ML19143A139

5/23/2019 Letter to R. Alam Scheduling Letter for the New York FY2019 Periodic Meeting

ML19143A139
Person / Time
Issue date:	05/23/2019
From:	John Miller Division of Nuclear Materials Safety I
To:	Alam R New York City, NY, Dept of Health
Miller J
References
Download: ML19143A139 (4)

Text

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 May 23, 2019 Rejina Alam, Director Office of Radiological Health and Mental Hygiene New York City Health Department 25-01 Jackson Avenue, WS 14-06 Long Island City, NY 11101

Dear Ms. Alam:

In order to help the Agreement States and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) remain knowledgeable of each others program, the NRC conducts one-day periodic meetings with Agreement States between IMPEP reviews. This letter confirms that, through previous coordination, the meeting has been scheduled for June 3, 2019, and will be held in your offices.

The meeting will be conducted in accordance with Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Procedure SA-116, Periodic Meetings Between IMPEP Reviews.

The likely topics for discussion at this meeting are listed in the enclosed agenda. If there are any additional specific topics you would like to cover, or if you would like to focus on a specific area, please let me know. If you have any questions, please contact me at (610) 337-5089 or via e-mail at john.miller@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John J. Miller Regional State Agreements Officer Division of Nuclear Materials Safety U.S. NRC Region I

Enclosure:

Agenda for June 3, 2019 Periodic Meeting with New York City Health Department and Mental Hygiene

R. Alam 2

SCHEDULING LETTER FOR NEW YORK CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MENTAL HYGIENE PERIODIC MEETING ON JUNE 3, 2019 DATED May 23, 2019 Distribution:

D. White, NMSS A. Kock, NMSS K. Williams, NMSS P. Michalak, NMSS R. Johnson, NMSS L. Roldan-Otero, NMSS K. Meyer, NMSS J. Trapp, RI DNMS J. Nick, RI DNMS J. Miller, RI DNMS M. Ford, RI DNMS SUNSI Review Complete: JJM (Reviewers Initials)

S:\\State Agreement Files\\New York\\City\\NY City June 2019 Periodic Meeting Letter and Agenda.docx After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy ML19143A139 OFFICE DNMS/RI E

NAME JMiller/jm DATE 5/23/19 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

1 Enclosure Agenda for Periodic Meeting with New York City Health Department and Mental Hygiene June 3, 2019; 9:30 am Topic areas for discussion during the meeting may include:

1.

Program reorganizations:

Discuss any changes in program organization, including program/staff relocations and new appointments.

2.

Changes in program budget/funding.

3.

Feedback on the NRCs program as identified by the State, including identification of any action that should be considered by the NRC.

4.

Status of the States program, including:

a.

Technical Staffing and Training (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory, But Needs Improvement) i)

Number of staff in the program and status of their training and qualifications; ii)

Program vacancies; iii)

Staff turnover; and, iv)

Adequacy of FTEs for the materials program.

b.

Status of the Materials Inspection Program (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i)

Number of inspection performed overdue since the last IMPEP review; ii)

Number of inspection currently overdue; iii)

Number of initial inspections completed on time and overdue since the last IMPEP; and, iv)

Reciprocity inspections since the last IMPEP.

c.

Technical Quality of Inspections (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory)

Recommendation 1: NYC inspectors obtain additional training regarding the application of DOT regulations to material licensee inspections and take steps to properly perform associated inspections.

d.

Technical Quality of Licensing (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory

2 Enclosure

e.

Technical Quality of Incidents and Allegations (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i)

Status of allegations and concerns referred by the NRC for action; ii)

Significant events and generic implications; and, iii)

Event reporting, including follow-up and closure information in NMED

f.

Compatibility Requirements (2018 IMPEP: Unsatisfactory) i)

Regulations

a. Discuss status of States regulations and actions to keep regulations up to date, including the use of legally binding requirements.

ii)

Legislative changes Recommendation 2: The Program make appropriate regulatory changes to resolve NRC-generated comments as noted in regulation review letters, and adopt NRC regulations in accordance with the current NRC policy on adequacy and compatibility

5.

Information exchange and discussion:

a.

Current State initiatives;

b.

Emerging technologies;

c.

Large, complicated, or unusual authorizations for use of radioactive materials;

d.

States mechanisms to evaluate performance; and,

e.

NRC current initiatives.

6.

Additional Topics

7.

Next Periodic Meeting