ML20216H176

Notice Announcing Availability of Staff Proposed Rule Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Matl

ML20216H176
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Issue date:	12/21/1998
From:	Combs F NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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FRN-64FR40295, RULE-PR-170, RULE-PR-171, RULE-PR-30, RULE-PR-31, RULE-PR-32 AG03-1-005, NUDOCS 9910010312
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I Devices Containing Byproduct Material AGENCY:. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

l ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY

The NRC is making available a staff draft rulemaking to amend its regulations goveming the use of byproduct material in certain measuring, gauging, or controlling devices.

!' The proposed revision includes the addition of explicit requirements for a registration process that the NRC plans to initiate through an earlier proposed rule. This action would propose to add to the regulations the specific criteria for inclusion in the registration program and details about the information required; it would also add a registration fee. The amendments would also i

modify the quarterly transfer reporting, recordkeeping, and labeling requirements for specific licensees who distribute certain generally licensed devices and clarify which provisions of the 1 regulations apply to all general licenses for byproduct material. The draft proposed rule is l ' intended to allow the NRC to better track certain general licensees, so that they can be

. contacted or inspected; to track generally licensed deviurs so that the devices can be identified even if lost or damaged; and to further ensure that general licensees are aware of and j i

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understand the requirements for the possession of devices containing byproduct material.

Greater awareness helps to ensure that general licensees will properly handle and dispose of

generally licensed devices and reduce the potential for incidents that could result in unnecessary radiation exposure to the public and contamination of property.

Comments received on the staff draft by February 5,1999, will be considered by the staff

prior to Commission review. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is

< practical to do so. When the Commission has approved a proposed rule, it will be published in

' the Federal Register for formal public comment. J

. ADDRESSES: A copy of the staff draft proposed rule can be obtained electronically at the NRC Technical Conference Forum Website under the topic." Staff Draft Proposed Rule for Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Materiar at http://techconf.llnl. gov /cgi-bin / topics or from the NRC's Public Document Room,2120 L

' Street, NW., (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555; telephone 202-634-3273; l

. fax 202-634-3343. To view the working paper at the h5 site, select " Staff Draft Proposed Rule for Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material." l 1

Comments may be posted electronically on the NRC Technical Conference Forum Website mentioned above. Comments submitted electronically can also be viewed at that Website.

Comments may also be mailed to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory l Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

j' FOR FURTHER INFORMATlON CONTACT: Catherine R. Mattsen, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, l telephone (301) 415-6264; e-mail crm@nrc. gov.

t Dated at Rockville, Maryland thisd day of December,1998.

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Dated at Rockville, Maryland this1/ day of December,1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Comrr.,ssion.

l Frederick C. Combs, Acting Director Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS. ]

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Vol. 63. No. 251 Thursday. December 31. 1998 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER considered by the staff prior to ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking:

contains notices to the public of the proposed Commission review. Comments extension of comment period.

issuance of rules and regulations. The received after this date will be purpose of these notices is to give interested considered if it is practical to do so.

SUMMARY

The Board of Governors of the i persons an opportunity to participate in the Federal Reserve System (Board) is rule making prior to the adoption of the final When the Commission has approved a proposed rule, it will be published in extending the comment period on its the Federal Register for formal public Proposal to amend Regulation CC to  ;

comment. allow banks that consummate a merger i NUCLEAR REGULATORY ADDRESSES: A copy of the staff draft

'8 COMMISSION proposed rule can be obtained hf a e cl an es r ate to t e rger. l electronically at the NRC Technical The5 f the B d 10 CFR Parts 30,31,32,170, and 171 Conference Forum Website under the pursu nt to e egated uth'o it as t Plc " Staff Draft Proposed Rule for extended the comment period from Notice of Availability of Staff Draft  !

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SUMMARY

The NRC is making available mailed to Ms. Jennifer Johnson, the working paper at the Website, select a staff draft rulemaking to amend its Secretary, Board of Governors of the

" Staff Draft Proposed Rule for regulations governing the use of Federal Reserve System. 20th and C Requirements for Certain Generally Streets. N.W. Washington. D.C. 20551.

byproduct material in certain Licensed Industrial Devices Containing measuring, gauging. or controlling Byproduct Material., Comments addressed to Ms. Johnson devices. The proposed revision includes may also be delivered to the Board s Comments may be posted the addition of explicit requirements for electronically on the NRC Technical mail r m between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 a registration process that the NRC plans Conference Forum Website mentioned P.m., and to the security control room to initiate through an earlier proposed at an omer Umes. Bd We man mom above. Comments submitted rule. This action would propose to add electronically can also be viewed at that ""

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registration fee. The amendments would FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rules Regarding Availability of also modify the quarterly transfer Catherine R. Mattsen, Office of Nuclear reporting, recordkeeping, and labeling Information. between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. p.m.. except as provided in S 261.14 of requirements for specific licensees who uclear Regulatory Commission. those same Rules. (12 CFR 261.12 and distribute certain generally licensed N,ashington. DC 20555-0001, telephone devices and clarify which provisions of W 261.14)

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the regulations apply to all general FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean licenses for byproduct material. The Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 21st day Anderson Staff Attorney, Legal Division draft proposed rule is intended to allow of December.1998. (202/452-3707). For the hearing the NRC to better track certain general For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. impaired only. Telecommunications licensees, so that they can be contacted Frederick C. Combs, Device for the Deaf (TDD). Diane Jenkins or inspected; to track generally licensed Acting Director. Divis/on orIndustrialand (202/452-3544; devices so that the devices can be MedicalNuclearSafety. NMSS. SUPPLEMENTARY INFO IMATION: On identified even if lost or damaged; and (FR Doc. 98-34577 Filed 12-30-98; 8 45 am] December 2,1998. .ie Board requested to further ensure that general licensees situNG CODE 751HF01-P Comment in respot 3e to a notice of are aware of and understand the proposed rulemaking on amendments to requirements for the possession of Regulation CC (63 FR 66499). Under the devices containing byproduct material. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM pr p sal, comments were due by Greater awareness helps to ensure that January 4,1999. In order to allow general licensees will properly handle 12 CFR Part 229 affected parties additional time to

, and dispose of generally licensed respond to the proposal the Board is devices and reduce the potential for (Regulation CC; Docket No. R-1027) extending the comment period to incidents that could result in Availability of Funds and Collection of "* * "#7 ' ' * " "*

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DATES: Comments received on the staff AGENCY: Board of Governors of the By order of the Secretary of the Board, draft by February 5,1999, will be Federal Reserve System. acting pursuant to delegated authority for the

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