[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61626-61627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19280]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2023-0048]


Information Collection: Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals 
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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval for an existing collection of information. The information 
collection is entitled, ``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for 
Nuclear Power Plants.''

DATES: Submit comments by November 6, 2023. 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; 
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal rulemaking website:
    <bullet> Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0048. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e7d5a4f4d57007d4d465b434f40406e405c4d00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="affcdbceccd681fcccc7dac2cec1c1efc1ddcc81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document.
    <bullet> Mail comments to: David C. Cullison, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T-6 A10M, 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 C. Cullison, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#337a5d555c505c5f5f565047401d6156405c46415056735d41501d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2960474f464a4645454c4a5d5a077b4c5a465c5b4a4c69475b4a074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0048 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:
    <bullet> Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0048. A copy of 
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained 
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2023-0048 on this website.
    <bullet> NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, 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, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#beeefaec90ecdbcdd1cbccdddbfed0ccdd90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6869284f884b3a5b9a3a4b5b396b8a4b5f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>. The supporting statement and 
burden spreadsheet are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. 
ML23046A096 and ML23046A097.
    <bullet> NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an

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appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e2e3a2c502c1b0d110b0c1d1b3e100c1d50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a2a3e2854281f09150f08191f3a140819541d150c">[email protected]</span></a> or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.
    <bullet> NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of 
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by 
contacting the NRC's Clearance Officer, David C. Cullison, Office of 
the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a53747c75797576767f796e6934487f69756f68797f5a746879347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f361119101c1013131a1c0b0c512d1a0c100a0d1c1a3f110d1c51181009">[email protected]</span></a>.

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2023-0048, in your comment submission.
    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 https://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 comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove such 
information before making the comment submissions available to the 
public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. 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 52, 
Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0151.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion. 
Applications are submitted only when licensing action is sought.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Applicants for early 
site permits (ESPs), standard design approvals (SDAs) and 
certifications, manufacturing licenses (MLs), and combined licenses 
(COLs) for commercial nuclear power reactors.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 59 (48 reporting 
responses plus 11 recordkeepers).
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 13.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annual to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 308,931 (294,200 hours 
reporting + 14,711 hours recordkeeping).
    10. Abstract: The licensing processes in part 52 of title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) provide for issuance of ESPs, 
SDAs, MLs, and COLs for commercial nuclear power reactors. The 
applicants submit updated reports, applications for renewals, exemption 
requests and maintain records of changes to the facility and records of 
detailed design related information. These licensing procedures are 
options to the two-step licensing process in 10 CFR part 50, which 
provides for a construction permit (CP) and an operating license (OL). 
The part 52 licensing process places procedural requirements in part 52 
and technical requirements in part 50. Part 52 can reduce the overall 
paperwork burden borne by applicants for CPs and OLs because part 52 
only requires a single application and provides options for referencing 
standardized designs. The information in 10 CFR part 52 is needed by 
the agency to assess the adequacy and suitability of an applicant's 
site, plant design, construction, training and experience, plans and 
procedures for the protection of public health and safety. Regulatory 
Guide (RG) 1.206 provides guidance for applicants for COLs for nuclear 
power plants. Section C.2.1 of RG 1.206 deals with pre-application 
activities for respondents who intend to submit applications for COLs 
for nuclear power plants. Pre-application activities encompass all the 
communications, correspondence, meetings, document submittals/reviews, 
and other interactions that occur between the NRC staff and a 
prospective applicant before the tendering of an application under 10 
CFR part 52. Participation in pre-application activities is voluntary. 
Potential applicants who engage in preapplication activities benefit 
from an early NRC staff assessment of the completeness and level of 
detail of the information that the applicant proposes to submit and 
staff identification of potential deficiencies in the application. Pre-
application activities are expected to increase the efficiency of the 
staff's review of those applications once they are submitted. Subpart B 
of 10 CFR part 52 establishes the process for obtaining design 
certifications.

III. 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? Please explain your answer.
    2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection 
accurate? Please explain your answer.
    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: September 1, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-19280 Filed 9-6-23; 8:45 am]
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