[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60158-60159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19386]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2026-1552]
Information Collection: Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC
in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof by
States Through Agreement, Maintenance of Existing Agreement State
Programs, Requests for Information Through the Integrated Materials
Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement
State Participation in IMPEP
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, ``Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in
Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof by
States Through Agreement,'' Maintenance of Existing Agreement State
Programs, Requests for Information Through the Integrated Materials
Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement
State Participation in IMPEP.
DATES: Submit comments by November 23, 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-2026-1552,
electronically through the Federal rulemaking website.
Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-1552. 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-2026-1552 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-2026-1552. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2026-1552 on this website.
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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. ML26211A410. The supporting statement is available in
ADAMS under Accession No. ML26209A211.
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 Clearance Officer, Kristen Benney, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; 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-2026-1552, 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: ``Criteria for Guidance
of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and
Assumption Thereof by States Through Agreement,'' Maintenance of
Existing Agreement State Programs, Requests for Information Through the
Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP)
Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in IMPEP.
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0183.
3. Type of submission: Revision.
4. The form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Every 5 years
for completion of the IMPEP questionnaire in preparation for an IMPEP
review. One time for new Agreement State applications. Annual for
participation by Agreement States in the IMPEP reviews and fulfilling
requirements for Agreement States to maintain their program.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: All Agreement States
who have signed Agreements with NRC under Section 274b. of the Atomic
Energy Act (the Act) and any non-Agreement State seeking to sign an
Agreement with the Commission.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 60.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 41.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 292,083.
10. Abstract: The States wishing to become Agreement States are
requested to provide certain information to the NRC as specified by the
Commission's Policy Statement, ``Criteria for Guidance of States and
NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption
Thereof by States Through Agreement.'' The Agreement States need to
ensure that the radiation control program under the Agreement remains
adequate and compatible with the requirements of Section 274 of the Act
and must maintain certain information. The NRC conducts periodic
evaluations through IMPEP to ensure that these programs are compatible
with the NRC's program, meet the applicable parts of the Act, and
adequate to protect public health and safety.
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: September 18, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Heather Dempsey,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-19386 Filed 9-21-26; 8:45 am]
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