ML20199B453
| ML20199B453 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 01/21/1998 |
| From: | Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Weinstock L ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
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| NUDOCS 9801280281 | |
| Download: ML20199B453 (2) | |
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U.S. Environmenta! Protection Agency Mr. Lawrence Weinstock, Acting Director Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (6601J) 401 M. Street, SW -
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Dear Mr. Weinstock:
Based on your telephone call yesterday, I understand that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to issue Federal Guidance Report No.13 (FGR 13), Health Risks from Low-Level Environmental Exposure to Radionuclides, for interim use and comment. As discussed in our December 31,1997, letter,'ve fully support this approach.
As my staff discussed with you and your staff yesterday, NRC looks forward to assisting EPA in reviewing and resolving any comments received on FGR 13 during the comment period. We appreciate the opportunity to work with you on this important document, and look forward to future meetings of the FGR 13 Working Group as the mechanism to conduct this activity.
if we can be of further assistance in this reg:ird please let me know.
Sincerely.
Original signed by C. Paperiello Carl J. Paperiello, Director l
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards cc: See attached list
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fax - 2951-Radiation Research and Policy Working Group Defense Special Weapons Agency _
6801 Telegraph Road Alexandria, VA 22310-3398 Mr. Raymond P. Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary 202-586-5680 i
for Environment fax - 2268 U.S. Department of Energy Washington, DC. 20585
. Dr. Adam Finkel, Director Health Standards Programs, N 3718 Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20?10 Mr. Alan Roberts 202-366-4469
- Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety fax - 5713 Department of Transportation, Room 8422 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20590 Dr. Bruce Wachholz, Chief 301-496-9326 Radiation Effects Branch fax - 1224 National Cancer institute Executive Plaza North, Suite 530 Bethesda, MD 20892 Mr. Art Fraas 202-395-3087 Office of Management and Budgat fax - 7285 Room 10202 New Executive Office Building
. Washington, DC 20503 Dr. Beverly Hartline (contact) 202-456-6128
- Office' of Science and Technology Policy fax - 6027 17th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW BHARTLINE@ostp.eop. gov Washington, DC 20500 -
Dr.-Jill Lipoti, Assistant Director-609-984-5636
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Division of Environmental Safety, Health JLipoti@dep. state.nj.us and Analytical Programs Department of Environmental Protection-L CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415
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December 31, 1997 Mr. Lawrcnca Weinstock, Acting Director Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (6601J) 401 M, Street. SW
. Washington. DC 20460
Dear Mr. Weinstock:
I appreciated the opportunity, yesterday, to discuss our remaining concems regarding the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) proposed publication of Federal Guidance Report No.13 (FGR 13), Health Risks from Low-Level Environmental Exposure to Radionuclides.
As you are aware, our agencies, along with the U.S. Department of Energy, have cooperatively funded and worked together to develop the technical basis for FGR 13, with a goal of ensuring that future asse=sments of potential risks from radiation would be performed properly and consistently across the nation. In Seotember 1997, U.S. Nuclear Regulatcry Commission representatives to the FGR 13 working group provided significant technical comments, as well as policy concerns, about the validity a'x,' usefulness of the document for licensees, regulate's, and the public, After a review of the December 1997_ version of this document, we find that many of our technical concerns have been addressed. However, as discussed, we still have concems on three major issues: (1) the need to characterize uncertainties in the risk
- coefficients for cancer mortality and morbidity for lifetime exposure to radionuclides in the environment; (2) the need to venfy and validato the assumptions used in calculating these risk coefficients, as well as validation of the values for the risk coefficients; and (3) the need for this document to undergo a complete review by affected members of the U.S. public, EPA's Science Advisory Board and the intemational radiation standards setting organizations. In light of these issues, as well as future efforts to characterize the uncertainties in the biokinetic models in other publications, I urge that FGR 13 be issued for public review and comment at this time.
I understand that you will consider our request for issuance of this report for public review and comment, rather than as a final FGR, and that your decision will likely be made in mid-January 1998. I also understand that you willinform as of your decision a few days prior to proceeding with publication of this report. If you need any additionalinformation or clarification of the issues we discussed, please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you in January.
Sincarelv,
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Washington, DC 20460 Mr. D. Michael Schaeffer, Chairman 703-325-2407 fax - 2951 Department of Defense _
Radiation Research and Policy Working Group Defense SpecialWeapons Agency 6801 Telegraph Road Alexandria, VA 22310-3398
.eir. Raymond P. Bert..e Deputy Assistant Secretary 202 586 5680 for Environment fax - 2268 U.S. Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 Dr. Adam Finkel,' Director Health Standards Programs, N 3718 Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue. NW -
Washington, DC 20210 Mr Alan Roberts 202-366-4469 Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety fax - 5713 Department of Transportation, Room 8422 400 Seventh Street, SW m
Washington, DC 20590 Dr. Bruce Wachholz, Chief 301-496-9326 Radiation Effects Branch fax - 1224
- National Cancer institute E.vecutive Plaza North, Suite 530 Bethesda, MD 20892 Mr. Art Fraas 202-395 3087 Office of Management and Budget fax - 7285 Room 10202 LNew Executive Office Building
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