[Federal Register: February 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 35)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. A-2000-38; FRL-6945-8]
Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS)
Cleanup Subcommittee: Draft Approach for Developing a Web Accessible
Catalog of Dose and Risk Models and Their Capabilities, and Guidance to
Users Regarding the Selection of Dose and Risk Models
AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of
Energy, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability and comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) are announcing the availability for comment of the draft
document, Approach for Developing a Web Accessible Catalog of Dose and
Risk Models and their Capabilities. The purpose of the document is
twofold and is organized in two Sections: Section 1 is to provide model
users with general guidance and performance considerations regarding
how to select radiation dose and risk assessment models for use in site
cleanup activities and decision making; Section 2 is to provide a
catalog of available dose and risk models, to include descriptions of
each model's attributes and performance capabilities in response to the
model selection and performance considerations presented in Section 1.
The complete document will be in the form of an ``on-line catalog''
accessible via the Internet, where model users can directly download
guidance and information on model capabilities, and model developers
can directly input performance information concerning their models. It
will combine information that has been developed by ISCORS member
agencies regarding model selection criteria with the capabilities of
specific models. The public comment period for the document containing
the model selection criteria will last 120 days from the date of this
notice. Specifically, we are seeking comments on: (1) The general
approach for the document and use of the Internet for model user and
developer access for uploading and downloading information; and (2) the
proposed guidance and set of questions to assist a user in selecting an
appropriate model that is responsive to the user's needs. Comments
should be sent to the EPA or NRC docket or to the agency contacts
listed below. Following the close of the comment period, the agencies
will review the public comments and suggested changes will be
incorporated, where appropriate, in response to those comments. A final
draft of the model selection criteria will then be made available to
the public. Model-specific capabilities will then be added by model
users and developers.
DATES: Comments received by June 21, 2001 will be considered. Comments
received after that date will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but no assurance can be given for consideration of late comments.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft document may be examined or copied for a
fee at the EPA Docket Room M1500, Docket No. A-2000-38, First Floor
Waterside Mall, 401 M Street, SW., Washington DC 20460; and the NRC
Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike
(first floor), Rockville, MD, mailing address: Public Document Room,
U.S. NRC, O-1F13, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The EPA docket may be
inspected from 8 am to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays in Room M1500 at the address above. NRC documents may be
inspected from 7:45 am to 4:15 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays at the address above. The draft document is also
available through the Internet at: http://www.iscors.org/cleanup.htm .
Copies of all comments received by one agency will be periodically
copied and sent to the others.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any of the following points of contact
for each agency for technical information (see ADDRESSES section above
for directions on obtaining a copy of the Draft Approach for Developing
a Web Accessible Catalog of Dose and Risk Models and their
Capabilities): DOE: Stephen Domotor, telephone: (202) 586-0871, U.S.
Department of Energy, Air, Water and Radiation Division, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, e-mail
Stephen.Domotor@eh.doe.gov; EPA: Ben Hull; Telephone: (202) 564-9382,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Stop 6608J, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, e-mail
Hull.Benjamin@epa.gov; NRC: Ralph Cady, Telephone: (301) 415-6249, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T-9F31, Washington, DC 20555, e-mail
rec2@nrc.gov.
Dated in Washington, DC, this 1st day of February 2000.
For the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Frank Marcinowski,
Acting Director, Radiation Protection Division, Office of Radiation and
Indoor Air.
Dated in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of February 2000.
For the U. S. Department of Energy,
Andy Wallo, III,
Director, Air, Water and Radiation Division, Office of Environmental
Policy and Guidance, Office of Environment, Safety and Health.
Dated in Washington, DC, this 30th day of January 2000.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
John T. Greeves,
Director, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
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