ML20210P594

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Informs That QA Program Approval 0468 Is Terminated Due to NRC Final Rule Which Revised Requirements of 10CFR34. Separate NRC QA Program Approval Is No Longer Needed as Result of Changes
ML20210P594
Person / Time
Site: 07100468
Issue date: 08/13/1997
From: Jankovich J
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To: Marcoux E
EL PASO NATURAL GAS
References
NUDOCS 9708270259
Download: ML20210P594 (1)


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c tir. E J. Marcoux

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El Paso Natural Gas Company P.O. Box 1492 El Paso. TX 79978

Dear Mr. Marcoux:

Your Quality Assurance Program A: proval No. 0468 is hereby terminated. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission pu)lished a final rule, effective June 27. 1997.

revising the requirements of 10 CFR Part 34. " Licenses for Industrial i Radiography and Radiation Safe':y Requirements for Industrial Radiographic l Operations." The revision, wh ch contained numerous changes in the  ;

requirements, also modified the quality assurance (0A) requirements for l transportation. As a result of these changes, a separate NRC QA program approval is no longer needed.

Specifically, transportation activities are now contained in a new paragraph.

10 CFR 71.101(g). This provision was added to the regulations and requires that inspection and maintenance 3rograms limited to radiographic exposure devices, source changers, or paccages transporting these devices and meeting the provisions of 10 CFR Part 34.31(b). or equivalent Agreement State regulations, satisfy the general license requirements specified in 10 CFR Part 71.12(b) for Type B transport packages.

There is no need for you to respond to this letter. If you have further questions, please contact Stephen O'Connor of my staff (telephone: 301 415-8561. e-mail. SCO@NRC. GOV).

Sincerely, original /s/ by John P. Jankov.tch John P. Jankovich. Section Chief Transportation and Storage Inspection Section Spent Fuel Project Office. NMSS Docket No. 71-0468 DISTRIBUTION: i NRC File Center BSpitzberg IV PUBLIC SFP0 R/F QT .U0,o C S0 Connor MMessier. OC NMSS R/F SShankman I

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