[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57220-57221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22419]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2025-0043]
Information Collection: NRC Forms 540 and 540A, Uniform Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for an existing collection of information. The information
collection is entitled, NRC Forms 540 and 540A, ``Uniform Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page.''
DATES: Submit comments by February 9, 2026. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the
Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received
on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website:
Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0043. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
Mail comments to: Heather Dempsey, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T-6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Dempsey, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0856; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0043 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0043.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin ADAMS Public Search.''
For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email
to [email protected]. A copy of the NRC Forms 540 and 540A and
related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML25163A284, and ML25163A285, respectively and
ML20178A433 (NUREG-BR-0204, Revision 3). The supporting statement is
available in ADAMS under Accession ML25163A281.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by
contacting the NRC's Acting Clearance Officer, Heather Dempsey, Office
of the Chief Information Officer,
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 301-415-0856 email: [email protected].
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2025-0043, in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission. All comment submissions are
posted at https://www.regulations.gov and entered into ADAMS. Comment
submissions are not routinely edited to remove identifying or contact
information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove such
information before making the comment submissions available to the
public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Background
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting public comment on its intention to
request the OMB's approval for the information collection summarized as
follows.
1. The title of the information collection: NRC Forms 540 and 540A,
``Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and
Continuation Page.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0164.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Forms 540 and 540A.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: NRC Form 540
and 540A, or the Agreement State equivalent forms are required when
low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) is transferred by any waste
generator, waste collector, or waste processor licensee, who ships LLRW
either directly, or indirectly through a waste collector or waste
processor, for ultimate disposal at a licensed LLRW disposal facility.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: NRC Form 540 and
continuation Form 540A are completed by waste generators, waste
collectors, and waste processors who ship LLRW intended for ultimate
disposal at a licensed LLRW land disposal facility.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 4,616.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 712.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 3,462 (3,116 reporting
and 346 recordkeeping).
10. Abstract: The NRC regulations in section 20.2006 of title 10 in
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Transfer for Disposal and
Manifest'' and 10 CFR part 20, appendix G, ``Requirements for Transfers
of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Intended for Disposal at Licensed Land
Disposal Facilities and Manifests,'' established requirements for a
nationwide system to ensure the safe and efficient transportation and
disposal of LLRW. The Uniform LLRW Manifest system utilizes specific
NRC forms to document the information required by 10 CFR 20.2006 and 10
CFR part 20, appendix G. The NRC Forms 540/540A, ``Uniform Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page,''
combined with NRC Forms 541/541A, ``Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Manifest Container and Waste Description and Continuation Page,'' and,
if necessary, NRC Forms 542/542A, ``Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Manifest Index and Regional Compact Tabulation,'' are collectively
referred to as the Uniform LLRW Manifest Forms. The forms were
originally developed by the NRC at the request of low-level waste
industry groups, and Federal and State agencies. These forms assist in
providing a standardized nationwide framework for collecting and
transmitting LLRW related information from generation to disposal.
The NRC Forms 540 and 540A or Agreement State equivalent forms are
used on a nationwide basis to reflect the minimum safety-related
information for an LLRW shipment as required by Federal and State
reporting requirements for the safe transportation and disposal of
LLRW. The Uniform LLRW Manifest Form 540/540A is completed by shippers
of LLRW intended for disposal at a licensed LLRW land disposal
facility. These NRC forms include information about the shipper,
carrier and designated disposal facility, and specific information
about the contents of the shipment, e.g., radionuclides, physical and
chemical form and total weight or volume. The completed NRC Manifest
Form 540 also contains information necessary to satisfy the Department
of Transportation (DOT) regulations in 49 CFR part 172, ``Hazardous
Materials Table, Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials
Communications, Emergency Response Information, Training Requirements,
and Security Plans.'' These forms must physically accompany the LLRW
shipment. The NUREG/BR-0204, Revision 3, contains instructions for
completing NRC Uniform LLRW Manifest Forms.
As stated in 10 CFR part 20, appendix G, ``Licensees need not use
originals of these NRC forms as long as any substitute forms are
equivalent to the original documentation in respect to content,
clarity, size, and location of information . . .'' The NRC previously
noticed the availability of revisions to the Uniform LLRW Manifest
Forms in the Federal Register on November 23, 2022 (87 FR 71692). The
information collection contained in the current extension request does
not include any changes to the forms.
III. Specific Requests for Comments
The NRC is seeking comments that address the following questions:
1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC
to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical
utility? Please explain your answer.
2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection
accurate? Please explain your answer.
3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected?
4. How can the burden of the information collection on respondents
be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology?
Dated: December 5, 2025.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Heather Dempsey,
NRC Acting Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-22419 Filed 12-9-25; 8:45 am]
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