ML20216E156
| ML20216E156 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 07/22/1999 |
| From: | Lohaus P NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | GENERAL, MINNESOTA, STATE OF, OHIO, STATE OF, OKLAHOMA, STATE OF, PENNSYLVANIA, COMMONWEALTH OF, WISCONSIN, STATE OF |
| References | |
| SP-99-048, NUDOCS 9908020079 | |
| Download: ML20216E156 (4) | |
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uh 22, 1999 ALL AGREEMENT STATES l MINNESOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN l
1 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION: PROPOSED COMPATIBILITY CHANGE TO 10 CFR 61.16(b)(2) AND DRAFT GUIDANCE FOR EVALUATING EMPLACEMENT CRITICALITY SAFETY (SP-99048)
I am providing notification and opportunity to review and provide comments on a draft Federal Reaister (FR) notice. The notice requests comment on a proposal to revise the compatibility of 10 CFR 61.16(b)(2) and on the guidance to be applied in evaluating emplacement criticality at low-level waste (LLW) disposal f acilities. '
We ask that you provide comments on the draft FR notice by August 23,1999 directly to the contact below. The document is predecisional and it is only available at the Agreement State area at the NRC's Technical Conference Form http://techconf.llnl.aov/ cal-states / topics via the NRC Home Page htto://www.nrc.aov. The draft FR notice is marked: *PREDECISIONAL DRAFT INFORMATION FEDERALLY PROTECTED NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE."
Due to its predecisional nature, this draft is exempt from public disclosure under NRC rules.
Therefore, we request that you limit distribution to your staff and not release the draft publicly.
If this draft is released, please inform me or the contact named below within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. For additionalinformation about distribution and use of predecisionalinformation, please see All Agreement States letters SP-99-019 and SP-99-027 available at the Agreement State web site, htt p://www.hs rd.o mi.cov/n rc/home.h tml. I We also request Agreement State views on the following: ,
a) Are there realistic scenarios that show LLW emplacement criticality is a public health and safety issue?
b) What are the potential resource impacts on Agreement States as a result of assuming what is predominately a Federal level technical capability?
If you have any questions regarding this letter or the draf t document, please contact me or the individual named below.
POINT OF CONTACT: Tim Harris INTERNET: THE @ NRC. GOV TELEPHONE: (301)415-6613 FAX: (301) 415-5397 OriginalSigned0fe PAUL H. LOHA, us Paul H. Lohaus, Director Office of State Programs Distribution:
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I am providing notification and opportunity to view and provide comments on a draft Federal Reaister (FR) notice. The notice requests co ent on a proposal to revise the compatibility of 10 CFR 61.16(b)2 and on the guidance to be a plied in evaluating emplacement criticality at low-level waste (LLW) disposal facilities.
1999 directly to the We contactask below.that you provide The document is predecisional comments on the ar 1 it is only available at the draft Agreement klRStatenotice by'Au area at the NRC's Technical Conference Form ht ://techconf.linl. gov / States / via the NRC Home Page http://www.nrc.aov. The draft FR noti @ is marked: "PREDECISIONAL DRAFT INFORMATION FEDERALLY PROTECTED NOT q3R PUBLIC DISCLOSURE."
I Due to its predecisional nature, this draft is exempt f m public disclosure under NRC rules.
Therefore, we request that you limit distribution to yo r staff and not release the draft publicly. If this draft is released, please inform me or the contact pamed below within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. For additionalinformation about distribution and use of prq1ecisionalinformation, please see OSP letters SP-99-019 and SP-99-027 available at the Agre ment State web site, http://www.hsrd.ornt.aov/nrc/home.html.
We also request ACreement State views on the followin a) ' Are there realistic scenarios that show LL emplacement criticality is a public health and safety issue?
b) What are the potential resource impacts on greement States as a result of assuming what is predominately a Federal vel technical capability?
If you have any questions regarding this letter or the draft do ment, please contact me or the individual named below.
POINT OF CONTACT: Tim Harris INTERNET: TEH@NRC. GOV TELEPHONE: (301) 415-6613 FAX: (301) 415-5397 Paul H. Lohaus, Dire r Office of State Progra s Distribution:
DIR RF DCD (SP03)
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(" > ALL AGREEMENT STATES MINNESOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION: PRO SED COMPATIBILITY CHANGE
' TO 10 CFR 81.18(b) AND ON DRAFT GUIDANCE OR EVALUATING EMPLACEMENT
' CRITICALITY 8AFETY in All Agreement State letter SP-99-027, dated Apri ,231999, we described that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) primary means of istribution of predecisional and other documents of interest to Agreement States is the e ectronic subsystem that has been I
- established for sole use by the Agreement States. This subsystem is under the Technical
' Conference Forum (TCF) of the NRC Home Page nd can only be accessed at httol/techconf,llnl.aov/ States by Agreement State { having a single unique user name and
. password. Questions about the TCF may be diremed to Carol Gallagher at 301-415-5905 or Internet at cag@nrc nov.
" As discussed in a recent Organization of Agree nt States (OAS) teleconference call, a draft Federal Reaister (FR) notice, soliciting comment on the proposal to revise the compatibility of 10 CFR 61.16(b)2 and on the guidance to be appl' in evaluating emplacement criticality at low level waste (LLW) disposal facilities, has been u loaded to the TCF subsystem. Due to its current predecisional nature, this draft, until it is ublished in the FR, is exempt from public disclosure under NRC rules. Please note that this time the draft is labeled as predecisional j draft information, and we therefore request tha you limit distribution to your staff and not release j
~ the draft publicly, if this draft is released, plea inform me or Tim Harris, Office of Nuclear
. Material Safety and Safeguards at (301) 415 13, Intemet: tehanrc.aov, l
Questions or comments should be directed to he contact identified in the FR notice. We are also interested in Agreement State perspectiv on the following:
a) Are there' realistic scenarios t t show LLW emplacement criticality is a public health and safety issue b) What are the potential resour impacts on Agreement States as a result of assuming what is predomit ately a Federal level technical capability?
Please note that comments should be sub litted within 30 days of this notice.
Paul H. Lohaus, DirectorJ
' Office of State Programs
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\*****/ July 22, 1999 ALL AGREEMENT STATES MINNESOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION: PROPOSED COMPATIBILITY CHANGE TO 10 CFR 61.16(b)(2) AND DRAFT GUIDANCE FOR EVALUATING EMPLACEMENT CRITICALITY SAFETY (SP-99-048)
I am providing notification and opportunity to review and provide comments on a draft Federal Reaister (FR) notice. The notice requests comment on a proposal to revise the compatibility of
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10 CFR 61.16(b)(2) and on the guidance to be applied in evaluating emplacement criticality at low-level waste (LLW) disposal f acilities.
We ask that you provide comments on the draft FR notice by August 23,1999 directly to the I contact below. The document is predecisional and it is only available at the Agreement State area at the NRC's Technical Conference Form http://techconf.llnl. gov /cgi-states / topics via the NRC Home Page htto://www.nrc.aov. The draft FR notice is marked:"PREDECISIONAL DRAFT INFORMATION FEDERALLY PROTECTED NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE."
Due to its predecisional nature, this draft is exempt from public disclosure under NRC rules.
Therefore, we request that you limit distribution to your staff and not release the draft publicly.
If this draft is released, please inform me or the contact named below within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. For additionalinformation about distribution and use of predecisionalinformation, please see All Agreement States letters SP-99-019 and SP-99-027 available at the Agreement State web site, http://www.hsrd.oml.aov/ntc/home.html.
We also request Agreement State views on the following:
a) Are there realistic scenarios that show LLW emplacement criticality is a public health and safety issue?
b) What are the potential resource impacts on Agreeme1t States as a result of assuming what is predominately a Federal level tschnical capability?
If you have any questions regarding this letter or the draft document, please contact me or the individual named below.
POINT OF CONTACT: Tim Harris INTERNET: THF.Ji)NRC. GOV TELEPHONE: (301)415-6613 FAX: (3 61 15-5397 {
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