[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47858-47859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15304]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2026-0068]
Information Collection: Regulatory Issue Summary, Importance of
Giving the NRC Advance Notice of Intent To Pursue License Renewal
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, ``Regulatory Issue Summary, Importance of
Giving the NRC Advance Notice of Intent To Pursue License Renewal.''
DATES: Submit comments by September 28, 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: Submit your comments, identified by NRC-2026-0068,
electronically through the Federal rulemaking website (unless this
document describes a different method for submitting comments on a
specific subject):
Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-0068. 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.
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: Kristen Benney, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6355; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-0068 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-2026-0068. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2026-0068 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 collection of information and
related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS
Accession No. ML26156A007. The supporting statement is available in
ADAMS under Accession No. ML26156A006.
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
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charge by contacting the NRC's Clearance Officer, Kristen Benney,
Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission; telephone: 301-415-6355; 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-2026-0068, 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: Regulatory Issue
Summary, Importance of Giving the NRC Advance Notice of Intent to
Pursue License Renewal.
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0263.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Annually.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Commercial nuclear
power plant licensees who wish to renew their operating licenses and
holders of renewed licenses.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 8.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 8.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 64.
10. Abstract: The NRC is issuing an extension of this regulatory
issue summary (RIS) to continue to emphasize the importance of (1)
providing the NRC with advance notice of licensee plans for license
renewal and (2) notifying the NRC of changes in previously announced
plans for license renewal. Responses to this RIS will allow the NRC
staff to better plan and budget for the reviews of applications
submitted in accordance with part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses
for Nuclear Power Plants.''
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?
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
Dated: July 27, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kristen Benney,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-15304 Filed 7-28-26; 8:45 am]
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