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OMB Control No: 3150-0146	ICR Reference No: 202604-3150-008
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202412-3150-002
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR 26, Fitness for Duty Programs
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/02/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/02/2026
Terms of Clearance: The collection is pre-approved, contingent upon no substantive changes being made to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise, this collection should be re-submitted to OMB for review.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2029	11/30/2027	11/30/2027
Responses	325,616	0	324,646
Time Burden (Hours)	549,105	0	540,050
Cost Burden (Dollars)	20,370	0	20,370

Abstract: FINAL RULE: Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors The NRC is amending its regulations by adding a risk-informed, performance-based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework for commercial nuclear plants in response to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA). The current application and licensing requirements were primarily developed to address license requests concerning light water-cooled reactors and operational requirements for those types of reactors. This final rule responds to NEIMA by creating an alternative, technology-inclusive regulatory framework to accommodate licensing of future commercial nuclear plants, including advanced reactor designs that may not employ light-water technology. The information collections associated with the final rule have been submitted under the following clearance numbers: 3150-0146 Burden for 10 CFR Part 26 (revision) 3150-0274 Burden for 10 CFR Part 53 (new clearance number for a new CFR Part) 3150-0272 NRC Forms 893 and 894 (new clearance number for a new form) 3150-0002: 10 CFR Part 73 (revision) 3150-0104: NRC Form 366 (revision) 3150-0271 Burden for 10 CFR Part 50 (temporary clearance number, 3150-0011 is currently unavailable for submissions due to the Alternatives to the Use of Credit Ratings final rule) 3150-XXXX: Burden for NRC Form 361 (temporary clearance number, 3150-0238 will soon be unavailable due to the upcoming renewal of this form) 3150-XXXX: Burden for NRC Form 396 (temporary clearance number, 3150-0027 is currently unavailable for submissions due to renewal) 3150-XXXX: Burden for NRC Form 398 (temporary clearance number, 3150-0090 is currently unavailable for submissions due to the renewal)

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 68 STAT 919 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 115 - 439 103 Name of Law: Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3150-AK31	Final or interim final rulemaking	91 FR 15696	03/30/2026

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
10 CFR 26, Fitness for Duty Program	NRC Form 891, NRC Form 892, NRC Form 890	, ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute
Annual Number of Responses	325,616	324,646	970
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	549,105	540,050	9,055
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	20,370	20,370	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: As a result of the final rule, the estimated annual burden for information collection requirements for Part 26 increases by 9,055 hours, from 540,050 to 549,105 hours. The NRC staff anticipates that there will be five Part 53 licensees and one Part 53 applicant in the period covered by this clearance. 10 CFR 26.3(f) states that Part 53 applicants and licensees may elect to implement the alternate FFD program described in Subpart M of Part 26. Therefore, the estimated annual burden is expected to increase by 9,055 hours as a result of the reporting, recordkeeping, and third-party disclosure requirements that the five Part 53 licensees and one Part 53 applicant need to fulfill to comply with Part 26 during the period covered by this clearance (2027-2029).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $445,545

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

Agency Contact: Nicole Fields 630 829-9570 nicole.fields@nrc.gov

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