The collection is pre-approved, contingent upon no substantive changes being made to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise this collection should be re-submitted to OMB for review.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2019
03/31/2018
03/31/2018
45,164
0
45,202
4,367,713
0
4,382,153
1,779,090
0
1,779,090
PROPOSED RULE - Approval of American Society of Mechanical Engineers' (ASME) Code Cases.
This proposed rule is the latest in a series of rulemakings that incorporate by reference the latest versions of several Regulatory Guides identifying new and revised unconditionally or conditionally acceptable ASME Code Cases that are approved for use. The incorporation by reference of these Code Cases will reduce the number of alternative requests submitted by licensees under § 50.55a(z) by an estimated 38 requests annually.
The proposed rule would decrease the burden for Part 50 from 4,382,153 hours and 45,202 responses to 4,367,713 hours and 45,164 responses, a reduction of 14,440 hours and 38 responses.
The proposed rule would reduce burden by incorporating by reference revised NRC RGs that provide NRC approval to use certain ASME Code Cases. As a result of this incorporation by reference, burden on licensees to submit requests for alternatives under § 50.55a(z) will be reduced. Licensees would no longer need to submit alternative requests in order to use these Code Cases once they are approved in NRCâs RGs.
The NRC previously estimated that the burden to prepare and submit an alternative to the NRC for authorization was 80 hours per alternative. However, a review of such requests submitted to the NRC over the last 5 years identified that these submittals ranged from a few pages to several hundred pages with an average of approximately 32 pages with average technical complexity. Therefore, the NRC estimates that a request requires an average of 300 hours of effort to develop the technical justification and an additional 80 hours to perform research, review, approve, process, and submit the document to the NRC for use of alternatives under 10 CFR 50.55a(z). Therefore, the revised total estimated burden is 380 hours per request.
$1,222,080
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jennifer Tobin 301 415-2328
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.
Draft Regulatory Guide 1 84.pdf
Revised Supporting Statement for Approval of ASME Code Cases (8-23-16).docx
Draft Regulatory Analysis ASME Code Cases.doc
10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities