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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/16/2018 | NRC-2017-0024 | Approval of American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Code Cases; Incorporation of Regulatory Guides | 10/30/2018 |
| 10/22/2018 | NRC-2018-0075 | List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., NAC-UMS Storage System, CoC No. 1015, Amendment No. 6 | 11/21/2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/18/2018 | NRC-2018-0205 | Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1 | 11/02/2018 |
| 09/24/2018 | NRC-2018-0189 | Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2: Zion Solutions, LLC | 10/24/2018 |
| 09/25/2018 | NRC-2018-0208 | Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations | 10/25/2018 |
| 10/02/2018 | NRC-2018-0199 | Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Safeguards Information | 11/01/2018 |
| 10/09/2018 | NRC-2018-0224 | Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations | 11/08/2018 |
| 10/10/2018 | NRC-2018-0205 | Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 | 10/24/2018 |
| 10/11/2018 | NRC-2018-0217 | La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment | 11/13/2018 |
| 10/19/2018 | NRC-2018-0237 | Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment | 11/19/2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/30/2018 | NRC-2018-0185 | Use of Electronic Signatures by Medical Licensees on Internal Documents | 10/29/2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/23/2018 | NRC-2018-0182 | Cyber Security Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors | 10/22/2018 |
| 09/28/2018 | NRC-2018-0178 | Proposed Revisions to Standard Review Plan Section 2.5.3, Surface Deformation | 10/29/2018 |
| 09/28/2018 | NRC-2018-0176 | Proposed Revisions to Standard Review Plan Section 2.4.6, Tsunami Hazards; Section 2.4.9, Channel Migration or Diversion; and Section 2.3.3, Onsite Meteorological Measurements Program | 10/29/2018 |
| 10/17/2018 | NRC-2018-0232 | Environmental Dosimetry-Performance Specifications, Testing, and Data Analysis | 12/17/2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/20/2012 | NRC-2012-0010 | Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators: Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (NUREG-2104, Rev. 0) | 12/31/2018 |
| 09/13/2018 | NRC-2018-0168 | Weld Residual Stress Finite Element Analysis Validation (NUREG-2228) | 11/13/2018 |
| 09/20/2018 | NRC-2018-0145 | Proposed Revisions to Branch Technical Position 5–3: Fracture Toughness Requirements | 10/22/2018 |
| 09/25/2018 | NRC-2017-0187 | Proposed Revisions to Standard Review Plan Section 14.3.3, Piping Systems and Components— Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria | 11/26/2018 |
| 10/10/2018 | NRC-2018-0066 | Dry Storage and Transportation of High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel (NUREG-2224) | 11/09/2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/11/2018 | NRC-2018-0196 | Proposed Revisions to Standard Review Plan Section 13.4, Operational Programs | 11/13/2018 |
| 09/11/2018 | NRC-2018-0197 | Proposed Revisions to Standard Review Plan Section 13.6, Physical Security | 11/13/2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/23/2018 | NRC-2018-0013 | Information Collection: Requests to Agreement States for Information | 10/22/2018 |
| 08/24/2018 | NRC-2018-0036 | Information Collection: NRC Form 244, "Registration Certificate—Use of Depleted Uranium Under General License" | 10/23/2018 |
| 09/07/2018 | NRC-2018-0035 | Information Collection: NRC Form 664, General Licensee Registration | 11/06/2018 |
| 09/10/2018 | NRC-2018-0060 | Information Collection: Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) for the Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, and Follow-Up Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act (AEA) Radioactive Byproduct Material | 11/09/2018 |
| 09/25/2018 | NRC-2017-0060 | Information Collection: NRC Form 361, Reactor Plant Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361A, Fuel Cycle and Materials Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361N, Non-Power Reactor Event Notification Worksheet |
11/26/2018 |
| 09/26/2018 | NRC-2018-0063 | Information Collection: Cooperation With States at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and Other Nuclear Production and Utilization Facilities, Policy Statement | 11/26/2018 |
| 10/10/2018 | NRC-2018-0118 | Information Collection: NRC Form 396, "Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee" | 12/10/2018 |
| 10/10/2018 | NRC-2018-0119 | Information Collection: NRC Form 398, "Personal Qualification Statement—Licensee" | 12/10/2018 |
| 10/10/2018 | NRC-2018-0161 | Information Collection: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request | 12/10/2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/2018 | NRC-2016-0231 | Interim Storage Partners LLC's Consolidated Interim Storage Facility | 11/19/2018 |
