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.
For tips on how to submit effective comments, go to regulations.gov, search by Docket ID number for the document you would like to comment on, and select "Comment Now," then select "View Commenter's Checklist (PDF)."
The following types of documents are available for comment:
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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.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 11/06/2020 |
NRC-2019-0062 |
Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors |
08/31/2022 |
| 04/28/2022 |
NRC-2017-0031 |
Decommissioning Financial Assurance for Sealed and Unsealed Radioactive Materials |
06/27/2022 |
| 03/03/2022 |
NRC-2015-0070 |
Regulatory Improvements for Production and Utilization Facilities Transitioning to Decommissioning |
08/30/2022 |
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.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 05/17/2022 |
NRC-2022-0108 |
Monthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations |
06/16/2022 |
| 05/03/2022 |
NRC-2022-0094 |
Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information |
06/02/2022 |
Generic Communications
The following Generic Communications documents have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 04/22/2022 |
NRC-2022-0085 |
Level 3 Probabilistic Risk Assessment Project Documentation (Volume 3x) |
06/21/2022 |
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.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 04/21/2022 |
NRC-2021-0179 |
Alternative Radiological Source Terms for Evaluating Design Basis Accidents at Nuclear Power Reactors |
06/21/2022 |
| 03/24/2022 |
NRC-2022-0052 |
Acceptability of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Results for Advanced Non-Light Water Reactor Risk- Informed Activities |
05/23/2022 |
Draft NUREG-Series Publications
The following NUREG-series documents have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| This information is unavailable at this time. |
Policy Statements
The following policy statements have been issued for public comment and noticed in the
Federal Register.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| There are currently no Policy Statements available 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.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 05/06/2022 |
NRC-2021-0162 |
Safety Review of Light-Water Power- Reactor Construction Permit Applications |
05/23/2022 |
Information Collections
The following information collections have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 05/19/2022 |
NRC-2022-0040 |
Information Collection: Equal Employment Opportunity Electronic Complaint System |
07/18/2022 |
| 05/09/2022 |
NRC-2022-0102 |
Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery |
07/08/2022 |
| 04/27/2022 |
NRC-2021-0184 |
Information Collection: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Educational Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance |
06/27/2022 |
| 04/27/2022 |
NRC-2022-0022 |
Information Collection: NRC Form 361—Reactor Plant Event Notification Worksheet |
06/27/2022 |
| 04/25/2022 |
NRC-2022-0023 |
Information Collection: Cooperation With States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities, Policy Statement |
06/24/2022 |
| 04/15/2022 |
NRC-2021-0210 |
Information Collection: Invoice Submissions by Contractors for NRC Contracts/Orders |
06/14/2022 |
| 04/15/2022 |
NRC-2022-0057 |
Information Collection: NRCareers (Monster Government Solutions) |
06/14/2022 |
| 04/12/2022 |
NRC-2022-0044 |
Information Collection: Collection of Research Code Non-Disclosure Agreement Information |
06/13/2022 |
| 04/06/2022 |
NRC-2021-0226 |
Information Collection: Exemptions and Continued Regulatory Authority in Agreement States and in Offshore Waters Under Section 274 |
06/06/2022 |
| 04/06/2022 |
NRC-2021-0227 |
Information Collection: NRC Form 176 "Security Acknowledgement and Termination" |
06/06/2022 |
| 04/06/2022 |
NRC-2021-0230 |
Information Collection: NRC Form 748, "National Source Tracking Transaction Report" |
06/06/2022 |
| 04/04/2022 |
NRC-2021-0218 |
Information Collection: Specific Domestic Licenses To Manufacture or Transfer Certain Items Containing Byproduct Material |
06/03/2022 |
Other Documents For Comment
The following technical documents have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 05/13/2022 |
NRC-2022-0096 |
Modeling High Energy Arcing Fault Hazards and Zones of Influence |
06/13/2022 |
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