section 51.16(b) requires persons who wish to have proprietary information withheld from public disclosure to submit a request justifying the withholding. Proprietaty information is protected in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 2.790(b).

4 However, based upon prospective staff activities, requests for confidentiality associated with information submitted pursuant to the requirements of 10 CFR Part 51 are not anticipated during the clearance period .

11. Justification for Sensitive Questions Part 51 information collections do not involve sensitive or private information.

12. Estimated Industry Burden and Burden Hour Cost

a. . Reoortina Burden and Cost No new applications for permits to construct or licenses to operate nuclear power plants are projected over the next three years. Consistent with the requirements of Section 51.53, an applicant for license renewal will need to supplement its ER. Based upon the NUREG-1440 cost analysis associated with T

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the environmental review rulemaking for license renewal, the staff estimates that the burden on license renewal applicants may be of the order of 9,500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> per application. The total estimated burden and cost to the industry for the 10 expected renewal applications in the next 3 years is 95,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> (9,500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> per application x 10 renewal applications = 95,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br />). This results in an annual burden of 31,667 hours0.00772 days <br />0.185 hours <br />0.0011 weeks <br />2.537935e-4 months <br /> (95,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> + 3 years = 31,667 hours0.00772 days <br />0.185 hours <br />0.0011 weeks <br />2.537935e-4 months <br />) and an annual cost of $4,465,047 (31,667 hours0.00772 days <br />0.185 hours <br />0.0011 weeks <br />2.537935e-4 months <br /> x $141.00 = $4,465,047).

The NRC does not anticipate a request for a manufacturing license during the duration of this clearance. Therefore, there is no burden projection for Sect!on 51.54.

No design certification requests are expected to be filed, and NRC does not expect industry to submit a request for an early site review.

In anticipation of power reactor license termination requests, licensees will need to provide an evaluation of the environmentalimpacts. The staff estimates that the burden on the licensees may be on the order of 120 hours0.00139 days <br />0.0333 hours <br />1.984127e-4 weeks <br />4.566e-5 months <br /> per request. The annual estimated burden to industry for 2 reviews (6 anticipated within the next 3 years) for termination is $33,840 (120 hours0.00139 days <br />0.0333 hours <br />1.984127e-4 weeks <br />4.566e-5 months <br /> / review x 2 reviews x $141/ hour).

For non-power reactor reviews to be conducted during the same period (9 non- l power reactor renewals, one research reactor power upgrade, one construction  !

permit issuance and 2 decommissioning requests), the burden on the licensees may be on the order of approximately 6,500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> (13 anticipated reviews for the next 3 years x approximately 500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> each = 6,500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br />). Therefore, the estimated annual burden to the industry is $305,265 (500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> / review x 4.33 reviews / year x $141/hr = $305,265).

The materials licensing activities for which submission of environmental information may be required under Section 51.60,51.61, and 51.62 could span a wide range, including applications for independent spent fuel storage installations, uranium mills, fuel fabrication, remedial action, certain medical and industrial uses of radioisotopes, and commercial radioactive waste disposal by land burial. For some categories of licensees, we expect that we may receive only one environmental report over a period of several years, whereas for other i categories we expect we may receive several per year. Similarly, the hours- l per-response data represents a broad range of information burdens. Therefore, i for materials licensing actions, the number of responses and the hours-per- i response is an estimated average, and the numbers do not necessarily  !

represent the burden for a typical or any particular licensee. The estimated l annual number of submittals for materials licensing activities pursuant to i Sections 51.60,51.61, and 51.62 is 17, and we estimate that there is an average of 1,542.1 hours1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> for each of the 17 applica6ons anticipated annually. l t Therefore,26,216 hours0.0025 days <br />0.06 hours <br />3.571429e-4 weeks <br />8.2188e-5 months <br /> (1,542.1 hours1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> / action x 17 action requests) are i anticipated for annual burden involving the materials area. l f

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$3,696,414 (1,542.1 hours1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> / application x 17 applications x $141/ hour).

The NRC does not project information collection within the purview of 10 CFR 51.68 because we are not aware of any proposed petitions for rulemaking which could be submitted to the NRC in the next 3 years.

Industry burden is summarized in the attached table.

b. Recordkeepino Burden Recordkeeping requirements are not specified in 10 CFR 51,

13. Estimate of Other Additional Costs l None.

14. Estimated Annualized Cost to the Federal Government The staff reviews vary in complexity (and in cost to Government) depending on the type of proposed action and the type of required NRC response (i.e., EA or EIS). Cost estimates are summarized in the attached table.

-This cost is fully recovered by fee assessment to NRC licensees pursuant to 10 CFR f 170 or 171.

Within the next 3 years, the staff anticipates the review of about 10 additional license renewal applications (submitted pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54) for commercial power reactors. As part of that application, pursuant to Section 51.20(b), NRC anticipates i preparing an average of two EISs or supplements to the existing EISs for each application since an application may be for multiple reactors at the same site. The estimated cost to the Federal Government is about 41,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> (4,100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> / application). Therefore, total estimated cost is $5,781.,000 (41,000 x

$141/ hour). This results in an annual burden of 13,667 hours0.00772 days <br />0.185 hours <br />0.0011 weeks <br />2.537935e-4 months <br />, with an annual cost of

$1,927,047 (13,667 hours0.00772 days <br />0.185 hours <br />0.0011 weeks <br />2.537935e-4 months <br /> x $141/ hour).

With respect to Section 51.54 (Environmental Reports for Manufacturing License), the

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NRC does not anticipate any submittals during the effective period of this clearance.

Within the next 3 years, there will be no ongoing reviews for design certification, and it is estimated that no additional design certifications, or requests for early site reviews i i

or combined licenses will be filed.

The staff anticipates the review of up to 6 power reactor license termination requests over the next 3 years for commercial power reactors. Pursuant to 51.30, NRC anticipates the preparation of environmental assessments for these requests. The

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hours / review x 2 annualized reviews x $141/hr). There is a small potential th l the 6 license termination reviews could identify plant-specific significant issues; require the staff to prepare an environmentalimpact statement. If this occur!

expected resource cost to the Government for these reviews would be s higher, For non-power reactor reviews covered by Section 51.30, the staff anticipal the nert 3 years, the review of 9 non-power reactor renewals, one research re/

power upgrade, one construction permit issuance and 2 decommissil total of 13 reviews). Estimated annual cost to the Federal Gov about 87 staff hours (20 hours2.314815e-4 days <br />0.00556 hours <br />3.306878e-5 weeks <br />7.61e-6 months <br /> / review x 4.33 annualized reviews). Therefore, annualized cost to the Government is estimated to be $12,267 (87 hours0.00101 days <br />0.0242 hours <br />1.438492e-4 weeks <br />3.31035e-5 months <br /> x Materials licenses vary in type, and cost of the Government review varies The materials licensing actions which require EISs are identified in 51.20(b Other actions, as identified in Section 51.21, may or may not require prep EIS. The estimated annual cost to the Government for inform processing for materials license activities under Section 51.20 and 51.21 approximately $2,597,750 (750 hours0.00868 days <br />0.208 hours <br />0.00124 weeks <br />2.85375e-4 months <br /> / application x 17 applications annu

$141/ hour plus $800,000 in contract technical assistance costs).

15. R. easons for Chance in Burden or Cost I The burden increase is principally attributable to an increase in the numberl reactor renewal applications expected to be tendered during the requested l

period. The previous clearance renewal foreca expected to be an increase in the number of reviews requested.

There will be some burden decrease in the power reactor area because for design certification are expected, and because of implementation o

" Changes to Requirements for Environmental Review for Renewal o Plant Operating Plants" (64 FR 48496), which eliminates the requirem licensee to submit a license termination plan.

The net burden in the materials area has decreased bec several factors. The estimated number of ISFSI applications willincrea will the number of uranium mill applications. However, there is a decre burden hours estimated to prepare an applicati l

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17. Reason for Not Displavina the Exoiration Date The requirement is contained in a regulation. Amending the Code of Federal Reaulations 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 There are no exceptions.

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