NRC ONLINE FORM, âREQUEST FOR ALTERNATIVE UNDER 10 CFR Part 50.55a(z)(1) and (2)"
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/24/2020
Requested
Previously Approved
12 Months From Approved
01/31/2021
218
120
872
240
0
0
10 CFR 50.55a incorporates by reference Division 1 rules of Section III, "Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components," and Section XI, "Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components," of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (B&PV Code); and the rules of the ASME âCode for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plantsâ (OM Code). These rules of the ASME B&PV and OM Codes set forth the requirements to which nuclear power plant components are designed, constructed, tested, repaired, and inspected.
The ability of licensed facilities to comply with these requirements may be negatively impacted by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE) in order to not conflict with practices recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to limit the spread of COVID-19 (e.g., social distancing) while performing in-service testing and inspections.To facilitate licenseesâ requests for alternatives to the requirements in the above regulations, the NRC is providing an online form to submit the required information for a specific alternative request.
The previous burden of 240 hours was identified for COVID-related alternative requests under 50.55a(z)(1) and (z)(2) and reflected a basic form submission option. The increase of 632 hours from 240 to 872 hours accounts for and includes all alternative requests (COVID and Non-COVID alike) and provides a more sophisticated form layout which provides new features which allow licensees to build requests within the portal (vice attaching files) and allows for peer reviews.
$1,212,080
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Margaret O'Banion 301 415-1233
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 NRC ONLINE FORM, "REQUEST FOR ALTERNATIVE UNDER 10 CFR Part 50.55a(z)(1) and (2)"
30-day FRN WRR.pdf
3150-0244 Revision Final Supporting Statement WRR 11-09-20_CLEAN.docx
NRC ONLINE FORM, "REQUEST FOR ALTERNATIVE UNDER 10 CFR Part 50.55a(z)(1) and (2)"