ML20198B266

Confirms 971217 Conversation During Monthly NRC & Organization of Agreement States Conference Call Which Extended Invitation to Participate in 980121 Briefing. Name & Title of Representative Requested by 980106

ML20198B266
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Issue date:	12/23/1997
From:	Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP)
To:	Fletcher R MARYLAND, STATE OF
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This oon6rms our December 17,1997, conversation ddring the monthly NRC and Organization.  !

of Agreement Sta6es (OAS) conference can which invited you or another representative from i

' OAS to. participate in a January 21,19g5 bteefing of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  !

The briefing is scheduled from 2:00 3:30 p.m; , ,

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The subject of me briefinhls'to discuss the NRC staffs recommendations in response to the .

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report sisbmitted by the NRC Agreement State Working Group which evaluated current -

regulation of generally and specifically licensed devices.; The staff submitted its

]j recommendations to the Commissiors on November 26, igg 7, A copy of the staffs .i recommendations is er-e-:::1  !

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fAs part of your organization's participation, l.ask that comments be provided on the current j regulation of generally and specifically licensed devices, the staffs recommendations, and any 't additional conoems of your organization. For your information, a representative from.the l Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors has been requested to participate in the t

! oriefing to also present State views. Additionally, since a number of other organiztJions will  :

likely be participating in the briefing, l request that you limit your comments to approximately 5 e

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!. ' if someone other than ycu will represent OAS, please provide the name and title of your : _  !

s _ organization's representative by January 6, igg 8. NRC tooks forward to the OAS participation  ;

in the Commission briefing. John Lubinski, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, is  :

W . the NRC contact (301415 7868) for Commicsion briefing coordination. Brenda Usilton of my )

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-xXh t staff (301-415 2348) will contact you regarding NRC invitations' travel arrangements.

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, Dear Mr. Fletcher. -  !

1This confirms our December 17,1997, conversation during the monthly NRC and Organization - l V of Agreement States (OAS) conference call which invited you or another repres6ntative from - l l OA8 to participate in a January 21,1998 briefing of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

" The brlofing is scheduled from 2:00 3:30 p.m. j The subject of the briefing is to discuss the NRC staffs recort,mendations in response to the h report submitted by the NRC Agreement State Working Group which evaluated current j regulation of generally and specifically licensed devices. The staff submitted its recommendations to the Commission on November 28,1997. A copy of the staffs recommendations is enclosed,

- As part of your organization's participction, I ask that comments be provided on the current i

, regulation of generally and spootfically licensed devices, the staffs recommendations, and any_  ;

additional concerns of your organization. For your information, a representative from the  !

Conference of Radiation Contro! Program Directors has been requested to participate in the i i briefing to also present State views. Additionally, since a number of other organizations will i likely be pasticipating in the briefing, I request that you limit your comments to approximately 5 i minutes. l if someone other than you will represent OAS, piense provide the name and title of your I

4 organization's representative by Januaiy 8,1998. NRC looks forward to the OAS participation in the Commission briefing. John Lubinski, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, is l

the NRC contact (301415 7868) for Commission briefing coordination. Brenda Usilton of my '

i staff (301415 2348) will contact you regarding NRC invitational travel arrangtents. i i

Sincerely, 1 4}/ s. if if  ;

Richard L Bangatt, Director' Office of State Programs l/ l L

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POLICY ISSUE (Notation Vote)

November 26.1997 stCY-97-273 1 I

f.QR: The Commissioners l ERQM- L Jo.,eph Callan Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT:

STAFF REQUIREMENTS - SECY 96 221 ' IMPROVING NRC'S CONTROL OVER, AND LICENSEES' ACCOUNTABILITY FOR, GENERALLY AND SPECIFICALLY LICENSED DEVICES

• PURPOSE:

To request Commlulon approval of the stars recommendation to develop and implement a registration program for certain 10 CFR 31.5 generallicensees. The stars recommendation is based, in part, on its evaluation of the recommendations of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission / Agreement State Working Group (WG), which evaluated current regulations on generally and specifically licensed devices (SECY 96 221).

BACKGROUND On July 2,1996, the WG issued a final toport to NRC concem,ng its evaluation of current regulations on generally and specifically licensed devices and provided recommendations to increase licensees'secountabiltty of devices. On October 18,1996, the staff provided its evaluation of the WG recommendations in SECY.96-221 and subsequently on November 13, 1996, the staff briefed the Commission on its preliminary views of the WG's recommendations, in developing the information included in this memorandum, the staff considered the direction provided in the last paragraph of the Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM) dated January 24,1997, concoming extension oflicense terms for materials licenses. In this paragraph, the Commission recommended that the staff consider the feasibility and cost effectiveness of moving to an annual registration program in lieu of periodic license renewN, for certain categories of licenses. The staff also considered direction provided in the SRM CONTAi John W. Lubinski, NMSS/IMNS (301)415 7868 7

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