ML20009B334
| ML20009B334 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 05/29/1981 |
| From: | Bernero R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| To: | Mowry W EMVGA |
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| FRN-46FR26471, RULE-PR-30 NUDOCS 8107150292 | |
| Download: ML20009B334 (4) | |
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Dear Mr. Mowry:
Enclosed is a notice published in the Federal Register on May 13, 1981, amending 10 CFR 30.15(a)(9) to permit the exempt use of multiple internal calibration or standardization sources in ionizing radiation measuring instruments.
This amendment is in response to General Atomic Company's petition for rulemaking (PRi130-57).
Sincerely, j
.~~- - 4 WHO Robert M. Bernero, Director Division of Risk Analysis Enclosure :
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Wednesday..%tay 13.1981' Ttis se: tion of the FEDERAL REGISTER Re:;ulatory Commission. Washington, measuring instruments containing ep;a:ns sepfatory documents tiaving D.C. 20555.Telephcne:301/443-5973.
certain internal calibration or general appt:ctb1.rf and legal effect, most CUPPLEMENTARY INFORf.tATIOm On standardization sources under the conditions set forth in 10 CFR 30.15(a)(9) of wNch are keyed to and cod. feed in
' February 25.1991, the Nuc! car would not constitute an unreasonable I
Regulatory Commission published in the
, isk to the common dcfense and security d d t'tes pur u nt o 44 Federal Register (46 FR 14019) a notice s r
c'C. 1510 Code of Federal Regu!ations is scid of proposed amendments to 10 CFR part and to the health and safety of the ty the supenntendent of D0cuments.
30 to permit the exempt use of multiple public.
Pn:es of riew bocks are Estod in the calibration sources in a radiation The Commission has found that the e,rst FEDERAL REGISTER issua of each measuring instrument Part 30 presently amenduents sct forth below are of a month-allcws the exempt use of only a single minor or nonpolicy nature, do not calibration source in an instrument.The substantially modify existing proposed change to permit use cf regulations. and will not constitute an multiple sources would enable users to unreasonable risk to the common NUCLEAR GEGULATORY obtain instruments with severalinternal defense and security and to the health COMMISSIOff sources so that calibration can be and safety of the public.
10 C[R Part30 performed on a spectrum of radiation Regulato'Y Flexibility Certification energies and more reliable AmenSment of Exemption for lon! zing measurements can be performed. Also. '
Since this amendment relieves Radiation Measuring instruments the propose'd change would enable the persons from present regulatory use of multiple detectors with a sincle restrictions, the Commission,in ActNcn Nuclear Regulatory instrument and thus increase the accordance with sec.005(b) of the Commission.
number of samples measured in a given Regulatory FIcxibility Act cf1960.5 time period aad reduce the cost per U.S.C. 003(b). hereby ccrtifies that this gcuog. Final rule.
measurement.
Tule will not have a significant economic suuuAnn%e Nuclear Regulatory The proposed amendments provided a impact on a substantial number of small Commission is amending its rules of period of 45 dais for public comment.
entities. Persons with a need for Two comments were received.Both instruments with multiple internal Feneral applicability to domestic comments were from manufacturers of calibration sources will be able to licensing of byprodur:t material so that persons exempt from liccasing and radiation instruments and urged prompt, obtain those instruments without regulatory requirements may receive, adoption of final amendments. One of incurring the costs of a specific license, use, and transfer ionizing radiation the manufacturers also, suggested a Since the following amendment minor change in the proposed relieves rather thanJmposes restrictione measuring instruments containing multiple intemal calibration or amendments in order to allow greater under regulations currently in cffect. it standardization sources of byproduct flexibility in the design of instruments w 11 become eff.ctive immediately upon material.The amendment is being that may be used under the exemption.
publication pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
~ dopted in response to a petition for That suggestion concerned the number Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of a
rulemaking filed by Ceneral Atomic of rad,ionuclides that cculd be contamed 1954, as amended, the Fncrgy Company to permit distribution to in a smgle source orinstrumerit. As Reorganization Act of 1074, as amended, exempt persons of multipla function indicated by the manufacturer, from the and sections 552 and 553 of title 5 of the Instruments important to monitoring standpoint of health and safety the United States Ccde, the following radiation and radioactive materials in limitation of sigmficance is the number amendment of Title 10. Chapter 1. Code and around majer nuc! car facilitics.%e of exempt quantities in a single source of Federal Regulations. Part 30, is action relieves all persons from tha or a single instrument and the number of published as a document subject to requirement to obtain a specific license different radionuclides is not significant. codification.
to the extent that they receive. use, and The Commission agrees that the transfer fonizing radiation measuring proposed amendments were PART 30-RULES OF GENERAL in:truments containing, for purposes of unnecessarily restrictive with respect to APPLICABILITY TO DCI/.ESTIC the numbe. of radionuclides that may be LICENS:!4G OF BYPRODUCT Internal ca.ibration er standardization.
used in en instniment and the fix.a! rule f.tATERIAL sources of byproduct material cach not does not limit an instrument to one exceeding the pertinent excmpt quantity. An instrument may contain a exempt quantity of a particular 1.In ! 30;t5 paragraph (a)(9)is total of10 exrmid quantities of radionuclide. Except for this change to revised to read as follows:
byproduct material.The amendment n!!ow greater flexibility in choice of 15 erta nitems containing should be of interest to manufacturers radionudides, the final amendment is and users ofionizing radiation substantially the same as the proposed amendments.
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- measuring instruments, In the preamble to the final rule
, (9) Ionizing radiation measuring EFFECTIVE DATE:May 12.1981.
published in the Federal Register on instruments contaimng. for purposes of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION COtrTACT*
April 22.1970 (35 FR G427), the internal calibration or standardization.
Mr.D. A. Smith. Office of Nuclear Commission found that the exemption one or more sourcas of byproduct Regulatorv Research,l'.3. Nuclear from licensing of ionizing radiation matcriah Provided. Th.st; 9
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,..ca M476 Federal Renister / Vol. 40. No. 92 / Wednesday. May 13. leal / Rules nnd Regulations
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. ron FURT.tER INFORM ATION CCNT ACT:
directly or iridirectly from Denmark. On -
F (1) Each source contains no more than one cacmpt quantity set forth in i 30.71 Lamont 1 Reese. Associate Director.
December 29.1930. T.D. 40731 modificd
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Sch:dule B. and htarket Surveillance Section, this prior order, restricting its (ii) Each instrument contains no more Commodity Futures Trading application to butter exported indirectly FI thaJ 10 exernpt quantities. For purposes Commission. 2033 K Street. NW from Denmark on or aiter November 10.
h of this paragraph (a)(9), an instrt. ment's Wnshin;; ton. D.C. 20331. Tclephone 202-1935. On May 19,1975, a " Final source (s) may contain either one type or 254-3310.-
Countervailing Duty Determination" on
'i diff; rent types of radienuclides and an Issued in Washington, DE. on hiay B tidl.
dairy products from the European individual exempt quantity may be
. Jean A.Webb.
Communities ("the EC"). inclu dic;,
l composed of fractional parts of one or Deputy Secretory of the Commodity rutures butter from Denmark. T.D.75-112. was..
_d rrore of the exempt quantities in 6 30.71.
Tecding Commission published in the Federal Registet (20 FR Sch:dule B. provided that the sum of p., w3_m y,.a s-tm c as ami 21719). On March 20.1931. the such fractions shall not exceed unity.
Bumo coct Sm-cM Department of Commerce ("the Department") published the preliminary
[ Secs. 81.161b. Pab. L c3-703. C8 Stat. 935.
results ofits administrative review and 948(4:U.S C. 2111. 2001b): sec. cot. Pub. L DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE a tentative determination to revoke the 93-438. 28 Stat.1242. Pub. L M-79. 83 Stat..
'413(4:U.S C. 5M1)
Internation'alTrade Administration countervailing dely order (46 FR 17S19).
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Dated at Bethesda.Md.this 30th day of scope et the neview h
19 CFR Part 355 April,1981.
Impcrts covered by this review ate g
F t the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.-
Dutter From Denmark; Final Results of butter imported indirectly from g
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Administrative Review and Revocation Denmark. Such imports are currently d
Executh D.,.ectorforOpemt,ons.
of CotJntervalling Duty Order classifiable under items 110.04-116.25.
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Tariff Schedules of the United States.
e AGENCY: International Trade The review covers the period January 1.
9 c e 73 Administration. Department of 1973 to the present.
c Commerce.
AcT!oN: Notice of Final Results of la the preliminaryresults of the q
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING Administrative Review and of review we concluded that the imported s
COMMISSION Revocation of Countervailing Duty merchandise no longer benefits from g
17 CFR Parts 15,16,17,13, and 21 Order.
subsidies from the Govemment of m
Denmark and that entries of this f
SUMMARY
- On March 20.1981, the r :erchandise remained covered by the
.i D:liverles and Exchanges of Futures Department ogomme < e published in 1975 countervailing duty order on dairy 7
for Physicals; Reporting Open the Federal Regtster a notice of products from the EC. Interested parties Positions o Preliminary Resuits of Admmistrative were afforded an opportunity to furnish -
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A2ENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Review of Countervading Duty Order oral or written comments. We receis ed Commission, and of Tentative Determination t
- ccmments from one party objecting to i
g ACT1oN: Final rule; deferral of effective Revoke with respect to butter from both of these conclusions but they were-I' a
Denmark. Reasons for the tentative J
d it,"
subsequently m.thdrawn.
_q determination were given in the notice OUMMARY: On March 25,1981, the and interested parties were afforded an Iloal Results of the Review Commission pubbshed in tne Federal opportunity to present written or oral Ar a result of the review.we conclude Register amendments to Parts 15 th ough comments.The Department received that the imported merchandise no longer 21 f its reportmg regulations which, wntten comments from one party benefits from net subsid.vs from the.
c mong other things. would require objecting to the revocation, but these
. Government of Denmark.Therefore,in -
futures commission merchants ("FCMs")
were subsequently withdrawn.
acc rdance with 9 355.42(c)(2) of the ]
g to r; port delivery notices and exchanges Therefore, the Department is revoking c f futures for physicals to the the erder on the grounds that t.%
Commerce Regulations, the Department,.,
qt Commission. (40 FR 18523. March 25.
Government of Denmark has elircinated revokes the countervailing duty order ~ 4,
g concerning butter from Denmark (T.D.
p 1981).These revisions were to have the subsidy and that this product bcri c!!cctive May 15,1931. Ilowever.
remains covered by the order on dair3 47aG6. as modified by T.D. 48721) with g
s; viral FC.Ms have encountered products frem the European respect to all merchandise entered cr g
problems in making computer Communities.
withdrawn from warehouse, for 1"
prograrnming changes by May 15.1981.
EFFICTIVE DATE:May 13.1981.
consump'Jon on or aftcr March 20.1031.
There are no known unliquidated th:t are necessary in order f~ them to Fon FURTHER INFORM ATION CONTACT:
comply with the new requkements.
Paul J. McGarr. Office of Compliance, entrics cf this merchandise entered.or The Comm:ssion has determined that Room 1126. InternationalTrade withdrawn from warehouse, fer j
o deferral of the effective date would Administratiori. U.S. Depart ncnt of consumption prior to May 19.1975. the 1
Cll w c.rnpliance with the new Commerce. Washington. D.C. 202]O date of nublication of the countervaihnt requirements while causing no (202-377-1107).
duty crdct an dairy products from the significant loss of surveillance EUPPLEMENTAR) 'NFORMATion:
EC. Entries on or after May 19.1975 are q
- tmation, subject to the waiver of that order.T.D.
DATE:Accordinply. notice is hereby Procedural Bac'.q;round 75-114 (43 Mt 21720). The Cumms given that the cliective date of the On September 28.1935, in T.D. 47 CGS.
Service shall continue to lit.idate M!
cbove ch 1ges has been postponed to the Department of the Treasury imposed ent4!cs without regard to countervailir:s jum 12.1981.
countervailing duties on butter imported duties.
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6 Division of Rick Analysis, RES Pleare place the attached document in the PDR using the following file and file points:
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PDR File Related Documents (SelectOne)
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Proposed Rule (PR)
ACRS Minutes No.
Reg. Guide Proposed Rule (PR)
. Draft Reg. Guide Draft Reg. Guide 1
Petition (PRil) 30-57 Reg. Guide Effective Rule (Rf4)
Petition (PRil) 30-57 Effective Rule (Rit)
Federal Register Notice SD Task !!o.
NUREG Report Contract flo.
Subject:
General Atomic's PRf130-57
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