Byproduct material; domestic licensing: Generally licensed industrial devices containing byproduct material,
[Federal Register: December 31, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 251)]
[Proposed Rules]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 30, 31, 32, 170, and 171
Notice of Availability of Staff Draft Proposed Rule Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: The NRC is making available a staff draft rulemaking to amend its regulations governing 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 modify the quarterly transfer reporting, recordkeeping, and labeling requirements for specific licensees who distribute certain generally licensed devices and clarify which provisions of the regulations apply to all general licenses for byproduct material. The draft proposed rule is intended to allow the NRC to better track certain general licensees, so that they can be contacted or inspected; to track generally licensed devices so that the devices can be identified even if lost or damaged; and to further ensure that general licensees are aware of and 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.
DATES: 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.
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 Material'' 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; fax 202-634-3343. To view the working paper at the Website, select ``Staff Draft Proposed Rule for Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material.''
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 Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine R. Mattsen, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-6264; e-mail crm@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 21st day of December, 1998.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Frederick C. Combs, Acting Director, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS.
[FR Doc. 98-34577Filed12-30-98; 8:45 am]
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