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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2025-11-26.xml --- 90 226 Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Contents Agriculture Agriculture Department See Forest Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 54282-54284 2025-21112 2025-21220 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Tribal Advisory Committee, 54283 2025-21222 AIRFORCE Air Force Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 54307-54308 2025-21165 2025-21166 Centers Disease Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 54326-54327 2025-21212 Centers Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 54327-54330 2025-21121 2025-21210 Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program, 54328-54329 2025-21124 Chemical Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board RULES Internal Governance, 54242-54244 2025-21215 Children Children and Families Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program State Plan Guidance, 54330 2025-21106 Civil Rights Civil Rights Commission NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Colorado Advisory Committee, 54286 2025-21299 Missouri Advisory Committee, 54285 2025-21223 Oklahoma Advisory Committee, 54285-54286 2025-21294 Puerto Rico Advisory Committee, 54286-54287 2025-21293 Coast Guard Coast Guard PROPOSED RULES Drawbridge Operations: Wishkah River, Aberdeen, WA, 54245-54247 2025-21198 Commerce Commerce Department See Foreign-Trade Zones Board See Industry and Security Bureau See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration See National Telecommunications and Information Administration Defense Department Defense Department See Air Force Department See Navy Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 54308-54312, 54314-54315 2025-21156 2025-21158 2025-21159 2025-21160 2025-21161 2025-21162 2025-21163 2025-21164 2025-21167 2025-21168 2025-21171 Privacy Act; Systems of Records, 54312-54314 2025-21170 Drug Drug Enforcement Administration NOTICES Importer, Manufacturer or Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Application, Registration, etc.: Benuvia Operations, LLC, 54378-54379 2025-21173 Caligor Coghlan Pharma Services, 54370-54371 2025-21179 Cayman Chemical Co., 54380-54385 2025-21183 Eli-Elsohly Laboratories, 54377 2025-21184 Fisher Clinical Services, Inc., 54380 2025-21189 Groff NA Hemplex LLC, 54369 2025-21182 Halo Pharmaceutical Inc., 54369-54370 2025-21177 Irvine Labs, Inc., 54375, 54385-54386 2025-21174 2025-21175 2025-21187 National Center for Natural Products Research, 54379-54380 2025-21190 Noramco, 54371, 54375-54376 2025-21191 2025-21192 NSI Lab Solutions, LLC, 54371-54375 2025-21180 Organic Standards Solutions International, LLC, 54376 2025-21176 Organix Chemistry Solutions, LLC, 54379 2025-21186 Siegfried Grafton, Inc., 54370, 54376-54377 2025-21178 2025-21185 VHG Labs DBA LGC Standards, 54377-54378 2025-21181 Education Department Education Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Generic Clearance for Federal Student Aid Customer Satisfaction Surveys and Focus Groups Master Plan, 54323-54324 2025-21194 Student Assistance General Provisions—Financial Assistance for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, 54323 2025-21247 Free Application for Federal Student Aid Information to be Verified for the 2026-2027 Award Year, 54316-54323 2025-21303 Employee Benefits Employee Benefits Security Administration NOTICES Exemption Application:

Certain Prohibited Transactions Involving Hawai'i Pacific Health and its Subsidiary, Straub Clinic and Hospital Located in Honolulu, HI, 54387-54392 2025-21195 Energy Department Energy Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 54324-54325 2025-21211 Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency RULES Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Ohio; Emergency Episodes and Ambient Air Quality Standards, 54236-54238 2025-21322 Federal Plan for Existing Landfills:

North Carolina and Forsyth County; Delegation of Authority, 54238-54240 2025-21306 Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Propyzamide, 54240-54242 2025-21200 PROPOSED RULES Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Ohio; Emergency Episodes and Ambient Air Quality Standards, 54248 2025-21321 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazards Disclosure Requirements, 54325-54326 2025-21199 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airspace Designations and Reporting Points:

Hawaiian Islands, HI, 54228-54230 2025-21291 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Suspected Unapproved Parts Report, 54452-54453 2025-21243 Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission PROPOSED RULES Advancing IP Interconnection, 54266-54281 2025-21324 Promoting Technological Solutions to Combat Contraband Wireless Device Use in Correctional Facilities, 54248-54266 2025-21325 Federal Railroad Federal Railroad Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 54453-54455 2025-21147 2025-21148 2025-21149 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Change in Bank Control: Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company, 54326 2025-21245 Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 54326 2025-21246 Food and Drug Food and Drug Administration RULES Medical Devices: Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Classification of the Anchored Esophageal Sheath, 54230-54232 2025-21217 Neurological Devices;

Classification of Field Generator Positioning Device, 54232-54234 2025-21218 PROPOSED RULES Food Additive Petition: Green Innovation GmbH (Animal Use), 54245 2025-21226 NOTICES Guidance: Cross-Center Master Files, 54330-54332 2025-21224 Foreign Assets Foreign Assets Control Office NOTICES Sanctions Action, 54455-54460 2025-21225 2025-21227 Foreign Trade Foreign-Trade Zones Board NOTICES Authorization of Limited Production Activity: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Foreign-Trade Zone 177, Mount Vernon, IN, 54290 2025-21301 Eagle Electronics, Foreign-Trade Zone 40, Solon, OH, 54290 2025-21239 GPI Beauty, Inc., Foreign-Trade Zone 89, Las Vegas, NV, 54288 2025-21261 Merck, Sharp and Dohme LLC, Foreign-Trade Zone 49, Rahway, NJ, 54288 2025-21298 Pfizer, Inc., Foreign-Trade Zone 43, Kalamazoo, MI, 54287 2025-21263 PPL Healthcare dba Piramal Pharma Solutions, Foreign-Trade Zone 35, Philadelphia, PA, 54289 2025-21237 Rincon Power, LLC, Foreign-Trade Zone 205, Carpinteria, CA, 54289 2025-21275 Authorization of Production Activity:

Corteva Agriscience, LLC, Foreign-Trade Zone 144, Valdosta, GA, 54288 2025-21259 Philip Stein Holding, Inc., Foreign-Trade Zone 25, Pembroke Park, FL, 54289-54290 2025-21238 Phillips 66 Co., Foreign-Trade Zone 149, Old Ocean, TX, 54288-54289 2025-21257 Phillips 66 Co., Foreign-Trade Zone 49, Linden, NJ, 54289 2025-21240 Phillips 66 Co., Foreign-Trade Zone 87, Lake Charles, LA, 54287 2025-21241 Rohr, Inc., Foreign-Trade Zone 82, Foley, AL, 54289 2025-21296 Production Activity Not Authorized:

Logitech, Foreign-Trade Zone 29, Shepherdsville, KY, 54288 2025-21300 Logitech, Foreign-Trade Zone 50, Ontario, CA, 54287 2025-21297 Forest Forest Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations Ride-Along Program, 54284-54285 2025-21276 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services See Children and Families Administration See Food and Drug Administration See Health Resources and Services Administration See Indian Health Service See National Institutes of Health See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Health Resources Health Resources and Services Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Dental Services Report, 54332-54333 2025-21221 Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard See Transportation Security Administration See U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, 54360-54361 2025-21216 Housing Housing and Urban Development Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

HUD-Administered Small Cities Program Performance Assessment Report, 54362-54363 2025-21102 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act; Interpretation of ``Federal Public Benefit'', 54363-54365 2025-21120 Indian Affairs Indian Affairs Bureau NOTICES Indian Gaming: Approval by Operation of Law of the Eighth Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact for Class III Gaming Between the Nooksack Indian Tribe and the State of Washington, 54365 2025-21213 Indian Health Indian Health Service NOTICES Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund Threshold, 54333 2025-21314 Industry Industry and Security Bureau NOTICES Denial of Export Privileges:

Antonio Jose Melean Reyes, 54291-54292 2025-21095 Federick Joseph Bergmann, Jr. also known as Frederick Bergmann, 54295-54296 2025-21097 Ghacham, Inc., 54297-54298 2025-21094 James Mwangangi Kiilu, 54297 2025-21096 Kevin Uriel Garza, 54290-54291 2025-21099 Miguel Ocura-Arenas, 54294-54295 2025-21101 Mohamed Daoud Ghacham, 54292-54293 2025-21098 Pedro Mascorro, 54296 2025-21103 Sadir Arvizu Velazquez, 54293-54294 2025-21104 Varun Maharajh a/k/a Kelvin Singh, 54298-54299 2025-21105 Interior Interior Department See Indian Affairs Bureau See National Indian Gaming Commission Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Golden Parachute Payments, 54460 2025-21092 Vehicle Loan Interest Statement, 54460-54461 2025-21091 International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Section 232 Tariff Offsets and Inclusion Processes for Automobiles and Vehicle Parts, 54299-54300 2025-21114 Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China, 54303-54304 2025-21219 Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the United Arab Emirates, 54300-54302 2025-21197 Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkiye, 54302-54305 2025-21289 2025-21290 International Trade Com International Trade Commission NOTICES Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Silicon Metal from Angola, Australia, Laos, Norway, and Thailand, 54365-54367 2025-21146 Appointment of Administrative Law Judges for Section 337 Investigations, 54367-54368 2025-21130 Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Erythritol from China, 54368 2025-21119 Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate

(MDI)from China, 54367 2025-21214 Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes from China and Vietnam, 54369 2025-21116 Temporary Steel Fencing from China, 54368-54369 2025-21117 Justice Department Justice Department See Drug Enforcement Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Optional Flexible Financial Assistance Survey, 54386-54387 2025-21206 Labor Department Labor Department See Employee Benefits Security Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program Budget and Narrative; Correction, 54400 2025-21110 No Surprises Act: Independent Dispute Resolution Process, 54399 2025-21113 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Alliance Program, 54399-54400 2025-21109 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Standard, 54392 2025-21108 Exemption Application: Certain Prohibited Transactions Involving Liberty Latin America 401(k) Savings Plan (the Plan or the Applicant) Located in Denver, CO, 54393-54399 2025-21196 Management Management and Budget Office NOTICES Guidance: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements, 54400-54401 2025-21172 National Indian National Indian Gaming Commission RULES Facility License Notifications; Withdrawal, 54234 2025-21347 National Institute National Institutes of Health NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Information Program on Clinical Trials: Maintaining a Registry and Results Databank (National Library of Medicine), 54340-54341 2025-21244 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Center for Scientific Review, 54334-54345 2025-21248 2025-21249 2025-21250 2025-21251 2025-21252 2025-21253 2025-21254 2025-21255 2025-21256 2025-21258 2025-21260 2025-21262 2025-21264 2025-21265 2025-21266 2025-21267 2025-21269 2025-21270 2025-21271 2025-21272 2025-21273 2025-21274 2025-21277 2025-21278 2025-21279 2025-21280 2025-21281 2025-21282 2025-21283 2025-21284 2025-21285 2025-21286 2025-21287 2025-21288 Office of the Director, 54336 2025-21268 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 54305-54306 2025-21107 National Science National Science Foundation NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Proposal Review, 54401 2025-21188 National Telecommunications National Telecommunications and Information Administration NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Listening Session on Kids' Excessive Screen Time, 54306-54307 2025-21295 Navy Navy Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 54315-54316 2025-21157 2025-21169 Nuclear Regulatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission RULES Streamlining Select Rules of Practice and Procedure, 54225-54228 2025-21305 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Collection of Research Code Non-Disclosure Agreement Information, 54404-54405 2025-21313 Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in Geologic Repositories, 54402-54403 2025-21312 Exemptions and Continued Regulatory Authority in Agreement States and in Offshore Waters under Section 274, 54401-54402 2025-21310 General Licensee Registration, 54405-54406 2025-21309 Security Acknowledgement and Termination, 54403-54404 2025-21311 Personnel Personnel Management Office NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Certification of Qualifying District of Columbia Service, 54409 2025-21209 Reemployment of Annuitants, 54408 2025-21205 Request for Case Review for Enhanced Disability Annuity Benefit, 54407-54408 2025-21208 Student Survey Forms, 54407 2025-21207 Postal Regulatory Postal Regulatory Commission NOTICES Inbound Parcel Post (at Universal Postal Union Rates), 54411 2025-21304 New Postal Products, 54409-54411 2025-21193 2025-21315 Postal Service Postal Service PROPOSED RULES Claims Filing Date for Insured Mail, 54247-54248 2025-21308 NOTICES Product Change: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, and USPS Ground Advantage Negotiated Service Agreements; Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage Negotiated Service Agreements; etc., 54411-54412 2025-21128 Presidential Documents Presidential Documents PROCLAMATIONS U.S. Coke Oven Processing Security; Promotion Efforts Through Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources (Proc. 10993), 54517-54521 2025-21418 EXECUTIVE ORDERS Brazil, Government of; Modifying Scope of Tariffs (EO 14361), 54465-54516 2025-21417 Science Technology Science and Technology Policy Office NOTICES Request for Information: Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise, 54412-54413 2025-21150 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Application: 1WS Credit Income Fund, et al., 54448-54449 2025-21151 Columbia Credit Income Opportunities Fund, et al., 54413-54414 2025-21154 Monroe Capital Corp., et al., 54437-54438 2025-21155 Star Mountain Lower Middle-Market Capital Corp., et al., 54448 2025-21152 Wilshire Private Assets Fund and Wilshire Advisors LLC, 54414 2025-21153 Joint Industry Plan: Amendment to the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail, 54438-54448 2025-21122 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc., 54434-54437 2025-21126 Nasdaq ISE, LLC, 54414-54425 2025-21123 New York Stock Exchange LLC, 54428-54433 2025-21127 NYSE Arca, Inc., 54425-54428 2025-21125 Small Business Small Business Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 54449-54450 2025-21129 State Department State Department NOTICES Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition: Celtic Art Across the Ages, 54451 2025-21201 Sanctions Action, 54450 2025-21229 Sanctions Actions Pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters, 54450-54451 2025-21202 Substance Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NOTICES List of Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards to Engage in Urine and Oral Fluid Drug Testing, 54345-54346 2025-21236 Trade Representative Trade Representative, Office of United States NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Environment Committee, 54451-54452 2025-21292 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Railroad Administration Security Transportation Security Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; 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To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents electronic mailing list, go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGPOOFR/subscriber/new, enter your e-mail address, then follow the instructions to join, leave, or manage your subscription. 90 226 Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Rules and Regulations NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Parts 2 and 14 [NRC-2025-1336] RIN 3150-AL54 Streamlining Select Rules of Practice and Procedure AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(NRC)is rescinding a discrete number of regulations regarding agency rules of practice and procedure for general hearing management, formal adjudications, and administrative tort claims because they are either inconsistent with statutory requirements or duplicative of statutory requirements and other binding regulations. The NRC is not soliciting public comment on these changes because the changes are limited to agency rules of procedure and practice that do not affect the substantive rights and responsibilities of outside parties. DATES: This final rule is effective on November 26, 2025. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-1336 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: • *Federal Rulemaking Website:* Electronically at *https://www.regulations.gov.* Search for Docket ID NRC-2025-1336. Address questions about NRC dockets to Helen Chang; telephone: 301-415-3228; email: *Helen.Chang@nrc.gov.* For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • *NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):* You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at *https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.* 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 *PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.* • *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 *PDR.Resource@nrc.gov* or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Prescott, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-001; telephone: 301-287-9452; email: *Christopher.Prescott@nrc.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents: I. Background II. Rulemaking Procedure III. Summary of Changes IV. Regulatory Flexibility Certification V. Regulatory Analysis VI. Backfitting and Issue Finality VII. Regulatory Planning and Review VIII. Plain Writing IX. National Environmental Policy Act X. Paperwork Reduction Act XI. Congressional Review Act I. Background On May 23, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14300, “Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” which directs the NRC to take a number of actions to help provide the American people with safe, abundant nuclear energy. Section 2 of E.O. 14300 sets forth the policy of the United States to

(a)reestablish the United States as the global leader in nuclear energy;

(b)facilitate increased deployment of new nuclear reactor technologies;

(c)facilitate the expansion of American nuclear energy capacity from approximately 100 GW in 2024 to 400 GW by 2050;

(d)employ emerging technologies to safely accelerate the modeling, simulation, testing, and approval of new reactor designs;

(e)support the continued operation of, and facilitate appropriate operational extensions for, the current nuclear fleet, as well as the reactivation of prematurely shuttered or partially completed nuclear facilities; and

(f)maintain the United States' leading reputation for nuclear safety. This rulemaking addresses E.O. section 5, which states the NRC shall undertake a review and wholesale revision of its regulations and guidance documents guided by the policies set forth in section 2 of the E.O. II. Rulemaking Procedure Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A)) (APA), notice and comment requirements do not apply “to interpretive rules, general statements of policy, or rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice.” Because this revision affects the NRC's rules of agency procedure and practice, the notice and comment provisions of the APA do not apply. Moreover, the final rule does not change the substantive responsibilities of any person or entity regulated by the NRC. III. Summary of Changes The NRC is removing a discrete number of sections in 10 CFR part 2, “Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure,” and part 14, “Administrative Claims Under Federal Tort Claims Act,” because they are either unnecessary or duplicative of statutory requirements or other requirements. The regulations in 10 CFR part 2 set forth agency rules of practice and procedure that govern the conduct of adjudicatory proceedings. The following 10 CFR part 2 sections are being removed: • 10 CFR 2.301, “Exceptions,” in its entirety. This regulation notes that the Commission has the authority to provide alternative procedures in adjudications to the extent that the conduct of military or foreign affairs function is involved. The NRC is removing this section because it is duplicative of the provision in the APA (5 U.S.C. 554(a)(4)), which provides an exception to the adjudication requirements in 5 U.S.C. 554 to the extent the conduct of military or foreign affairs functions are involved. An associated change is being made to 10 CFR 2.1000, “Scope of subpart J,” to delete the reference to 10 CFR 2.301. • 10 CFR 2.390(b)(4)(v), “Public Inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding.” The regulation at 10 CFR 2.390 sets out the procedural requirements for anyone submitting a document to the NRC that they wish to have withheld from public disclosure, either wholly or in part, and (b)(4) lays out the factors the Commission will consider when determining whether information is a trade secret, confidential, or privileged commercial or financial information. The considerations provided in clause

(v)constitute the “substantial competitive harm” test. The Freedom of Information Act, however, includes no such test, and the Supreme Court has rejected the test, finding the substantial competitive harm requirement “inconsistent with the terms of the statute.” *Food Marketing Institute* v. *Argus Leader Media,* 588 U.S. 427, 430 (2019). Thus, the NRC is removing 10 CFR 2.309(b)(4)(v). • 10 CFR 2.711, “Evidence,” specifically subparagraphs

(e)through (j). Subparagraphs

(e)through

(j)provide the requirements for admissibility, objections, offer of proof, exhibits, official record, and official notice in formal adjudications conducted under subpart G of 10 CFR part 2. These subparagraphs, however, are redundant to subparagraphs

(a)through

(f)in subpart C of part 2, at 10 CFR 2.337, “Evidence at a hearing.” Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.300, “Scope of subpart C,” subpart C applies to all adjudications conducted under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and 10 CFR part 2, unless specifically stated otherwise. Subpart C applies to formal adjudications conducted under subpart G, and the provisions at 10 CFR 2.711(e) through

(j)are duplicative to those found at 10 CFR 2.337(a) through (f). As such, the provisions of 10 CFR 2.711(e) through

(j)are unnecessary. The NRC is also making the following conforming changes: add references to 10 CFR 2.337(a) through

(f)and 10 CFR 2.711(a) through

(d)in 10 CFR 2.1000, and modifying 10 CFR 2.704(c)(3) to change the current reference from 10 CFR 2.711(e) to 10 CFR 2.337(a). The NRC's regulations in 10 CFR part 14 set forth agency procedures for administrative claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. Chapter 171. The FTCA authorizes plaintiffs to obtain compensation from the United States for the torts of its employees in limited circumstances. Under 28 U.S.C. 2672, the Department of Justice

(DOJ)has the authority to issue implementing regulations for federal agencies for administrative claims under the FTCA. DOJ's implementing regulations can be found at 28 CFR parts 14 and 15. The following 10 CFR part 14 sections are being removed: • 10 CFR 14.1, “Scope of regulations,” specifically subparagraph (d). • 10 CFR 14.3, “Limit on attorney fees; penalty.” • 10 CFR 14.11, “Who may file a claim.” • 10 CFR 14.13, “When a claim is presented to NRC.” • 10 CFR 14.17, “A claim must be presented to the appropriate agency.” • 10 CFR 14.19, “When a claim is filed with more than one agency.” • 10 CFR 14.21, “Filing a claim after an agency final denial.” • 10 CFR 14.23, “Evidence and information to be submitted.” • 10 CFR 14.25, “Amending a claim.” • 10 CFR 14.27, “Time limit.” • 10 CFR 14.31, “Investigation.” • 10 CFR 14.35, “Limitation on NRC's authority.” • 10 CFR 14.37, “Final denial of a claim.” • 10 CFR 14.39, “Reconsideration of a claim.” • 10 CFR 14.41, “Payment of approved claims.” • 10 CFR 14.43, “Acceptance of payment constitutes release.” • 10 CFR 14.51, “Procedures when employee drivers are sued.” • 10 CFR 14.53, “Scope of employment record.” • 10 CFR 14.55, “Removal of state court proceedings.” • 10 CFR 14.57, “Suit against United States exclusive remedy.” These regulations are duplicative of the FTCA and DOJ regulations in 28 CFR parts 14 and 15 and are therefore unnecessary. The NRC is retaining 10 CFR 14.1(a)-(c), 14.15, and 14.33. These regulations supplement the DOJ regulations in accordance with 28 CFR 14.11, which authorizes agencies to issue supplementary regulations and establish procedures. The remaining regulations in 10 CFR part 14 provide NRC-specific information on the scope of the regulations, how to submit a claim to the agency, and the official who exercises the authority to adjust, determine, compromise and settle a claim. No change in the NRC's procedures for administrative tort claims will occur as a result of these recissions because the FTCA and DOJ regulations governing administrative tort claims are binding on the NRC. IV. Regulatory Flexibility Certification As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 605(b), the Commission certifies that this rule, if adopted, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This final rule would not affect any “small entities” as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act or the size standards established by the NRC (10 CFR 2.810). V. Regulatory Analysis The rulemaking would decrease costs by simplifying the regulations in three ways:

(1)removing provisions that duplicate provisions in the FTCA or sections of 10 CFR and 28 CFR,

(2)removing an unnecessary provision that restates an established authority, and

(3)removing a provision that is inconsistent with statutory requirements. Removing duplicated and unnecessary provisions will save labor required to understand and comply with the regulations by providing a regulatory code that is more streamlined and easier to read. These savings are minor and difficult to accurately quantify, so the NRC did not quantitatively assess these cost savings. The provision found to be inconsistent with statutory requirements is 10 CFR 2.390(b)(4)(v), which establishes a requirement for a statement of substantial competitive harm. The cost impact of removing this requirement is a minor reduction in the labor required for applicants and licensees submitting requests to withhold information from public disclosure. The NRC did not assess the value of this minor cost savings. No disbenefits of not requiring this information were found. The information can be provided voluntarily if submitters decide to do so, but the information is no longer required. This section constitutes the regulatory analysis of this action and no separate regulatory analysis was prepared for this final rule. VI. Backfitting and Issue Finality The proposed changes to parts 2 and 14 in this final rule are recissions, and thus do not impose new or revised requirements on existing licensees or approval holders. Therefore, the changes do not constitute backfitting or affect issue finality for any approvals issued under part 52. VII. Regulatory Planning and Review Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 E.O. 12866, as amended by E.O. 14215, provides that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

(OIRA)will determine whether a regulatory action is significant as defined by E.O. 12866 and will review significant regulatory actions. OIRA determined that this final rule is not a significant regulatory action under E.O. 12866. Review Under E.O.s 14154, 14192, 14215, and 14300 NRC has examined this final rulemaking and has determined that it is consistent with the policies and directives outlined in E.O. 14154, “Unleashing American Energy,” E.O. 14192, “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,” E.O. 14215, “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” and E.O. 14300, “Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.” This final rule is considered an E.O. 14192 deregulatory action. VIII. Plain Writing The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-274) requires Federal agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, and well-organized manner. The NRC has written this document to be consistent with the Plain Writing Act as well as the Presidential Memorandum, “Plain Language in Government Writing,” published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31885). IX. National Environmental Policy Act The NRC has determined that this final rule is the type of action eligible for categorical exclusion because it meets criterion described in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(1), which categorically excludes from environmental review amendments to part 2, and it meets criterion described in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(2), which categorically excludes from environmental review rules that are of a minor, nonpolicy nature. The action belongs to a category of actions which the Commission, by rule or regulation, has declared to be a categorical exclusion, after first finding that the category of actions does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental impact statement nor environmental assessment has been prepared for this final rule. X. Paperwork Reduction Act This final rule does not contain a collection of information as defined in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ) and, therefore, is not subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. XI. Congressional Review Act This final rule is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 801-808). The Office of Management and Budget has found that it does not meet the criteria at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). List of Subjects 10 CFR Part 2 Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Byproduct material, Classified information, Confidential business information, Environmental protection, Freedom of information, Hazardous waste, Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sex discrimination, Source material, Special nuclear material, Waste treatment and disposal. 10 CFR Part 14 Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Tort claims. 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 parts 2 and 14: PART 2—AGENCY RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE 1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows: Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 29, 53, 62, 63, 81, 102, 103, 104, 105, 161, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 189, 191, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2073, 2092, 2093, 2111, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2239, 2241, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 114(f), 134, 135, 141 (42 U.S.C. 10134(f), 10154, 10155, 10161); Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552, 553, 554, 557, 558); National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. Section 2.205(j) also issued under Sec. 31001(s), Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321-373 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note). § 2.301 [Removed and Reserved] 2. Remove and reserve § 2.301. 3. In § 2.390: a. Revise and republish paragraphs (b)(4)(iii) and (iv); and b. Remove paragraph (b)(4)(v). The revisions read as follows: § 2.390 Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding.

(b)* * *

(4)* * *

(iii)Whether the information was transmitted to and received by the Commission in confidence; and

(iv)Whether the information is available in public sources. § 2.704 [Amended] 4. In § 2.704, in paragraph (c)(3), remove the reference “§ 2.711(e)” and add in its place the reference “§ 2.337(a)”. § 2.711 [Amended] 5. In § 2.711, remove paragraphs

(e)through (j). 6. Revise § 2.1000 to read as follows: § 2.1000 Scope of this subpart. The rules in this subpart, together with the rules in subparts C and G of this part, govern the procedure for an application for authorization to construct a high-level radioactive waste repository at a geologic repository operations area noticed under § 2.101(f)(8) or § 2.105(a)(5), and for an application for a license to receive and possess high-level radioactive waste at a geologic repository operations area. The procedures in this subpart take precedence over those in subpart C, except for the following provisions: §§ 2.303; 2.307; 2.309; 2.312; 2.313; 2.314; 2.315; 2.316; 2.317(a); 2.318; 2.319; 2.320; 2.321; 2.322; 2.323; 2.324; 2.325; 2.326; 2.327; 2.328; 2.330; 2.331; 2.333; 2.335; 2.337(a) through (f); 2.338; 2.339; 2.342; 2.343; 2.344; 2.345; 2.346; 2.348; and 2.390. The procedures in this subpart take precedence over those in subpart G, except for the following provisions: §§ 2.701, 2.702; 2.703; 2.708; 2.709; 2.710; 2.711(a) through (d); and 2.712. PART 14—ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT 7. The authority citation for part 14 continues to read as follows: Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2672, 2679; Atomic Energy Act of 1954, sec. 161 (42 U.S.C. 2201); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 28 CFR 14.11. § 14.1 [Amended] 8. In § 14.1, remove paragraph (d). § 14.3 [Removed and Reserved] 9. Remove and reserve § 14.3. § 14.11 [Removed and Reserved] 10. Remove and reserve § 14.11. § 14.13 [Removed and Reserved] 11. Remove and reserve § 14.13. § 14.17 [Removed and Reserved] 12. Remove and reserve § 14.17. § 14.19 [Removed and Reserved] 13. Remove and reserve § 14.19. § 14.21 [Removed and Reserved] 14. Remove and reserve § 14.21. § 14.23 [Removed and Reserved] 15. Remove and reserve § 14.23. § 14.25 [Removed and Reserved] 16. Remove and reserve § 14.25. § 14.27 [Removed and Reserved] 17. Remove and reserve § 14.27. § 14.31 [Removed and Reserved] 18. Remove and reserve § 14.31. § 14.35 [Removed and Reserved] 19. Remove and reserve § 14.35. § 14.37 [Removed and Reserved] 20. Remove and reserve § 14.37. § 14.39 [Removed and Reserved] 21. Remove and reserve § 14.39. § 14.41 [Removed and Reserved] 22. Remove and reserve § 14.41. § 14.43 [Removed and Reserved] 23. Remove and reserve § 14.43. Subpart D [Removed and Reserved] 24. Remove and reserve subpart D, consisting of §§ 14.51, 14.53, 14.55, and 14.57. Dated: November 24, 2025. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Carrie Safford, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2025-21305 Filed 11-25-25; 8:45 am]

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