10 CFR Part 51, Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related
Regulatory Functions
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
04/12/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2023
19
17
68,933
30,462
0
0
The NRC’s regulations at 10 CFR part
51 specify information to be provided in environmental reports 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 interpreted and administered in
accordance with the provisions set forth in the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended.
The overall annual burden is
estimated to increase from 30,462 hours to 68,933 hours, an
increase of 38,471 hours. The number of responses has also
increased, from 16.7 responses in the previous submission to an
estimated of 18.9 responses for this clearance period, an increase
of 2.2 responses. The increase in burden is due to changes in the
number of anticipated applications and adjustments to burden
estimates for some requirements. For complex projects, the NRC
staff assume that the time required for the industry to prepare the
ER is similar to the time required for the NRC to review the
submittal. The NRC staff anticipates an increase in the number of
licensees submitting applications, renewals, and amendments that
require environmental reports under Part 51. Estimates of the
number of applications renewals, and amendments are based on
information about projected submissions that has been provided by
industry, staff experience, and trends showing a reduction in
submissions. In Part 51 supporting statements for previous
clearance periods, estimates for the preparation and review of the
ER for combined licenses, construction permits, early site permits
and design certifications included in Tables 1 and 2 have
historically been for large light water (LLW) reactor types. In
this clearance period, staff expect that applications for combined
licenses, construction permit and design certifications will be for
advanced reactors . Preparation and review time of the ER for
advanced reactors is anticipated to be less than that typically
associated with LLW reactors. As a result, staff has updated added
a new line item for the preparation and review of ERs for COL, ESP
and CP submission types for advanced reactors. This is not a new
requirement; however, it allows staff to more accurately account
for burden associated with submission of ERs for different reactor
types. In addition, following is a summary of the changes in
industry burden estimates in this renewal: • ER for Combined
License – burden increased from 10,300 hours per response to 28,000
hours per response, an increase of 17,700 hours. However, because
no respondents are anticipated during the clearance period, this
did not contribute to the overall increase in burden for the
information collection; • ER for Construction Permit – burden
increased from 10,400 hours per response to 20,000 hours per
response, an increase of 9,600 hours. However, because no
respondents are anticipated for this requirement during the
clearance period, this did not contribute to the overall increase
in burden for the information collection; • ER for Early Site
Permit – burden increased from 11,400 hours per response to 25,000
hours per response, an increase of 13,600 hours. However, because
no respondents are anticipated during the clearance period, this
did not contribute to the overall increase in burden for the
information collection; • ER for Design Certification – burden
increased from 60 hours per response to 1,000 hours per response,
an increase of 940 hours. Although this requirement decreased by 1
respondent, there was an overall increase of 222 hours for this
requirement, based on the increase in the estimated burden per
response; • Specific requirements for applicant’s ER for
Manufacturing License – This requirement did not previously have a
burden estimate. This was corrected, and a burden estimate of 4,000
hours per response was estimated, although no responses are
anticipated; and • Specific requirements for applicant’s
ER-Materials License – burden increased from 1,668 hours per
response to 5,096 hours per response, an increase of 3,428 hours
per response. Due to the change in the estimated burden per
response, the burden for this requirement increased by 17,807
hours. These adjustments in burden estimates, combined with the
increase in the number of responses led to the overall increase in
burden for the collection.
$18,769,824
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Leslie Hill 3014152158
lah1@nrc.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.