NRC requests comments on Forms 540 and 540A radioactive waste manifest

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ACTION:

Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget; request for comment.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, NRC Forms 540 and 540A, “Uniform
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page.”

DATES:

Submit comments by May 4, 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:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the
search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Heather Dempsey, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone:
301-415-0856; email: Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0043 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-2025-0043.

• 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. A copy of the NRC Forms 540 and 540A and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession
Nos. ML25163A284, and ML25163A285, respectively and ML20178A433 (NUREG-BR-0204, “Instructions for Completing NRC's Uniform
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest”). The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML26043A014.

• 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov 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 Acting NRC
Clearance Officer, Heather Dempsey, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0856; email: Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov.

B. Submitting Comments

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the
search function.

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 OMB, 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

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently submitted a request for
renewal of an existing collection of information to OMB for review entitled, NRC Forms 540 and 540A, “Uniform Low-Level Radioactive
Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page.” The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.

The NRC published a
Federal Register
(FR) notice with a 60-day comment period on this information collection on December 10, 2025, 90 FR 57220.

1. The title of the information collection: NRC Forms 540 and 540A, Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page.

2. OMB approval number: 3150-0164.

3. Type of submission: Extension.

4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Forms 540 and 540A.

5. How often the collection is required or requested: NRC Form 540 and 540A, or the Agreement State equivalent forms, are required when low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) is transferred
   by any waste generator, waste collector, or waste processor licensee, who ships LLRW either directly, or indirectly through
   a waste collector or waste processor, for ultimate disposal at a licensed LLRW disposal facility.

6. Who will be required or asked to respond: NRC Form 540 and continuation Form 540A are completed by waste generators, waste collectors, and waste processors who ship
   LLRW intended for ultimate disposal at a licensed LLRW land disposal facility.

7. The estimated number of annual responses: 4,616.

8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 712.

9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 3,462 (3,116 reporting and 346 recordkeeping).

10. Abstract: The NRC regulations in section 20.2006 of title 10 in the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), “Transfer for Disposal and Manifest” and 10 CFR part 20, appendix G, “Requirements for Transfers of Low-Level Radioactive
    Waste Intended for Disposal at Licensed Land Disposal Facilities and Manifests,” established requirements for a nationwide
    system to ensure the safe and efficient transportation and disposal of LLRW. The Uniform LLRW Manifest system utilizes specific
    NRC Forms to document the information required by 10 CFR 20.2006 and 10 CFR part 20, appendix G. The NRC Forms 540/540A, “Uniform
    Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page,” combined with NRC Forms 541/541A, “Uniform Low-Level
    Radioactive Waste Manifest Container and Waste Description and Continuation Page,” and, if necessary, NRC Forms 542/542A,
    “Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Index and Regional Compact Tabulation,” are collectively referred to as the
    Uniform LLRW Manifest Forms. The forms were originally developed by the NRC at the request of low-level waste industry groups,
    and Federal and State agencies. These forms assist in providing a standardized nationwide framework for collecting and transmitting
    LLRW related information from generation to disposal. The NRC Forms 540 and 540A or Agreement State equivalent forms are used
    on a nationwide basis to reflect the minimum safety-related information for an LLRW shipment as required by Federal and State
    reporting requirements for the safe transportation and disposal of LLRW. The Uniform LLRW Manifest Form 540/540A is completed
    by shippers of LLRW intended for disposal at a licensed LLRW land disposal facility. These NRC Forms include information about
    the shipper, carrier and designated disposal facility, and specific information about the contents of the shipment, e.g., radionuclides, physical and chemical form and total weight or volume. The completed NRC Manifest Form 540 also contains information
    necessary to satisfy the Department of Transportation

    regulations in 49 CFR part 172, “Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency
    Response Information, Training Requirements, and Security Plans.” These forms must physically accompany the LLRW shipment.
    The NUREG/BR-0204, Revision 3, contains instructions for completing NRC Uniform LLRW Manifest Forms. As stated in 10 CFR part
    20, appendix G, “Licensees need not use originals of these NRC Forms as long as any substitute forms are equivalent to the
    original documentation in respect to content, clarity, size, and location of information . . .” The NRC previously noticed
    the availability of revisions to the Uniform LLRW Manifest Forms in the
    Federal Register
    on November 23, 2022, 87 FR 71692. The information collection contained in the current extension request does not include
    any changes to the forms.

Dated: March 31, 2026. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Heather Dempsey, Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2026-06493 Filed 4-2-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P

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