Radiation protection standards: Technical assessments related to clearance of materials and equipment from regulatory control; contractor meeting,

[Federal Register: September 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 178)]

[Proposed Rules]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 20

Contractor Meeting on Technical Assessments Related to Clearance of Materials and Equipment From Regulatory Control

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will meet with contractors who are providing technical assistance related to a potential rulemaking addressing clearance of materials and equipment from regulatory control. A portion of the meeting will be opened for the public to observe the processes used for the development of technical information. As space permits, all interested parties may attend as observers. Time will be allocated for brief statements from the public.

DATES: September 23 and 24, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Room T10-A1, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert A. Meck; e-mail: ram2@nrc.gov, telephone: (301) 415-6205; Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, USNRC, Washington DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC previously announced in a Federal Register notice (FRN) on June 30, 1999 (64 FR 35090), that it is considering a rulemaking that would set specific requirements for the release of solid materials. That notice also indicated that NRC is supplementing its standard rulemaking process by conducting enhanced public participatory activities, including facilitated public meetings, before the start of any formal rulemaking process. These public participatory activities are to solicit early and active public input on major issues associated with the release of solid materials, including whether the NRC should proceed with such a rulemaking. The NRC staff is holding a planning meeting with contractors

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preparing dose assessments and analyzing trade-offs (benefits and costs) of various potential regulatory actions. As space permits, all interested parties are invited to the portion of the contractor meeting that will summarize the technical approaches and coordination among contractors. Opening this meeting to the public is intended to clarify for interested parties the NRC's development of technical information and to allow observers to comment on the planned development of technical information.

The public meeting will be held at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission offices in Rockville, Maryland, on September 23 and 24, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Room T10-A1, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike. For planning purposes, observers from the public are requested to notify Juanda Fletcher at (301) 415-6238 if they plan to attend.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of September 1999.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Cheryl A. Trottier, Chief, Radiation Protection, Environmental Risk & Waste Management Branch, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

[FR Doc. 99-24057Filed9-14-99; 8:45 am]

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