[Federal Register: March 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 57)]
[Proposed Rules]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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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 Part 20
RIN 3150-AH07
Radiation Exposure Reports: Labeling Personal Information
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing an
amendment to its filing requirements for written event reports
submitted to the NRC concerning individuals occupationally overexposed
to radiation and radioactive materials. Licensees will be required to
clearly label any section of the event report containing personal
information ``Privacy Act Information: Not for Public Disclosure.''
This action is necessary to ensure that personal information filed with
the NRC is segregated from the event report and maintained in a
separate, non-public document.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before
April 24, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attn: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
Deliver comments to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, between
7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.
Certain documents related to this rulemaking, as well as all public
comments received on this rulemaking, may be viewed and downloaded
electronically via the NRC's rulemaking Web site at http://
ruleforum.llnl.gov.
You may also provide comments via this Web site by
uploading comments as files (any format) if your web browser supports
that function. For information about the interactive rulemaking site,
contact Ms. Carol Gallagher (301) 415-5905; e-mail CAG@nrc.gov.
Certain documents related to this rule, including comments received
by the NRC, may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, Room O-
1F23, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. For more information,
contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-
397-4209, 301-415-4737 or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
The NRC maintains an Agencywide Document Access and Management
System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html.
If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC
Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merri Horn, Rulemaking and Guidance
Branch, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, (301) 415-8126, e-mail mlh1@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct
final rule published in the Rules and Regulations section of this
Federal Register.
Procedural Background
Because the NRC considers this action to be noncontroversial, we
are publishing this proposed rule concurrently as a direct final rule.
The direct final rule will become effective on June 9, 2003. However,
if the NRC receives significant adverse comments on this proposed rule
by April 24, 2003, then the NRC will publish a document that withdraws
the direct final rule. If the direct final rule is withdrawn, the NRC
will address the comments received in response to the proposed
revisions in a subsequent final rule. Absent significant modifications
to the proposed revisions requiring republication, the NRC will not
initiate a second comment period for this action in the event the
direct final rule is withdrawn.
A significant adverse comment is a comment where the commenter
explains why the rule would be inappropriate, including challenges to
the rule's underlying premise or approach, or would be ineffective or
unacceptable without a change. A comment is adverse and significant if:
(1) The comment opposes the rule and provides a reason sufficient
to require a substantive response in a notice-and-comment process. For
example, a substantive response is required when:
(a) The comment causes the NRC staff to reevaluate (or reconsider)
its position or conduct additional analysis;
(b) The comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a
substantive response to clarify or complete the record; or
(c) The comment raises a relevant issue that was not previously
addressed or considered by the NRC staff.
(2) The comment proposes a change or an addition to the rule, and
it is apparent that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable
without incorporation of the change or addition.
(3) The comment causes the staff to make a change (other than
editorial) to the rule.
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 20
Byproduct material, Criminal penalties, Licensed material, Nuclear
materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Occupational safety and
health, Packaging and containers, Radiation protection, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Source material, Special nuclear material,
Waste treatment and disposal.
For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization
Act of 1974, as amended, and 5 U.S.C. 553, the NRC is proposing to
adopt the following amendment to 10 CFR part 20.
PART 20--STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
1. The authority citation for part 20 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 53, 63, 65, 81, 103, 104, 161, 182, 186, 68
Stat. 930, 933, 935, 936, 937, 948, 953, 955, as amended, sec. 1701,
106 Stat. 2951, 2952, 2953 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2133,
2134, 2201, 2232, 2236, 2297f), secs. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88
Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846).
2. In Sec. 20.2203, paragraph (b)(2) is revised to read as
follows:
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Sec. 20.2203 Reports of exposures, radiation levels, and
concentrations of radioactive material exceeding the constraints or
limits.
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(2) Each report filed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section
must include for each occupationally overexposed \1\ individual: the
name, Social Security account number, and date of birth. The report
must be prepared so that this information is stated in a separate and
detachable part of the report and must be clearly labeled ``Privacy Act
Information: Not for Public Disclosure''.
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\1\ With respect to the limit for the embryo/fetus (Sec.
20.1208), the identifiers should be those of the declared pregnant
woman.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of March, 2003.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William D. Travers,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 03-7031 Filed 3-24-03; 8:45 am]
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