[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25397-25398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11698]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements:
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and
solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following
proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision.
2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 50, ``Risk-
Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and
Components,'' proposed rule.
3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
4. How often the collection is required: Information is required to
be collected when categorization is performed and when replacement
components are designed, procured, installed, and tested by the
licensee. Reporting of conditions is required when discovered. A one-
time submittal is required for implementation, for those licensees (or
applicants) who choose to follow the requirements in section 50.69 in
lieu of other requirements.
5. Who will be required or asked to report: Power reactor licensees
and applicants who voluntarily adopt the provisions of section 50.69.
6. An estimate of the number of annual responses: Part 50 would
result in 10 responses (6 additional reports and 4 additional records);
Part 21 would result in a reduction of 2 responses; and section 50.73
reporting would result in a reduction of 4 responses.
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The estimated number of annual respondents: The total number of
respondents under part 50 that could potentially be subject to these
requirements is 104 reactor licensees and some unknown, but likely
small number for applicants. However, the actual number is expected to
be considerably smaller. For purposes of this notice, the number
assumed is 4 licensees.
8. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to
complete the requirement or request: 4,126 hours (an increase in 1,630
hours for reporting; and an increase of 2,496 hours for recordkeeping,
or 1,032 hours per licensee). This estimate includes an annualized one-
time burden of 5,600 hours for implementation of the rule through
procedures and training of personnel, NRC approval of implementation,
and conducting and documenting categorization reviews. The burden
depends upon factors such as current development of the probabilistic
risk assessment and categorization procedures, existing plant
procedures, and the scope and implementation schedule for revised rule
requirements.
9. An indication of whether section 3507(d), Pub. L. 104-13
applies: Applicable.
10. Abstract: The NRC is revising its requirements to permit power
reactor licensees and applicants for licenses to implement an
alternative regulatory framework with respect to ``special treatment,''
that is, those requirements that provide increased assurance (beyond
normal industrial practices) that SSCs perform their design basis
functions. Under this framework, licensees or applicants, using a risk-
informed process for categorizing SSCs according to their safety-
significance, can remove SSCs of low safety-significance from the scope
of certain identified special treatment requirements.
Submit, by June 11, 2003, 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 burden estimate 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 be minimized,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology?
A copy of the supporting statement may be viewed free of charge at
the NRC Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Room O-1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. The proposed rule indicated in
``The title of the information collection'' is or has been published in
the Federal Register within several days of this Federal Register
Notice. The OMB clearance package and rule are available at the NRC
worldwide Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/index.html for 60 days after the signature date of this notice and are
also available at the rule forum site, http://ruleforum.llnl.gov.
Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer
listed below by June 11, 2003:
Bryon Allen, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0011, -
0035, and -0104), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
Comments can also be submitted by telephone at (202) 395-3087.
The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda Jo. Shelton, 301-415-7233.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of April, 2003.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-11698 Filed 5-9-03; 8:45 am]
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