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Documents for Comment
subscribe to page updatesThe 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:
- Rulemaking-Related Documents
- License Applications/Amendments
- Generic Communications
- Draft Regulatory Guides
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
09/26/2025 | Final Rule: Approval of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Unconditioned Code Cases | 01/26/2026 | |
12/03/2025 | The Sunset Rule | 01/02/2026 | |
12/03/2025 | The Sunset Rule | 01/02/2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
12/02/2025 | Applications for Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information | 01/02/2026 | |
11/24/2024 | Monthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations | 12/26/2025 | |
11/24/2025 | Vistra Operations Company LLC; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1; License Amendment Request | 12/24/2025 | |
11/24/2025 | Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2; License Amendment Request | 12/24/2025 |
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 |
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Draft Regulatory Guides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
There is no content at this time. | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
There is no content 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
There is no content at this time. | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
11/24/2025 | Draft Interim Staff Guidance: Treatment of Certain Loss-of-Coolant Accident Locations as Beyond-Design-Basis Accidents | 12/24/2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
12/11/2025 | Information Collection: NRC Form 748, National Source Tracking System Report | 02/09/2026 | |
12/11/2025 | Information Collection: NRC Form 327, Special Nuclear Material (SNM) and Source Material Physical Inventory Summary Report, and NUREG/BR–0096, Instructions and Guidance for Completing Physical Inventory | 02/09/2026 | |
12/11/2025 | Information Collection: NRC Form 237, Request for Access Authorization | 02/09/2026 | |
12/11/2025 | Information Collection: NRC Form 314, Certificate of Disposition of Materials | 02/09/2026 | |
12/11/2025 | Information Collection: NRC Form 790, Classification Record | 02/09/2026 | |
12/10/2025 | Information Collection: Scheduling Information for the Licensing of Accident Tolerant, Higher Burnup, and Increased Enrichment Fuels | 02/09/2026 | |
12/10/2025 | Information Collection: NRC Forms 541 and 541A, Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Container and Waste Description and Continuation Page | 02/09/2026 | |
12/10/2025 | Information Collection: NRC Forms 542 and 542A, Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Index and Regional Compact Tabulation and Continuation Page | 02/09/2026 | |
12/10/2025 | Information Collection: NRC Forms 540 and 540A, Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page | 02/09/2026 | |
11/26/2025 | Information Collection: Codes Non-Disclosure Agreement | 01/26/2026 | |
11/20/2025 | Information Collection: NRC Form 398, Personal Qualification Statement-Licensee | 01/20/2026 | |
11/20/2025 | Information Collection: Invoice Submissions by Contractors for NRC Contracts/Orders | 01/20/2026 | |
11/26/2025 | Information Collections: NRC Form 664 General License Registration | 12/26/2025 | |
11/26/2025 | Information Collection: Exemptions and Continued Regulatory Authority in Agreement States and in Offshore Waters Under Section 274 | 12/26/2025 | |
11/26/2025 | Information Collection: Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in Geologic Repositories | 12/26/2025 | |
11/26/2025 | Information Collection: NRC Form 176, Security Acknowledgement and Termination | 12/26/2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
11/15/2025 | Research Information Letter (RIL)-2021-0014 - Integrated Human Event Analysis System Dependency Analysis Guidance (IDHEAS-DEP) | 01/26/2026 |
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Friday, December 12, 2025
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