[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57223-57224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22420]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2025-0044]
Information Collection: NRC Forms 542 and 542A, Uniform Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Manifest Index and Regional Compact Tabulation 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 542 and 542A, ``Uniform Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Manifest Index and Regional Compact Tabulation 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-2025-0044. 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-2025-0044 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-2025-0044. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2025-0044 on this website.
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 542 and 542A and
related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML25167A156, and ML25167A157, respectively and
ML20178A433 (NUREG-BR-0204, Revision 3). The supporting statement is
available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML25167A153.
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, 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-2025-0044, 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.
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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 542 and 542A,
``Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Index and Regional
Compact Tabulation and Continuation Page.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0165.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Forms 542 and 542A.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: NRC Form 542
and 542A, or the Agreement State equivalent forms are required when
low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) is shipped by waste collectors and
waste processors, for ultimate disposal at a licensed LLRW disposal
facility.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: NRC Form 542 and
continuation Form 542A are completed by waste collectors and waste
processors who ship LLRW for ultimate disposal at a licensed LLRW
disposal facility.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 623.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 71.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 467.
10. Abstract: The NRC regulations in section 20.2006 of title 10 of
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 is implemented by
the utilization of specific NRC forms to document the information
required by 10 CFR 20.2006 and 10 CFR part 20, appendix G. The NRC
Forms 542/542A, ``Uniform LLRW Manifest Index and Regional Compact
Tabulation and Continuation Page,'' combined with NRC Forms 540/540A,
``Uniform LLRW Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page'' and
NRC Forms 541/541A, ``Uniform LLRW Manifest Container and Waste
Description and Continuation Page,'' 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 542 and 542A 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 forms are completed by waste processors and waste collectors
of LLRW that are shipping LLRW received from various waste generators
to a licensed LLRW facility for disposal. The NRC Forms 542 and 542A
are used to attribute LLRW to the original waste generator for regional
waste compact tabulation in accordance with the LLRW Policy Amendments
Act of 1985. This information includes generator identification number,
generator's name, phone number, address, manifest number, and
description of the waste. The Uniform LLRW Manifest Forms 542/542A are
not required to physically accompany the shipment. Upon agreement
between the shipper and consignee, NRC Form 542/542A are (1) mailed or
electronically transferred to the intended consignee prior to the
shipment arriving at the consignee; or (2) delivered with the waste to
the consignee. 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 71699). 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.
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