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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, O.C. 20555*0001 CHAIR The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of New York Albany, NY 12224  
 
CHAIR August 2, 2023
 
The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of New York Albany, NY 12224


==Dear Governor Hochul:==
==Dear Governor Hochul:==
On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to your May 09, 2023, request to discontinue the State of New York's authority to evaluate and approve sealed source and device (SS&D) applications (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML23131A254). The Commission approved your request and will assume regulatory authority for SS&D evaluations and approvals within the State of New York, effective 5 business days from the date of this letter. New York will continue to retain authority to regulate the manufacture and use of SS&Ds within the State in accordance with its Section 274b. Agreement with the NRC.
August 2, 2023 On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to your May 09, 2023, request to discontinue the State of New York's authority to evaluate and approve sealed source and device (SS&D) applications (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML23131A254). The Commission approved your request and will assume regulatory authority for SS&D evaluations and approvals within the State of New York, effective 5 business days from the date of this letter. New York will continue to retain authority to regulate the manufacture and use of SS&Ds within the State in accordance with its Section 274b. Agreement with the NRC.
 
The NRC will issue a Federal Register notice regarding this decision. We recommend that New York provide notice of this action to your licensees.
The NRC will issue a Federal Register notice regarding this decision. We recommend that New York provide notice of this action to your licensees.
Your staff may contact John W. Lubinski, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, at John.Lubinski@nrc.gov or 301-415-0595, if they have any questions regarding this matter.
Your staff may contact John W. Lubinski, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, at John.Lubinski@nrc.gov or 301-415-0595, if they have any questions regarding this matter.
 
cc: Alexander Damiani, Director Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection Sincerely, Christopher T. Hanson}}
Sincerely,
 
Christopher T. Hanson
 
cc: Alexander Damiani, Director Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection}}

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08-02-23 Letter to the Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, from Chair Hanson Responds to Letter Regarding the Discontinuation of New York’S Authority to Evaluate and Approve Sealed Source and Device Applications
ML23220A263
Person / Time
Issue date: 08/02/2023
From: Christopher Hanson
NRC/Chairman
To: Hochul K
State of NY, Governor
References
CORR-SRM- SECY-23-0058
Download: ML23220A263 (1)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, O.C. 20555*0001 CHAIR The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of New York Albany, NY 12224

Dear Governor Hochul:

August 2, 2023 On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to your May 09, 2023, request to discontinue the State of New York's authority to evaluate and approve sealed source and device (SS&D) applications (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML23131A254). The Commission approved your request and will assume regulatory authority for SS&D evaluations and approvals within the State of New York, effective 5 business days from the date of this letter. New York will continue to retain authority to regulate the manufacture and use of SS&Ds within the State in accordance with its Section 274b. Agreement with the NRC.

The NRC will issue a Federal Register notice regarding this decision. We recommend that New York provide notice of this action to your licensees.

Your staff may contact John W. Lubinski, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, at John.Lubinski@nrc.gov or 301-415-0595, if they have any questions regarding this matter.

cc: Alexander Damiani, Director Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection Sincerely, Christopher T. Hanson