Documents for Comment
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) affords the public opportunities to comment on proposed rules and policies, licensing actions, and draft technical documents. Toward that end, the NRC announces public comment opportunities in the Federal Register, here on the Documents for Comment page, and sometimes through press releases, and places all public comments into the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) and into a docket for the action on regulations.gov.
The following types of documents are available for comment:
- Rulemaking-Related Documents
- License Applications/Amendments
- Generic Communications
- Draft Regulatory Guides for Public Comment
- Draft NUREG-Series Publications
- Policy Statements
- Draft Interim Staff Guidance
- Information Collections
- Other Documents for Comment
Rulemaking-Related Documents
The NRC began managing rulemaking-related actions on the Government-wide Regulations.gov Web site in January 2008. The public can submit comments on NRC rulemaking actions through that site; see Navigating Rulemaking-Related Documents.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| NRC-2011-0299 | Station Blackout Mitigation | 05/28/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0024 | Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants (PRM-73-16) | 06/06/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0050 | Potential Changes to Interlocutory Appeals Process for Adjudicatory Decisions | 07/05/2013 |
| NRC-2009-0044 | Revisions to the Petition for Rulemaking Process | 07/17/2013 |
| NRC-2008-0198 | Revisions to Transportation Safety Requirements and Harmonization with International Atomic Energy Agency Transportation Requirements | 07/30/2013 |
License Applications/Amendments
The following table lists notices of license applications received by the NRC and proposed amendments to NRC-licensed facility operations available for comment. For information regarding opportunities for public involvement in these licensing actions, see Hearing Opportunities and License Applications.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| NRC-2013-0074 | Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations | 05/30/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0063 | Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 3; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact | 06/03/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0091 | Request to Amend a License to Import Radioactive Waste | 06/07/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0092 | Request to Amend a License to Export Radioactive Waste | 06/07/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0084 | Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations | 06/13/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0090 | Renewal of Facility Operating License (University of Missouri, Columbia) | 06/19/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0099 | Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant; Request for Renewal of Certificate of Compliance | 06/21/2013 |
Generic Communications
The following Generic Communications documents have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| NRC-2013-0098 | Draft RIS 2013-XX, Embedded Digital Devices in Safety-Related Systems, Systems Important to Safety, and Items Relied on for Safety | 07/19/2013 |
Draft Regulatory Guides for Public Comment
The NRC issues regulatory guides in draft form to solicit public comment and involve the public in developing the agency's regulatory positions. Draft regulatory guides have not received complete staff review and, therefore, they do not represent official NRC staff positions.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| NRC-2013-0079 | Qualification Tests for Safety-Related Actuators in Nuclear Power Plants (DG-1235) | 06/28/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0082 | Establishing Quality Assurance Programs for Packaging Used in Transport of Radioactive Material (DG-7009) | 07/30/2013 |
Draft NUREG-Series Publications
The following NUREG-series documents have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| NRC-2013-0066 | Guidance on the Treatment of Uncertainties Associated with PRA in Risk-Informed Decisionmaking (NUREG-1855, Revision 1) | 05/27/2013 |
| NRC-2011-0166 | Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (NUREG-1437, Supplement 49) | 06/27/2013 |
| NRC-2010-0206 | Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Seabrook Station (NUREG-1437, Supplement 46) | 06/30/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0089 | Design-Specific Review Standard for the mPower Design | 08/16/2013 |
| NRC-2011-0272 | Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators: Westinghouse AP1000 Pressurized-Water Reactors (NUREG-2103) | 12/31/2016 |
| NRC-2012-0010 | Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators: Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (NUREG-2104, Rev. 0) | 12/31/2018 |
Policy Statements
The following policy statements have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| No documents of this type are currently open for comment. | ||
Draft Interim Staff Guidance
Interim Staff Guidance documents are issued to clarify or to address issues not discussed in a Standard Review Plan.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| NRC-2013-0073 | Guidance for Estimating Flooding Hazards Due to Dam Failure (JLD-ISG-2013-01) | 05/28/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0068 | Interim Staff Guidance – Aging Management of Internal Surfaces, Service Level III and Other Coatings, Atmospheric Storage Tanks, and Corrosion Under Insulation (LR-ISG-2012-02) | 06/16/2013 |
Information Collections
The following information collections have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register. See also Information Collection Requirements.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| NRC-2013-0054 | Agency Information Collection Activities; OMB 3150-XXX, Form 850A, “Request for NRC Contractor Building Access Authorization,” NRC Form 850B, “Request for NRC Contractor Information Technology Access Authorization,” and NRC Form 850C, “Request for NRC Contractor Security Clearance” | 06/17/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0057 | Agency Information Collection Activities; NRC Form 136, “Security Termination Statement” (3150-0049), NRC Form 237, “Request for Access Authorization” (3150-0050), and NRC Form 277, “Request for Visit or Access Authorization” (3150-0051) | 06/17/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0071 | Agency Information Collection Activities; 10 CFR Part 25, "Access Authorization" (3150-0046) | 07/08/2013 |
| NRC-2013-0085 | Agency Information Collection Activities; 10 CFR Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities" (3150-0011) | 07/15/2013 |
Other Documents For Comment
The following technical documents have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| Docket ID | Title |
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|---|---|---|
| NRC-2013-0064 | Proposed Initiative to Improve Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Efficiency | 05/28/2013 |
| NRC-2012-0173 | Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 1 on Regulatory Framework | 08/15/2013 |
