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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.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| NRC-2016-0204 | Power Reactors in Extended Shutdowns (PRM-50-114) | 02/22/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0200 | List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: AREVA, Inc., Standardized NUHOMS Cask System, Amendment No. 14 and Revision 1 to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 11 and Amendment No. 13 | 02/24/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0081 | Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY 2017 | 03/01/2017 |
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-2016-0277 | Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 2; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment | 02/22/2017 |
| NRC-2008-0441 | South Carolina Electric and Gas Company, South Carolina Public Service Authority; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3; License Amendment Application | 02/23/2017 |
| NRC-2017-0009 | Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations | 03/02/2017 |
| NRC-2017-0003 | 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 | 03/09/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0231 | Waste Control Specialists LLC’s Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility Project | 03/13/2017 |
| NRC-2017-0038 | Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations | 03/16/2017 |
| NRC-2017-0054 | Request for a License to Export Radioactive Waste | 03/20/2017 |
| NRC-2017-0055 | Request to Amend a License to Import Radioactive Waste | 03/20/2017 |
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-2017-0040 | Draft Regulatory Issue Summary 2017-XX; Status of Regulatory Actions Take to Address Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray Systems | 03/15/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0255 | Draft Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-XX; Administration of 10 CFR Part 72 Certificate of Compliance Corrections and Revisions | 03/20/2017 |
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-2016-0270 | Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 50.59, 'Changes, Tests, and Experiments' | 02/21/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0268 | Spent Fuel Heat Generation in an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation | 02/21/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0224 | Restart of a Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by a Seismic Event (DG-1337) | 02/28/2017 |
| NRC-2017-0016 | Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors (DG-1330) |
04/04/2017 |
| NRC-2017-0041 | Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations (DG-4026) | 04/14/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0233 | Pressurized Water Reactor Control Rod Ejection and Boiling Water Reactor Control Rod Drop Accidents (DG-1327) | 04/21/2017 |
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-2016-0158 | Program-Specific Guidance About Possession Licenses for Production of Radioactive Material Using an Accelerator (NUREG-1556, Volume 21, Revision 1) | 02/24/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0121 | Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Special Nuclear Material of Less Than Critical Mass Licenses (NUREG-1556, Volume 17, Revision 1) | 03/03/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0095 | Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Self-Shielded Irradiator Licenses (NUREG-1556, Volume 5, Revision 1) | 03/10/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0227 | Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Exempt Distribution Licenses (NUREG-1556, Volume 8, Revision 1) | 03/17/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0190 | Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Commercial Radiopharmacy Licenses (NUREG-1556, Volume 13, Revision 2) | 03/24/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0122 | Consolidated Guidance About Material Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Medical Use Licenses (NUREG-1556, Volume 9, Revision 3) | 03/31/2017 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| There are currently no draft interim staff guidance documents available for comment. | ||
Information Collections
The following information collections have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| NRC-2016-0069 | Information Collections: Suspicious Activity Reporting Using the Protected Web Server (PWS) (3150-0219) | 03/02/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0070 | Information Collections: NRC Form 212, "Qualifications Investigation Professional, Technical, and Administrative Positions" (3150-0033) | 03/02/2017 |
| NRC-2017-0013 | Information Collections: 10 CFR Part 35, "Medical Use of Byproduct Material" (3150-0010) | 04/03/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0243 | Information Collections: 10 CFR Part 39, "Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging" (3150-0130) | 04/10/2017 |
| NRC-2016-0267 | Information Collections: NUREG/BR-0254, Payment Methods and NRC Form 629, Authorization for Payment by Credit Card (3150-0190) | 04/18/2017 |
Other Documents For Comment
The following technical documents have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| Docket ID | Title | Comment Period Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| NRC-2016-0276 | Category 3 Source Security and Accountability | 03/10/2017 |
