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Information Collection: NRC Form 361, Reactor Plant Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361A, Fuel Cycle and Materials Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361N, Non-Power Reactor (NPR) Event Notification Worksheet

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. T...

Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  1. [NRC-2025-0874]

AGENCY:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:

Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, “NRC Form 361, Reactor ( printed page 21334) Plant Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361A, Fuel Cycle and Materials Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361N, Non-Power Reactor (NPR) Event Notification Worksheet.”

DATES:

Submit comments by June 22, 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:

You may submit comments by any of the following methods, however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website:

  • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0874. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; telephone: 301-415-1003; email: . For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the For Further Information Contact section of this document.
  • Mail comments to: Heather Dempsey, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Mail Stop: T-6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see “Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments” in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

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: .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0874 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:

B. Submitting Comments

The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website ( https://www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC-2025-0874, in your comment submission.

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 NRC, 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

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting public comment on its intention to request the OMB's approval for the information collection summarized as follows.

1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 361, Reactor Plant Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361A, Fuel Cycle and Materials Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361N, Non-Power Reactor (NPR) Event Notification Worksheet.

2. OMB approval number: 3150-0238.

3. Type of submission: Extension.

4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 361, NRC Form 361A, NRC Form 361N.

5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion. NRC licensee events are reportable when they occur.

6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Holders of NRC licenses for commercial nuclear power plants, fuel cycle facilities, NRC material licensees, and nonpower reactors.

7. The estimated number of annual responses: 563.

8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 2,105.

9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 281.5.

10. Abstract: The NRC requires its licensees to report by telephone certain events and emergencies that have potential impact to public health and safety. In order to efficiently process the information received through such reports from licensees, the NRC created Forms 361, 361A, and 361N to provide a worksheet for licensees to record the information for the report. NRC licensees are not required to fill out or submit the form, but the form describes the order in which data about the event will be requested to enable a licensee to efficiently make the telephonic notification. Without the format provided by the NRC Forms 361, 361A, and 361N, the information exchange between licensees and NRC Headquarters Operations Officers via telephone could result in delays in completing the notification as the licensee answers questions from the NRC staff taking the report.

III. Specific Requests for Comments

The NRC is seeking comments that address the following questions:

1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical utility? Please explain your answer. ( printed page 21335)

2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection accurate? Please explain your answer.

3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected?

4. How can the burden of the information collection on respondents be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology?

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)

Dated: April 16, 2026.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Heather Dempsey,

Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 2026-07709 Filed 4-20-26; 8:45 am]

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“Information Collection: NRC Form 361, Reactor Plant Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361A, Fuel Cycle and Materials Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361N, Non-Power Reactor (NPR) Event Notification Worksheet,” thefederalregister.org (April 21, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-07709/information-collection-nrc-form-361-reactor-plant-event-notification-worksheet-nrc-form-361a-fuel-cycle-and-materials-ev.