Notice2026-06493
Information Collection: NRC Forms 540 and 540A, Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page
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Published
April 3, 2026
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Abstract
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."
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16994-16996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06493]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2025-0043]
Information Collection: NRC Forms 540 and 540A, Uniform Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget;
request for comment.
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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 <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e5ac8b838a868a898980869196cbb780968a90978680a58b9786cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8bc2e5ede4e8e4e7e7eee8fff8a5d9eef8e4fef9e8eecbe5f9e8a5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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:
<bullet> Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0043.
<bullet> NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at <a href="https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html">https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html</a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f6f7b6d116d5a4c504a4d5c5a7f514d5c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a7a6e7804784f59455f58494f6a445849044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>. 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.
<bullet> 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#faaabea8d4a89f89958f88999fba948899d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ffafbbadd1ad9a8c908a8d9c9abf918d9cd1989089">[email protected]</span></a> 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.
<bullet> 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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#70391e161f131f1c1c151304035e2215031f05021315301e02135e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81c8efe7eee2eeedede4e2f5f2afd3e4f2eef4f3e2e4c1eff3e2afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>.
B. Submitting Comments
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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
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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]
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