[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 45833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-14634]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2017-0091]
Regulatory Analysis Guidelines; Regulatory Analysis Technical
Evaluation Handbook; Withdrawal and Resolution of Public Comments
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing
NUREG/BR-0058, Revision 5, ``Regulatory Analysis Guidelines of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,'' and NUREG/BR-0184, ``Regulatory
Analysis Technical Evaluation Handbook.'' The NRC continues to prepare
regulatory analyses for rulemakings and other regulatory actions
consistent with the principles of Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular A-4, ``Regulatory Analysis,'' and is discontinuing issuance of
related NRC-specific guidance.
DATES: The withdrawal is effective July 21, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0091 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0091. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.govto 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.
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 ADAMS accession number for each document
referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time
that it is mentioned in this document.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Suchy, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-4130; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC is withdrawing agency-specific
regulatory analysis guidance documents NUREG/BR-0058, Revision 5,
``Regulatory Analysis Guidelines of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission,'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML17100A480) and NUREG/BR-0184,
``Regulatory Analysis Technical Evaluation Handbook'' (ADAMS Accession
No. ML050190193). The NRC previously issued NUREG/BR-0058, Revision 5,
and various appendixes, for public comment. See 82 FR 18163, 86 FR
20208, and 87 FR 40280. The draft appendices also incorporated
pertinent information from NUREG/BR-0184, ``Regulatory Analysis
Technical Handbook.''
The six public comments associated with Docket ID NRC-2017-0091
were considered during the past revision efforts but the NRC will not
be responding due to the withdrawal of NUREG/BR-0058 entirely, not just
revision 5. The NRC is taking this action in response to Executive
Order (E.O.) 14192, ``Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation'' (90
FR 9065; January 31, 2025) and E.O. 14215, ``Ensuring Accountability
for All Agencies'' (90 FR 10447; February 18, 2025). Accordingly, the
NRC will be preparing regulatory analyses for rulemakings and other
regulatory actions consistent with the principles of OMB Circular A-4,
``Regulatory Analysis'', making NUREG/BR-0058 and NUREG/BR-0184
unnecessary.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)
Dated: July 16, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Araceli Billoch Colon,
Acting Director, Division of Guidance, Rulemaking, Economic Analysis,
and Technical Editing, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2026-14634 Filed 7-20-26; 8:45 am]
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