ML20217B904
| ML20217B904 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 01/09/1989 |
| From: | Beckjord E NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| To: | Mcdonald W NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20217B758 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-98-86, RULE-PRM-35-7 NUDOCS 9804230154 | |
| Download: ML20217B904 (1) | |
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W, e, s Ik C MEMORANDUM FOR: William G. Mcdonald, Director, Office of Administration i; _ and Resources Management FROM:
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SUBJECT:
PETITION FOR RULEMAKING (PRM FILED BY THERAGENICS
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c' We have reviewed the subject petition and determined that this petition does 6 qualify for special fast-track processing.
The petition requests that the Commission amend its regulations concerning the medical use of byproduct material, 10 CFR 35.400, to add Palladium-103 as a sealed source in seeds for interstitial treatment of cancer to the list of sources approved for use in brachytherapy. The petitioner requests this '
amendment so that each potential user of the sealed source would not have to obtain a license amendment permitting use of the scaled source.
The changes advocated in the petition are of a nonpolicy nature and would not substantially modify existing regulations. Furthermore, the changes advocated in the petition are a minor safety or environmental issue, are clearly meritorious, and would increase NRC staff efficiency by reducing the number of applications for individual license amendment. Hence, this petition does qualify for special handling as a fast-track petition according to Section 11.7(c) of the NRC Regulations Handbook, NUREG/BR-0053 Ac:ordingly, the draft Federal Register notice will not be required.
This petition will be assigned to Dr. Anthony H. Tse of the Regulation Development Branch.
Eric S. Beckjord, Director Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Distribution: [PETITIONFORRULEPRM357]
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