SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The NRC published a final rule in the Federal Register on March 30, 2026 (91 FR 15696) to amend its regulations by adding an alternative risk-informed, performance-based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework as an option for the licensing and regulation of future commercial nuclear plants in chapter I of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). These changes included conforming changes to existing rule language. The final rule inadvertently included an error in the amendatory instruction for the term “Facility” in § 75.4, “Definitions” that deleted paragraphs (1) through (5). This document corrects the final rule by revising the section that contains the error.

The NRC may post materials related to this document, including public comments, on the Federal rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2019-0062. In addition, the Federal rulemaking website allows members of the public to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: (1) navigate to the docket folder (NRC-2019-0062); (2) click the “Subscribe” button; and (3) enter an email address and click on the “Subscribe” button.

Rulemaking Procedure

Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b)), an agency may waive the normal notice and comment requirements if it finds, for good cause, that they are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. As authorized by 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), the NRC finds good cause to waive notice and opportunity for comment on the amendments because they will have no substantive impact and are of a minor and administrative nature dealing with corrections to certain CFR sections related only to management, organization, procedure, and practice. Specifically, these amendments are to correct grammatical errors and to revise cross-references to comply with the Office of the Federal Register's Document Drafting Handbook. These amendments do not require action by any person or entity regulated by the NRC. Also, the final rule does not change the substantive responsibilities of any person or entity regulated by the NRC. Furthermore, for the reasons stated above, the NRC finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), that good cause exists to make this rule effective upon publication of this notice.

For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the NRC is adopting the following amendments to 10 CFR part 75.