[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 142 (Monday, July 27, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 46869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15145]
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Proposed Rules
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Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 142 / Monday, July 27, 2026 /
Proposed Rules
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 2, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 71, and 100
[NRC-2025-0975]
RIN 3150-AL44
Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting
Practices; Correction
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule and guidance; request for comment; correction.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a
notice published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2026, regarding
the modernization of reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting
practices to address sections 5(f), 5(h), and 5(i) of Executive Order
14300, and additional items that contribute to adding additional
generation to the electrical grid. This action is necessary to withdraw
a guidance document containing outdated and incorrect information.
DATES: The correction takes effect on July 27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0975 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-2025-0975. 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].
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.
Technical Library: The Technical Library, which is located
at Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, is open by appointment only. Interested parties may make
appointments to examine documents by contacting the NRC Technical
Library by email at [email protected] between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
You can read a plain language description of the proposed rule at
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC-2025-0975.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Doyle, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-3748, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
is withdrawing Draft Regulatory Guide (DG)-4037, ``Preparation of
Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations'' (Proposed Revision 5
to Regulatory Guide 4.2; ADAMS Accession No. ML25268A122). The DG-4037
was included in the proposed rule, ``Modernizing Reactor Licensing,
Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices'' published in the Federal
Register (FR) on July 16, 2026 (91 FR 44560).
Draft Regulatory Guide DG-4037 contains outdated and incorrect
information. Accordingly, the NRC is withdrawing DG-4037 from the
proposed rule and guidance; request for comment. Stakeholders should
disregard DG-4037 when evaluating the ``Modernizing Reactor Licensing,
Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices'' proposed rule. The NRC will
consider whether revised or consolidated implementing guidance is
warranted in the future.
Correction
In Proposed Rule Document 2026-14341, appearing on pages 44650 and
44652 in the issue of Thursday, July 16, 2026, make the following
corrections:
On page 44650, in the third column, delete ``22. The DG-4037,
`Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations,'
would be Revision 5 to the existing RG 4.2.''
On page 44652, in the Availability of Documents table, delete ``DG-
4037, `Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power
Stations,' July 2026'' and ``ML25268A122.''
The NRC may post materials related to this document, including
public comments, on the Federal rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2025-0975. In addition, the
Federal rulemaking website allows members of the public to receive
alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To
subscribe: (1) navigate to the docket folder (NRC-2025-0975); (2) click
the ``Subscribe'' button; and (3) enter an email address and click on
the ``Subscribe'' button.
Dated: July 23, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Araceli Billoch Colon,
Chief, Rulemaking Projects Branch 2, Division of Guidance, Rulemaking,
Economic Analysis, and Technical Editing, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2026-15145 Filed 7-24-26; 8:45 am]
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