NRC ONLINE FORM, âREQUEST FOR ALTERNATIVE UNDER 10 CFR Part 50.55a(z)(1) and (2)"
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
12/13/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2022
297
218
1,782
872
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 estimate of 4 hours per online form request was increased to 6 hours to reflect additional hours needed for licensees who will utilize the new features in the form, i.e., a field to allow licensee to submit sensitive information, as well as the capability to add attachments to build their alternative request from scratch vs. copying over from an existing version into the form.
Additionally, the NRC staff identified additional potential respondents that were not included in the previous clearance. These include ⦠in accordance with 10 CFR Part
50, which states ââ¦applicant for or holder of an operating license or construction permit issued under this part, applicant for a standard design certification under part 52 of this chapter (including an applicant after the Commission has adopted a final design certification regulation), or an applicant for or holder of a standard design approval, a combined licenseâ¦â, are potential respondents, thus were added as such, increasing the number of responses from 218 in the previous cycle to 297 for this cycle.
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.
30-day FRN 3150-0244 WRR 2021.pdf
3150-0244 2022 Final Renewal supporting statement (6).docx
NRC ONLINE FORM, "REQUEST FOR ALTERNATIVE UNDER 10 CFR Part 50.55a(z)(1) and (2)"