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NRC Modernization: Rulemaking Procedure, Federal Advisory Committee Act Alignment, Access, and Security
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 11, 2026. It takes effect on October 26, 2026. Comments closed on September 10, 2026.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations by streamlining procedural provisions related to information withholding and post-promulgation comment periods; aligning the NRC's regulations with Committee Management Secretariat (CMS) Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) standards; and updating national security eligibility criteria. The goal is to modernize and clarify the NRC's regulatory framework to ensure consistency with government-wide standards and improve administrative efficiency. The scope includes updates to outdated provisions and revisions to ensure compliance with current federal policies. This action is being taken in response to Executive Order 14300, "Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission."
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-16374
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule
- Agency
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Published
- August 11, 2026
- Takes effect
- October 26, 2026
- Comments due
- September 10, 2026
- Dates
- The final rule is effective October 26, 2026, unless significant adverse comments are received. Comments must be submitted electronically using https://www.regulations.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 10, 2026. If the direct final rule is withdrawn as a result of such comments, timely notice of the withdrawal will be published in the Federal Register. Comments received on this direct final rule will also be considered to be comments on a companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register.
- Docket
- NRC-2025-1139
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3150-AL46
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 7; 10 CFR 10
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Advisory committees; Antitrust; Classified information; Confidential business information; Environmental protection; Freedom of information; Government employees; Hazardous waste; Nuclear energy; Nuclear materials; Nuclear power plants and reactors; Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Security measures; Sex discrimination; Sunshine Act; Waste treatment and disposal
- Pages
- 14
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