Part 55 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), “Operators’ Licenses,” specifies
information and data to be provided by applicants and facility
licensees so that the NRC may make determinations concerning the
licensing and requalification of operators for nuclear reactors, as
necessary to promote public health and safety. The reporting and
recordkeeping requirements contained in 10 CFR Part 55 are
mandatory for the affected facility licensees and applicants. In
addition, the information collection includes two online forms for
requesting exemptions from requirements for Part 55 Exemption
Request and Part 55 Research and Test Reactor Exemption Request
related to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The
information collected by the online form is the minimum needed by
NRC to make a determination on the acceptability of the licensee’s
request for an exemption.
The industry burden increased
by 371 hours, from 170,928 to 171,299 hours. This increase is due
to an increase in the number of respondents. The number of
respondents increased from 92 (61 power reactor sites + 31
non-power sites) to 94 (63 power sites + 31 non-power sites). In
addition, the current submission requests discontinuation of two
information collections (ICs) under this clearance: 1) Online Form
for COVID-19 Related Exemption Requests From Power Reactor
Operators, and 2) Online Form for COVID-19 Related Exemption
Requests from Research and Test Reactor Operators. The COVID-19
public health emergency declaration ended on May 11, 2023. As a
result, these 10 CFR Part 55 COVID-19 exemption requests have been
eliminated from the current request. The removal of these ICs
results in a reduction of 60 responses and 120 hours of
burden.
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Lauren Nist 301
415-7000
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.
Form Online Online Form for COVID-19 Related Exemption Requests from Research and Test Reactor Operators
30-day FRN for Part 55 Operators' Licenses.pdf
OMB-3150-0018 Final 2025 Supporting Statement 10 CFR Part 55 _Operators' Licenses_ (3) (1) (1) (1) (1).docx
10 CFR Part 55, Operators' Licenses