[Federal Register: May 17, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 96)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Guidance for Inspections of Medical Licensees; Announcement of 10
CFR Part 35 Public Workshop
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Announcements of public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a public
meeting on June 6, 2002, to obtain stakeholder comments on draft
guidance for inspections of Medical Use licensees. This guidance is
being revised in order to facilitate inspections under a recently
published, major revision to the regulations governing the medical use
of byproduct material (67 FR 20249; April 24, 2002). The final rule
becomes effective on October 24, 2002, six months from the date of
publication. The meeting on inspection guidance is one of three
workshops being conducted on guidance related to the revised rule. The
other workshops, related to draft NUREG-1556, Volume 9, ``Consolidated
Guidance About Materials Licenses; Program-Specific Guidance About
Medical Use Licenses,'' were held at NRC headquarters in Rockville MD
on April 25 and 30, 2002. The NRC is especially interested in
stakeholder comments that will improve guidance to make it more risk-
informed and performance-based.
DATES: Commenters should submit comments on the draft inspection
procedures by June 21, 2002. The draft inspection procedures will be
made publically available in mid-May, 2002. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the
Commission is able to assure consideration only for comments received
on or before this date. A one day public workshop will be held on
Thursday, June 6, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at NRC's headquarters;
the workshop will be preceded by an open house from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
The intent of the open house is to present the opportunity for informal
interactions between attendees, both NRC staff and members of the
public. To ensure that adequate copies of handouts are available,
persons planning to attend the workshop should contact the person
designated below by June 4, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the draft inspection guidance may be
submitted to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T6-D59,
Washington, DC 20555. The draft inspection guidance will be available
for review and comment on the Internet at the NRC's Rulemaking Forum at
http://ruleforum.llnl.gov/cgi-bin/library?source=*&library=rg--
lib&file=*. A link will be provided at that site to enable submission
of public comments. For information about the web site, contact Carol
Gallagher via e-mail at CAG@nrc.gov.
The public workshop will be held at the NRC Auditorium, Two White
Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Information
about the workshops will also be posted at NRC's Web site at http://
www.nrc.gov; click on ``Public Meeting Schedule.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wade T. Loo, Office of Nuclear
Materials Safety and Safeguards, Division of Industrial and Medical
Nuclear Safety, Rulemaking and Guidance Branch, Mail Stop T9-C24, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone:
(404) 562-4727; e-mail: WTL@nrc.gov. Questions about the public meeting
process should be directed to Francis Cameron, Office of the General
Counsel, USNRC, Washington, DC 20555-000; e-mail: FXC@nrc.gov;
telephone: (301) 415-1642. Individuals who need accommodations under
the American with Disabilities Act may contact Roberta Gordon in
advance at 301-415-7555; from outside of the Washington, DC
metropolitan area, call 1-800-368-5642 and ask for extension 7555, e-
mail: REG@nrc.gov. Persons planning to attend the meeting should
contact Ms. Gordon and provide information that will facilitate
entrance into the building on the day of the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Draft Inspection Guidance for Implementation of Revised Part 35
The NRC is posting draft inspection guidance for public comment on
the NRC's Rulemaking Forum web site. In addition to obtaining written
comments, the NRC staff will be conducting a public workshop on June 6,
2002, to obtain stakeholder comments on the draft guidance. The
workshop will be held in the Auditorium at NRC Headquarters in
Rockville, MD.
The NRC staff is seeking input on the draft guidance in order to
make it useful for the conduct of inspections for compliance with the
revised 10 CFR part 35, ``Medical Use of Byproduct Material.'' In
particular, staff is especially interested in receiving comments on how
to make inspection procedures both performance-based and risk-informed.
To facilitate the NRC's handling of comments, we request that
commenters relate their comments to specific sections in the draft
inspection guidance or in 10 CFR part 35. This will help place the
comments in context and aid in understanding how they relate to the
guidance.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of May, 2002.
Patricia K. Holahan,
Chief, Rulemaking and Guidance Branch, Division of Industrial and
Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 02-12418 Filed 5-16-02; 8:45 am]
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