NRC Modernization: Rulemaking Procedure, Federal Advisory Committee Act Alignment, Access, and Security

What it does

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 The scope includes updates to outdated provisions and revisions to ensure compliance with current federal policies.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."

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

3 parts of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

10 CFR 2, 10 CFR 7, 10 CFR 10

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published 34 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 28 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3150-AL46 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• Aug. 11, 2026 Proposed rule. NRC Modernization: Rulemaking Procedure, Federal Advisory Committee Act Alignment, Access, and Security

Since then:

• Sept. 30, 2026 Direct final rule; correction and confirmation of effective date. NRC Modernization: Rulemaking Procedure, Federal Advisory Committee Act Alignment, Access, and Security; Correction and Confirmation of Effective Date

What happens next and when

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 If the direct final rule is withdrawn as a result of such comments, timely notice of the withdrawal will be published in the Federal Register.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.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket NRC-2025-1139 on Regulations.gov
• Title 10 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register