ML24023A314

NRC & Agreement State Working Groups - Master List Active January 2024

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Issue date:	01/15/2024
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NRC & Agreement State Working Groups January 15, 2024

According to NRC Management Directive 5.3, It is the policy of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide Agreement State programs the opportunity for early and substantive involvement in the development or formulation of any rule, policy, directive or guidance document, as well as participation in any special study or other NRC activity... In alignment with this policy, the NRC includes Agreement State representatives in many working groups which enhance the partnership between the NRC and the Agreement States, facilitate the utilization of expertise that exists in the Agreement States, and support the National Materials Program. The purpose of this document is to provide a complete and concise list of the NRC working groups that field participants from the Agreement States.

Working Group Title Charter and/or Purpose Select Members1

1) Standing Committee Charter: ADAMS Accession Duncan White, on Compatibility No. ML12296A075 NRC/NMSS Co-Chair State Agreements (SA) Procedure, SA-202: Review of Regulations and Philip Peterson, Other Program Elements by the OAS/Colorado Co-Chair Standing Committee on Compatibility (ML21081A103) Becki Harisis, OAS/Nebraska

Purpose:

To enhance the existing Jill Shepherd, NRC/NMSS compatibility determination process, evaluate and document compatibility designations for program elements pursuant to Management Directive 5.9, ensure consistency during promulgation of regulations by documenting decisions on compatibility and their basis, and take into account implementation issues and NRC staff's review of Agreement State regulations under the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP).

Working Group Title Charter and/or Purpose Select Members1

2) Common Prioritization Charter: ML18263A070 Caylee Kenny, NRC/NMSS of Rulemaking (CPR)

Working Group

Purpose:

The CPR uses the Philip Peterson, OAS/Colorado methodology based on the two NRC strategic goals of safety and security, and it also considers factors for internal and external influences. The methodology requires the selection of a primary and a secondary strategic goal that the rulemaking is intended to support and the selection of the rulemaking activitys level of contributionhigh, medium, or low to accomplishing those goals.

The prioritization methodology has been revised to consider the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan.

Celimar Valentin-Rodriguez,

3) Standing Committee for Charter: ML22159A317 Co-Chair, NRC/NMSS Reviewing of Emerging Medical Technologies Interim State Agreements (SA) Sarah Sanderlin, Co-Chair, Procedure, SA-802: Standing OAS/New Jersey Committee for Reviewing Emerging Medical Technologies Karen Flanigan, New Jersey (ML22269A549)

Meghan Cromie, Alternate, CO

Purpose:

This standing committee will serve to help ensure consistency Jay Pavlica, Alternate, TX across all emerging medical technology licensing guidance Elizabeth Tindle-Engelmann, documents, provide more flexibility, NRC/RIII and help to prioritize the reviews by considering available resources, and Magdalena Grylak, Alternate, consider the timeline of the NRC NRC/RIII review relative to the reviews by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Mauri Lemoncelli, NRC/OGC (FDA) and/or the Agreement States. (Materials, Fuel Cycle, and Waste Programs)

Jennifer Scro, NRC/OGC (Rulemaking and Agreement States)

Working Group Title Charter and/or Purpose Select Members1

4) 10 CFR Part 71 - Charter: ML19240A311 Caylee Kenny, NRC/NMSS Harmonization of Transportation Safety

Purpose:

The Harmonization of Katie Scott, Requirements - Transportation Safety Requirements Rulemaking Working rulemaking working group is OAS/Pennsylvania Group developing a proposed rule package that would harmonize the NRCs Nishka Devaser, transportation safety requirements in 10 CFR Part 71 domestically with NRC/NMSS those of DOT in 49 CFR and internationally with those of IAEA in Bernie White, NRC/ NMSS SSR-6, 2012 and 2018 editions.

David Pstrak, NRC/ NMSS

Drew Barto, NRC/NMSS

Jeremy Tapp, NRC/ NMSS

Sheldon Clark, NRC/OGC

Lisa London, NRC/OGC

Helen Chang, NRC/NMSS

5) Ground Water Charter: ML20294A394. (Draft) George Tartal, NRC/ NMSS Protection at Uranium In Situ Recovery (ISR)

Purpose:

These rulemaking actions David Hastings, OAS/ Texas Facilities Rulemaking would establish regulations specific (TCEQ) to ground water protection at uranium ISR facilities, which are Caylee Kenny, NRC/ NMSS currently reflected in the NRCs ISR licenses, and are expected to ensure John Saxton, NRC/ NMSS that groundwater is adequately protected during and after Doug Mandeville, NRC/NMSS completion of ISR operations and improve regulatory efficiency and be Christina England, NRC/OGC consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Angela Love-Blair, NRC/ NMSS Agencys (EPA) maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for drinking water.

Working Group Title Charter and/or Purpose Select Members1

6) Charter: NA; Function under Dennis Andrukat, NRC/NMSS, SA801A, Agreement State Lead Rulemaking Project Participation in NRC Working Manager Groups

Purpose:

to develop proposed and Caylee Kenny, NRC/NMSS final rules and associated guidance Rulemaking Project Manager

Regulatory for a regulatory framework to license Duncan White, NRC/NMSS, Framework for near-term fusionsystems Technical Lead Fusion Systems Allyce Bolger, NRC/NMSS Rulemaking

Sheldon Clark, OGC

Megan Shober, OAS/Wisconsin

Jack Priest, OAS/Massachusetts

7) Radioactive Charter: ML19178A203 Anita Gray, NRC/ NMSS, Source Project Manager and Technical Security and

Purpose:

to develop a rulemaking Lead Accountability plan to address to improve regulatory Rulemaking framework and address issues by George Smith, NRC/NMSS, Project internal and external groups. Technical Lead

Andrew Carrera, NRC/NMSS, Rulemaking Project Manager

Alexa Sieracki, NRC/NMSS, Cost Analysist

Duane White, NRC/NSIR

Ernesto Quinones, NRC/NMSS

Janine Katanic, NRC/RIV

Kayla Gamin, NRC/OGC, Legal Support

Christina England, NRC/OGC, Legal Support

Derek Elling, OAS/Iowa Working Group Title Charter and/or Purpose Select Members1

8) WBL Agreement State Charter: N/A, Team Matt Barrett, NRC/NMSS, Onboarding Project Sharepoint located here Project Manager and Technical Lead

Purpose:

To smoothly and efficiently add as many Ernesto Quinones, Agreement State regulators to NRC/NMSS, Technical Lead the WBL system as possible and to ensure consistency in Kim Lukes, NRC/ NMSS, source management Health Physicist, Data Transfer (licensing/inspection) across Lead the country.

Linda Eusebio, NRC/ NMSS, Source Analyst, Credentialing Lead

9) Decommissioni Charter: ML20294A544 Adam Schwartzman, ng Financial NRC/NMSS, Technical Lead Assurance for

Purpose:

to develop Sealed and proposed and final rules and Gregory Trussell, Unsealed associated supplemental NRC/NMSS, Rulemaking Radioactive guidance to update the U.S. Project Manager Material Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) rules in Rajwant Bedi, OAS/California Part 30 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 Ken Kline, NRC/ NMSS CFR Part 30) for calculating materials licensees Helen Chang decommissioning funding requirements. Solomon Sahle, NRC/NMSS

Fajr Majeed, NRC/ OCIO

Sara Forster, NRC/ RIII

Vince Holahan, NRC/ NMSS

Cindy Flannery, NRC/NMSS

Brian Harris, OGC

Working Group Title Charter and/or Purpose Select Members1

10) Rulemaking on Charter: ML22105A569 NRC/NMSS; Technical Lead Exempt Quantities in Section 30.71,

Purpose:

The purpose of this Andrew Carrera, NRC/NMSS; Schedule B working group is to develop a Rulemaking Project Manager rulemaking plan to request Commission approval to initiate a Helen Chang, NRC/NMSS rulemaking to revise Section 30.71, Schedule B, to include additional Alexa Sieracki, NRC/NMSS radionuclides that are currently not listed in the table. This table is used Jeffery Lynch, NRC/NMSS along with 10 CFR 30.18, Exempt Quantities, in determining the need Daniel DiMarco, NRC/NMSS for a specific license. The staff also plans to revise certain sections in 10 Betsy Ullrich, NRC/RI CFR Part 30, Rules of General applicability to Domestic Licensing of Brenda Miles, NRC/OCFO Byproduct Material, related to exemptions to make clear when a Brian Harris, NRC/OGC license is required.

Tracy Jue, OAS/CA

11) Integrated Low-Level Charter: ML22144A410 George Tartal, NRC/NMSS Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking

Purpose:

The purpose of this working Cardelia Maupin, NRC/NMSS group is to develop proposed and final rules, and associated implementing Priya Yadav, NRC/NMSS guidance, to revise the NRC regulations for low-level radioactive Hans Weger, OAS/Texas waste disposal in 10 CFR Part 61 and to specify new requirements related to Duncan White, NRC/NMSS GTCC and transuranic waste disposal.

This integrated rulemaking will also provide for Agreement State licensing of those GTCC waste streams that meet the regulatory requirements for near-surface disposal and do not present a hazard such that the NRC should retain disposal authority.

Working Group Title Charter and/or Purpose Select Members1

12) Financial Assurance Charter: NA; Function under Ryan Whited, Technical Lead; Requirements for SA801A, Agreement State NRC/ NMSS Category 1 and 2 Participation in NRC Working Byproduct Material Groups Gregory Trussell, Rulemaking Sealed Sources

Purpose:

The NRC is revising its Project Manager; NRC/ NMSS

regulations to require financial Brandi OBrien, OAS/ Wyoming assurance for the disposition of Category 1 and 2 byproduct material radioactive sealed sources. This rulemaking will help ensure 1) that licensees are financially prepared for the costs of end-of li fe disposition of Category 1 and 2 byproduct material radioactive sealed sources, 2) safe and secure management of these sources by facilitating timely disposition when they are no longer needed or wanted, and 3) that dispositioning costs are borne by those who receive the economic benefits from the use of these sources.

References:

1) SECY 0115, "Rulemaking Plan Financial Assurance for Disposition of Category 1 and 2 Byproduct Material Sealed Sources," dated October 7, 2016 (ML16200A223); 2) SRM to SECY-16-0115 ( ML21342A032),

dated December 8, 2021.ta

13) Rulemaking Plan on Charter: ML19309F117 Maryann Ayoade, Technical Updates for Lead; NRC/NMSS Emerging Medical

Purpose:

The purpose of this Technologies working group was to develop a Andrew Carrera, Rulemaking rulemaking plan to identify the Project Manager; NRC/ NMSS emerging medical technologies that can be regulated under 10 CFR Part Monica Ford, NRC/RI 35, Subparts D through H, and provide rulemaking options and Laura Cender, NRC/RIII recommendations to the Commission. In SECY-21 -0013, Elizabeth Tindle-Engelmann, Rulemaking Plan to Establish NRC/RIII Requirements for Rubidium-82 Generators and Emerging Medical Brian Harris, NRC/OGC Technologies, dated February 9, 2021 (ML20261H562), the NRC Francis ONeill, OAS/Vermont sought Commission approval to initiate a rulemaking that would add Working Group Title Charter and/or Purpose Select Members1 requirements for calibration and dosage measurement for strontium-82/rubidium-82 generators to 10 CFR Part 35 and establish performance-based requirements for existing and future emerging medical technologies licensed under 10 CFR 35.1000. The Commission approved initiation of this rulemaking in the staff requirements memorandum (SRM) to SECY-21-0013, dated January 13, 2022 (ML22013A266). The working group is now developing proposed and final rules, and associated implementing guidance, as approved by the Commission in SRM-S ECY-21-0013.

Andy Carrera, Project Manager,

14) Veterinary Release Charter: ML21299A348 NRC/NMSS Rulemaking

Purpose:

The purpose of this Katie Tapp, NRC/NMSS working group is to develop a rulemaking plan to request Angela Love-Blair, NRC/NMSS Commission approval to initiate a rulemaking to develop a regulatory Brian Allen, NRC/RES framework that would authorize veterinary licensees to Rigel Flora, NRC/RES release animals containing byproduct material following veterinary Robin Elliott, NRC/RI procedures (e.g., diagnostic, therapeutic, and research) with Adam Gendelman, NRC/OGC appropriate instructions under certain circumstances. Adam Gause, OAS/South Carolina

Working Group Title Charter and/or Purpose Select Members1

15) Extravasations Charter: ML23081A510 Daniel Dimarco, Technical Rulemaking Lead, NRC/NMSS

Purpose:

The purpose of this WG is to develop proposed and final rules Irene Wu, Rulemaking Project and associated guidance that would Manager, NRC/NMSS amend Part 35 to include requirements for medical event Celimar Valentin-Rodriguez, reporting of extravasations that NRC/NMSS require medical attention for a suspected radiation injury, as Katherine Tapp, NRC/NMSS directed by the Commission in SRM -

SECY 0043, dated December 12, Sarah Spence, NRC/NMSS 2022.

Brian Allen, NRC/RES

Rigel Flora, NRC/RES

Hiba Ahmed, NRC/RI

Becki Harisis, OAS/NE

Dan Ruby, NRC/NMSS

Sue Woods, NRC/ OE

Maxwell Smith, NRC/OGC

Jennifer Scro, NRC/OGC

16) Training and Charter: ML23082A024 Cindy Flannery, Technical Experience Lead, NRC/NMSS Implementation

Purpose:

To develop implementation Guidance guidance to clarify expectations on Maryann Ayoade, NRC/NMSS how to fulfill training and experience (T&E) requirements and clarify the Daniel Shaw, NRC/NMSS roles and responsibilities of persons subject to T&E requirements in Title Elizabeth Tindle-Engelmann, 10 of the Code of Federal NRC/RIII Regulations (10 CFR) Part 35, Medical Use of Byproduct Material. Charles Kreuzberger, NRC/OGC

Augustinus Ong, OAS/NH

Working Group Title Charter and/or Purpose Select Members1

17) IMC 1248 Revision Charter: ML23338A186 Leira Cuadrado, NRC/NMSS, Chair

Purpose:

revise and update the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Sherrie Flaherty, NRC/NMSS Safeguards (NMSS) qualification guidance for Materials License Danielle Williams, NRC/NMSS Reviewer, Inspector, Exempt Distribution License Reviewers, and Lymari Sepulveda, NRC/NMSS Byproduct Material Sealed Source and Device Reviewers (IMC 1248 Netra Patel, Region I and Appendix A, B, C and D).

Steve Shaffer, Region I

Jennifer Dalzell, Region III

Kyle Bischoff, Region IV

Mohanned Kawasmi, Region IV

Linda Howell, Senior Advisor, Region IV

Auggie Ong, New Hampshire

Tawny Morgan, North Carolina

1 Typically only the working group and/or steering committee chair, co-chairs, and all Agreement State members are listed. This column does not list every working group member