[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00175]
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Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 5 / Thursday, January 8, 2026 / Rules
and Regulations
[[Page 553]]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 2, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39,
40, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76,
81, 95, 110, 140, 150, 160, 170, and 171
[NRC-2025-0479]
RIN 3150-AL39
The Sunset Rule
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date; partial
withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the
effective date of January 8, 2026, for the direct final rule that was
published in the Federal Register on December 3, 2025, except for one
provision that is being withdrawn. This direct final rule amended the
NRC's regulations to insert a conditional sunset date into certain
regulations in response to Executive Order 14270, ``Zero-Based
Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy.'' The NRC is
withdrawing an amendment that would have established a conditional
sunset date to the NRC's provisions for aircraft impact assessment.
DATES:
Partial Withdrawal: As of January 8, 2026, amendatory instruction
42 published on December 3, 2025, at 90 FR 55621, is withdrawn.
Effective Date: The effective date of January 8, 2026, for the
direct final rule published December 3, 2025 (90 FR 55621), except for
one amendment as described in this document, is confirmed.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0479 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: Electronically at https://www.regulations.gov. Search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0479. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Helen Chang; telephone: 301-415-3228;
email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
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]. The Federal Register notice for the direct
final rule is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML25212A164.
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, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard A. Benowitz, Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-287-9112, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 3, 2025 (90 FR 55621), the NRC
published a direct final rule amending its regulations to insert a
conditional sunset date into certain regulations in response to
Executive Order 14270, ``Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash
American Energy.'' In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no
significant adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would
become effective on January 8, 2026. The NRC received and docketed
eleven comments on the companion proposed rule (90 FR 55699; December
3, 2025). An electronic copy of the comments can be obtained from the
Federal Rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket
ID NRC-2025-0479.
The NRC evaluated the comments against the criteria described in
the direct final rule and determined that some of the comments were
significant and adverse. Specifically, certain comments concerning 10
CFR 50.150, ``Aircraft impact assessment,'' were significant and
adverse. For this reason, the NRC is removing instruction 42 to amend
10 CFR 50.150 from the direct final rule. The NRC will address comments
on that proposed amendment in a final rule to be issued at a later
time. Removing the change to 10 CFR 50.150 would not have any impact on
the other changes in the direct final rule. No other comments on the
rule raised a relevant issue that was not previously addressed or
considered by the NRC. Therefore, the direct final rule, minus the
amendment to 10 CFR 50.150, will become effective as scheduled.
Dated: January 6, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Araceli Billoch Colon,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of
Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2026-00175 Filed 1-7-26; 8:45 am]
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