The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) affords the public opportunities to comment on proposed rules and policies, licensing actions, and draft technical documents. Toward that end, the NRC announces public comment opportunities in the Federal Register, here on the Documents for Comment page, and sometimes through press releases, and places all public comments into the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) and into a docket for the action on regulations.gov.
For tips on how to submit effective comments, go to regulations.gov, search by Docket ID number for the document you would like to comment on, and select "Comment Now," then select "View Commenter's Checklist (PDF)."
The following types of documents are available for comment:
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Rulemaking-Related Documents
The NRC began managing rulemaking-related actions on the Government-wide Regulations.gov Web site in January 2008. The public can submit comments on NRC rulemaking actions through that site; see Navigating Rulemaking-Related Documents.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 11/06/2020 |
NRC-2019-0062 |
Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors |
11/05/2021 |
| 04/09/2021 |
NRC-2021-0051 |
Advance Tribal Notification of Certain Radioactive Material Shipments |
06/23/2021 |
| 03/26/2021 |
NRC-2018-0290 |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2019-2020 Code Editions |
05/25/2021 |
| 01/29/2021 |
NRC-2009-0196 |
Alignment of Licensing Processes and Lessons Learned from New Reactor Licensing: Regulatory Basis |
05/14/2021 |
License Applications/Amendments
The following table lists notices of license applications received by the NRC and proposed amendments to NRC-licensed facility operations available for comment. For information regarding opportunities for public involvement in these licensing actions, see Hearing Opportunities and License Applications.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 05/04/2021 |
NRC-2021-0100 |
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Licenses |
06/03/2021 |
| 05/04/2021 |
NRC-2021-0094 |
Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information |
06/03/2021 |
| 05/03/2021 |
NRC-2021-0099 |
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; and the Associated Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Licenses and Conforming Amendments |
06/02/2021 |
| 04/20/2021 |
NRC–2021-0095 |
Monthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations |
05/20/2021 |
| 04/06/2021 |
NRC–2021-0067 |
Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information |
05/06/2021 |
| 04/02/2021 |
NRC–2021–0057 |
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License |
05/03/2021 |
| 04/02/2021 |
NRC–2021–0061 |
Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License |
05/03/2021 |
| 04/01/2021 |
NRC–2021-0085 |
Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit 3 |
05/03/2021 |
| 03/05/2021 |
NRC-2020-0148 |
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Post- Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report; Reopening of Comment Period |
08/19/2021 |
Generic Communications
The following Generic Communications documents have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| There are currently no Generic Communications available for comment. |
Draft Regulatory Guides for Public Comment
The NRC issues regulatory guides in draft form to solicit public comment and involve the public in developing the agency's regulatory positions. Draft regulatory guides have not received complete staff review and, therefore, they do not represent official NRC staff positions.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 05/04/2021 |
NRC-2021-0096 |
Control of Heavy Loads at Nuclear Facilities |
06/03/2021 |
| 04/06/2021 |
NRC–2021-0047 |
Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Inservice Testing |
05/06/2021 |
Draft NUREG-Series Publications
The following NUREG-series documents have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
Policy Statements
The following policy statements have been issued for public comment and noticed in the
Federal Register.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| There are currently no Policy Statements available for comment. |
Draft Interim Staff Guidance
Interim Staff Guidance documents are issued to clarify or to address issues not discussed in a Standard Review Plan.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| There are currently no Draft Interim Staff Guidances available for comment. |
Information Collections
The following information collections have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 04/26/2021 |
NRC–2021-0071 |
Information Collection: Requests to Agreement States and Non-Agreement States for Information |
06/25/2021 |
| 04/05/2021 |
NRC–2019-0080 |
Information Collection: Tribal Participation in the Advance Notification Program |
06/04/2021 |
| 04/01/2021 |
NRC–2020-0235 |
Information Collection: Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements |
06/01/2021 |
| 04/26/2021 |
NRC–2020-0193 |
Information Collection: Criteria and Procedures for Emergency Access to Non-Federal and Regional Low-Level Waste Disposal Facilities |
05/26/2021 |
| 04/20/2021 |
NRC–2020-0170 |
Information Collection: Reactor Site Criteria |
05/20/2021 |
| 03/23/2021 |
NRC-2020-0250 |
Information Collection: General Domestic Licenses for Byproduct Material |
05/24/2021 |
| 03/22/2021 |
NRC-2021-0039 |
Information Collection: Standards for Protection Against Radiation |
05/21/2021 |
| 04/12/2021 |
NRC–2020-0236 |
Information Collection: Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators |
05/12/2021 |
| 03/09/2021 |
NRC-2020-0190 |
Information Collection: U.S. NRC Acquisition Regulation |
05/10/2021 |
Other Documents For Comment
The following technical documents have been issued for public comment and noticed in the Federal Register.
| FRN Publication Date |
Docket ID |
Title |
Comment Period
Close Date |
| 04/08/2021 |
NRC-2021-0089 |
Integrated Human Event Analysis System for Event and Condition Assessment Method and Software Tool |
07/30/2021 |
| 04/21/2021 |
NRC–2021-0048 |
Role of Artificial Intelligence Tools in U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Operations |
05/21/2021 |
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