§ 52.145 Finality of standard design approvals; information requests.
(a) An approved design must be used
by and relied upon by the NRC staff and
the ACRS in their review of any
individual facility license application
that incorporates by reference a
standard design approved in accordance
with this paragraph unless there exists
significant new information that
substantially affects the earlier
determination or other good cause.
(b) The determination and report by the NRC staff do not constitute a commitment to issue a permit or license, or in any way affect the authority of the Commission, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, or presiding officers in any proceeding under part 2 of this chapter.
(c) Except for information requests
seeking to verify compliance with the
current licensing basis of the standard
design approval, information requests to
the holder of a standard design approval
must be evaluated before issuance to
ensure that the burden to be imposed on
respondents is justified in view of the
potential safety significance of the issue
to be addressed in the requested
information. Each evaluation performed
by the NRC staff must be in accordance
with 10 CFR 50.54(f) and must be
approved by the Executive Director for
Operations or his or her designee before
issuance of the request.
[72 FR 49540, Aug. 28, 2007]