ML19148A668
| ML19148A668 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/28/2019 |
| From: | Andrea Kock NRC/NMSS/DMSST |
| To: | State of VT, State, Agreement States |
| Meyer K | |
| References | |
| STC-19-031 | |
| Download: ML19148A668 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 May 28, 2019 ALL AGREEMENT STATES, VERMONT NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE (H-304) COURSE (STC-19-031)
Purpose:
To provide notification to the States of students selected to attend the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine (H-304) Course scheduled to be held August 5-9, 2019, in Houston, Texas.
Background:
The NRC provides funding to the Agreement States for training and the associated travel.
Discussion: Students selected to attend the August 5-9, 2019, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine (H-304) course in Houston, Texas are provided in Enclosure 1. Please provide this notification to each individual from your program that has been accepted to this course. Students selected to attend this course will be paid travel and per diem by the NRC.
Detailed guidance for students is provided in Enclosure 2. Please inform us of any withdrawals immediately so that individuals on the waiting list have an opportunity to attend.
If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact me at (301) 415-3340 or the individual named below:
POINT OF CONTACT: Karen Meyer E-MAIL: AStrainingandtravel.Resource@nrc.gov TELEPHONE: (301) 415-0113
/RA Paul Michalak for/
Andrea L. Kock, Director Division of Material Safety, Security, State and Tribal Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
Enclosures:
- 1. List of students
- 2. Instructions for students
ML19148A668 OFFICE NMSS/MSST/SLPB NMSS/MSST/SLPB NMSS/MSST PMichalak for:
NAME KMeyer PMichalak AKock DATE 05/28/2019 05/28/2019 05/28/2019 DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE (H-304)
August 5-9, 2019 Houston, TX STATE PARTICIPANT CALIFORNIA Ana Casaje FLORIDA Jorge Laguna ILLINOIS Jenna Abbott KANSAS Cody Nichols NORTH CAROLINA Chinwe Ekwuribe NEW YORK (CITY) Christanna Kendrot NEW YORK (SHD) Nathaniel Kishbaugh Christopher Ott PENNSYLVANIA Brandi Kautz Colin Shumake TENNESSEE Daniel Erickson TEXAS (DSHS) Matthew Kennington WASHINGTON Jonathan Napier Enclosure 1
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS ACCEPTANCE: Individuals listed in Enclosure 1 have been accepted for participation in the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine (H-304) Course. This course is scheduled to be presented August 5-9, 2019, at the Advanced Health Education Center (AHEC). The AHEC is located at 8502 Tybor Drive, Houston, Texas 77074. The facilitys telephone number is (713) 772-0157.
COURSE: Please see our Web site, https://scp.nrc.gov/training.html for the Tentative Course Schedule and note that the course begins at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, August 5, 2019, and ends at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 9, 2019.
LODGING AND TRAVEL: Please plan to arrive on Sunday, August 4th, and depart on Friday, August 9th. Please plan to attend the course through the stated end time of 3:00 p.m. Due to the distance to the Houston airports from the training site and potential ticketing and security lines at the airports themselves, students should allow at least two hours between the class end time and their scheduled departure. If there are no flights available that would allow you to arrive home before midnight on Friday, August 9th, you may elect to depart on Saturday, August 10th. In this event, NRC will provide reimbursement for hotel on Friday night and per diem on Saturday, August 10th. Students must make their own lodging and travel arrangements. If traveling by air, please contact El Sol Travel at (844) 244-6694 for airline reservations, and indicate that the travel is Invitational for the NRC. Please select a fully refundable government fare if one is available, and make sure that El Sol Travel correctly direct bills your fare to the NRC credit card. If the need arises and you must make a change or cancel, contact Karen Meyer at 301-415-0113.
Please complete the Travel Application Form which will be provided to you in a separate communication and submit to AStrainingandtravel.Resource@nrc.gov, at your earliest opportunity, but no later than Friday, July 26th. The per diem for Houston, Texas is $120 hotel and $61 meals and incidentals. The first and last day of travel is calculated at 75 percent. If you are authorized to drive, the Federal mileage reimbursement is 58 cents per mile. Rental cars are not reimbursable. A complimentary shuttle is available for transportation between the hotel and the training center for individuals staying at the hotels listed below. Please contact the front desk for details upon arrival. Those students who elect to stay at an alternate hotel will be responsible for their own transportation between the hotel and the training center. You are asked to reserve your hotel through El Sol Travel - doing so will provide you with various benefits. Please note that the Crown Plaza Suites is the preferred hotel.
Crowne Plaza Suites Near Sugarland Hilton Houston Galleria 9090 Southwest Freeway 6780 Southwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77074 Houston, Texas 77074 (713) 995-0123 (713) 977-7911 Reserve through El Sol Travel Reserve through El Sol Travel Complimentary shuttle service to and from Complimentary shuttle service to and from the AHEC facility is provided the AHEC facility is provided Enclosure 2
DIRECT DEPOSIT: If you prefer this method of reimbursement, please complete the form located on our Web site and follow the instructions on the form. Once you have signed up for Direct Deposit, you are in the system and will not need to complete a new form unless your banking information changes. When it is time to complete your voucher for reimbursement, in the address box enter Enrolled in Direct Deposit. If you have any questions regarding direct deposit, please contact Lindsey Santos at (301) 415-6268.