83 FR 16134 - Information Collection: Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 72 (April 13, 2018)

Page Range		16134-16135
FR Document		2018-07729

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, ``Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.''

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-07729]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2017-0213]


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

DATES: Submit comments by June 12, 2018. 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:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0213. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     Mail comments to: David Cullison, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T-5 F53, 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 Cullison, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0213 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:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0213.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then 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, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
supporting statement for part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses 
for Nuclear Power Plants,'' is available in ADAMS under Package 
Accession No. ML17310A926.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
     NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of 
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by 
contacting NRC's Clearance Officer, David Cullison, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: 
[email protected].

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2017-0213 in the subject line of your 
comment submission in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your

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comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    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 http://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 the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment submissions 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 54, 
``Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power 
Plants.''
    2. OMB approval number: 3150-0155.
    3. Type of submission: Extension.
    4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    5. How often the collection is required or requested: There is a 
one-time application for any licensee wishing to renew the operating 
license for its nuclear power plant. There is a one-time requirement 
for each licensee with a renewed operating license to submit a letter 
documenting the completion of inspection and testing activities. All 
holders of renewed licenses must perform yearly record keeping.
    6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Commercial nuclear 
power plant licensees who wish to renew their operating licenses and 
holders of renewed licenses.
    7. The estimated number of annual responses: 66 (8 reporting 
responses + 58 recordkeepers).
    8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 6.
    9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the 
information collection requirement or request: 226,320 (168,320 hours 
reporting + 58,000 hours recordkeeping).
    10. Abstract: Part 54 of 10 CFR establishes license renewal 
requirements for commercial nuclear power plants and describes the 
information that licensees must submit to the NRC when applying for a 
license renewal. The application must contain information on how the 
licensee will manage the detrimental effects of age-related degradation 
on certain plant systems, structures, and components so as to continue 
the plant's safe operation during the renewal term. The NRC needs this 
information to determine whether the licensee's actions will be 
effective in assuring the plants' continued safe operation during the 
period of extended operation. Holders of renewed licenses must retain 
in an auditable and retrievable form, for the term of the renewed 
operating license, all information and documentation required to 
document compliance with 10 CFR part 54. The NRC needs access to this 
information for continuing effective regulatory oversight.

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?
    2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection 
accurate?
    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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of April 2018.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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comment submission available to the reporting + 58,000 hours SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
public in this docket. recordkeeping). COMMISSION
The NRC cautions you not to include 10. Abstract: Part 54 of 10 CFR [Release No. 34–83022; File No. SR–
identifying or contact information in establishes license renewal CboeEDGX–2018–012]
comment submissions that you do not requirements for commercial nuclear
want to be publicly disclosed in your power plants and describes the Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe
comment submission. All comment EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing
information that licensees must submit
submissions are posted at http:// and Immediate Effectiveness of a
to the NRC when applying for a license
www.regulations.gov and entered into Proposed Rule Change To Modify Rule
ADAMS. Comment submissions are not renewal. The application must contain
information on how the licensee will 21.9 of the Exchange’s Rules and
routinely edited to remove identifying Related Functionality Applicable to the
or contact information. manage the detrimental effects of age-
Routing Options Made Available by the
If you are requesting or aggregating related degradation on certain plant
Exchange’s Equity Options Platform
comments from other persons for systems, structures, and components so
submission to the NRC, then you should as to continue the plant’s safe operation April 9, 2018.
inform those persons not to include during the renewal term. The NRC Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
identifying or contact information that needs this information to determine Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
they do not want to be publicly whether the licensee’s actions will be ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
disclosed in their comment submission. effective in assuring the plants’ notice is hereby given that on April 9,
Your request should state that the NRC continued safe operation during the 2018, Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the
does not routinely edit comment period of extended operation. Holders of ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
submissions to remove such information renewed licenses must retain in an and Exchange Commission
before making the comment auditable and retrievable form, for the (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
submissions available to the public or term of the renewed operating license, change as described in Items I and II
entering the comment submissions into all information and documentation below, which Items have been prepared
ADAMS. required to document compliance with by the Exchange. The Exchange has
10 CFR part 54. The NRC needs access designated this proposal as a ‘‘non-
II. Background controversial’’ proposed rule change
to this information for continuing
In accordance with the Paperwork pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the
effective regulatory oversight.
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)
Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting III. Specific Requests for Comments thereunder,4 which renders it effective
public comment on its intention to upon filing with the Commission. The
request the OMB’s approval for the The NRC is seeking comments that Commission is publishing this notice to
information collection summarized address the following questions: solicit comments on the proposed rule
below: 1. Is the proposed collection of change from interested persons.
1. The title of the information information necessary for the NRC to I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
collection: 10 CFR part 54, properly perform its functions? Does the Statement of the Terms of Substance of
‘‘Requirements for Renewal of Operating information have practical utility? the Proposed Rule Change
Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.’’ 2. Is the estimate of the burden of the
2. OMB approval number: 3150–0155. The Exchange filed a proposal to
information collection accurate? modify Rule 21.9 of Exchange’s rules
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: 3. Is there a way to enhance the and related functionality applicable to
Not applicable. quality, utility, and clarity of the the routing options made available by
5. How often the collection is required information to be collected? the Exchange’s equity options platform
or requested: There is a one-time (‘‘EDGX Options’’).
4. How can the burden of the
application for any licensee wishing to The text of the proposed rule change
information collection on respondents is available at the Exchange’s website at
renew the operating license for its be minimized, including the use of
nuclear power plant. There is a one-time www.markets.cboe.com, at the principal
automated collection techniques or office of the Exchange, and at the
requirement for each licensee with a other forms of information technology?
renewed operating license to submit a Commission’s Public Reference Room.
letter documenting the completion of Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
inspection and testing activities. All of April 2018.
Statement of the Purpose of, and
holders of renewed licenses must For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
perform yearly record keeping. David Cullison, Change
6. Who will be required or asked to NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
In its filing with the Commission, the
respond: Commercial nuclear power Information Officer.
Exchange included statements
plant licensees who wish to renew their [FR Doc. 2018–07729 Filed 4–12–18; 8:45 am]
concerning the purpose of and basis for
operating licenses and holders of BILLING CODE 7590–01–P the proposed rule change and discussed
renewed licenses. any comments it received on the
7. The estimated number of annual proposed rule change. The text of these
responses: 66 (8 reporting responses + statements may be examined at the
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58 recordkeepers). places specified in Item IV below. The
8. The estimated number of annual Exchange has prepared summaries, set
respondents: 6.
9. The estimated number of hours 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
needed annually to comply with the 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
information collection requirement or 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).

request: 226,320 (168,320 hours 4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment.
Dates		Submit comments by June 12, 2018. 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.
Contact		David Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 16134