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NRC RIN: 3150-AL39 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: The Sunset Rule [NRC-2025-0479] 
Abstract:

This rulemaking would amend covered NRC regulations to insert conditional sunset dates under Executive Order 14270, Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy. The EO directs the NRC to issue a sunset rule to the extent consistent with applicable law and provides an exemption from the EO for regulatory permitting regimes authorized by statute. 

 

 
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 1, 2    10 CFR 4, 5    10 CFR 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16    10 CFR 19, 20, 21    10 CFR 25, 26    10 CFR 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37    10 CFR 39, 40    10 CFR 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201    42 U.S.C. 5841   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/03/2025  90 FR 55699   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/02/2026 
Direct Final Rule  12/03/2025  90 FR 55621   
Direct Final Rule Confirmation of Effective Date  01/08/2026  91 FR 553   
Direct Final Rule Effective  01/08/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Gregory Trussell
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone:301 415-6445
Email: gregory.trussell@nrc.gov