ML17361A171

STC-18-001-Notification of Acceptance to the Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife, and Other Medical Uses (H-313) Course - March 12-15, 2018

ML17361A171
Person / Time
Issue date:	01/02/2018
From:	Andrea Kock Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs
To:	State of VT, State of WY, State, Agreement States
Casby M
References
STC-18-001
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 2, 2018 ALL AGREEMENT STATES, VERMONT, WYOMING NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE BRACHYTHERAPY, GAMMA KNIFE, AND OTHER MEDICAL USES (H-313) COURSE (STC-18-001)

Purpose: To provide notification to the States of students selected to attend the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Brachytherapy , Gamma Knife, and Other Medical Uses (H-313) course scheduled to be held March 12-16, 2018, in Houston, Texas.

Background:

The NRC provides funding to the Agreement States for training and the associated travel.

Discussion: Students selected to attend the March 12-16, 2018, Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife, and Other Medical Uses (H-313) course in Houston, Texas are provided in Enclosure 1. Please provide this notification to each individual from your program that has been accepted to this course. Students selected to attend this course will be paid travel and per diem by the NRC. Detailed guidance for students is provided in Enclosure 2. Please inform us of any withdrawals immediately so that individuals on the waiting list have an opportunity to attend.

If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact me at (301) 415-3340 or the individual named below:

POINT OF CONTACT: Marcia Casby E-MAIL: Marcia.Casby@nrc.gov TELEPHONE: (301) 415-6525

/RA/ LRakovan for AKock Andrea L. Kock, Acting Director Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal and Rulemaking Programs

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards

Enclosures:

1. List of students 2. Instructions for students

STC-18-001

SUBJECT:

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE BRACHYTHERAPY, GAMMA KNIFE, AND OTHER MEDICAL USES (H-313) COURSE (STC-XX-XXX)

DATE: JANUARY 2, 2018.

DISTRIBUTION: MSTR r/f Jeff Griffis, TCC

ML17361A171 OFFICE NMSS/MSTR/ASPB NMSS/MSTR/ASPB NMSS/MSTR NAME MCasby PMichalak AKock DATE 01/02/18 01/02/18 01/02/18 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Enclosure 1 BRACHYTHERAPY, GAMMA KNIFE, AND OTHER MEDICAL USES (H-313)

March 12-16, 2018 Houston, TX STATE PARTICIPANT COLORADO Matt Gift FLORIDA Devkumar Ganesh Lynne Andresen ILLINOIS Karamdeep Virk Robin Muzzalupo NEVADA Fayne Martini NEW HAMPSHIRE Adam Tirrell NEW YORK (CITY HEALTH) Olga Aminev NEW YORK (STATE HEALTH) Andrew Bass SOUTH CAROLINA Kenneth Farmer TEXAS (DSHS) Craig Sutton

Enclosure 2 INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS ACCEPTANCE: Individuals listed in Enclosure 1 have been accepted for participation in the Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife, and Other Medical Uses (H-313) course. This course is scheduled to be presented March 12-16, 2018, at the Advanced Health Education Center (AHEC). The AHEC is located at 8502 Tybor Drive, Houston, Texas 77074. The facility's telephone number is (713) 772-0157. Please contact Marcia Casby at 301-415-6525 immediately if you are unable to attend this course.

COURSE: Please see our Web site, https://scp.nrc.gov/training.html for the Tentative Course Schedule and note that the course begins at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 12, 2018 and ends at 12 noon on Friday, March 16, 2018.

LODGING AND TRAVEL: Please plan to arrive on Sunday, March 11, 2018 and depart on Friday, March 16, 2018. Students must make their own lodging and travel arrangements. If traveling by air, please contact El Sol Travel at 844-244-6694 for airline reservations, and indicate that the travel is "Invitational" for the NRC. Please select a fully refundable Government fare if one is available, and make sure that El Sol Travel correctly direct bills your fare to credit card ending 2835. If the need arises and you must make a change, please contact Marcia Casby at 301-415-6525.

Please complete the Travel Application Form which will be provided to you and submit to Marcia

Casby, AStrainingandtravel.Resource@nrc.gov

, no later than Friday, January 12. Please request and do not exceed the Federal per diem of $137 for your hotel. The meals and incidentals per diem for Houston, Texas is $59. The first and last days of travel are calculated at 75 percent (i.e., $48.25). Rental cars are not reimbursable. If you are authorized to drive your personal vehicle, mileage reimbursement is 53.5 cents per mile. A complimentary shuttle is available for transportation between the hotel and the training center for individuals staying at the hotels listed below. Please contact the front desk for details upon arrival. Those students who elect to stay at an alternate hotel will be responsible for their own transportation between the hotel and the training center.

Crowne Plaza Houston Suites 9090 Southwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77074

(713) 995-0123 Complimentary shuttle service to and from the AHEC facility is provided Hilton Houston Southwest 6780 Southwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77074 (713) 977-7911 Complimentary shuttle service to and from the AHEC facility is provided DIRECT DEPOSIT:

If you prefer this method of reimbursement, please complete the form located on our Web site and follow the instructions on the form. Once you have signed up for Direct Deposit, you are in the system and will not need to complete a new form unless your banking information changes. When it is time to complete your voucher for reimbursement, in the address box enter "Enrolled in Direct Deposit." If you have any questions regarding direct deposit, please contact Gita Patel at (301) 415-6991.