[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33422]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific
Guidance About Fixed Gauge Licenses; Availability of Draft NUREG
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is announcing the
availability of and requesting comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 4,
``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific
Guidance about Fixed Gauge Licenses,'' dated October 1997.
NRC is using Business Process Redesign (BPR) techniques to redesign
its materials licensing process, as described in NUREG-1539,
``Methodology and Findings of the NRC's Materials Licensing Process
Redesign.'' A critical element of the new process is consolidating and
updating numerous guidance documents into a NUREG-series of reports.
This draft NUREG report is the fourth program-specific guidance
developed to support an improved materials licensing process.
It is intended for use by applicants, licensees, NRC license
reviewers, and other NRC personnel. It combines and updates the
guidance for applicants and licensees previously found in Draft
Regulatory Guide and Value/Impact Statement, FC 404-4, ``Guide for the
Preparation of Applications for Licenses for the Use of Sealed Sources
in Nonportable Gauging Devices,'' dated January 1985, and the guidance
for licensing staff previously found in Policy and Guidance Directive,
FC 85-4, ``Standard Review Plan for Applications for the Use of Sealed
Sources in Nonportable Gauging Devices,'' dated February 6, 1985, and
Policy and Guidance Directive, FC 85-8, Revision 1, ``Licensing of
Fixed Gauges and Similar Devices,'' dated June 29, 1988. In addition,
this draft report also contains pertinent information found in
Technical Assistance Requests and Information Notices.
This draft report takes a risk-informed, performance-based approach
to licensing fixed gauges, i.e., it reduces the amount of information
needed from an applicant seeking to possess and use a relatively safe
device. These fixed gauges contain sealed sources of radioactive
material and incorporate features engineered to enhance their safety.
NRC's considerable experience with these licensees indicates that
radiation exposures to workers are generally low, if the gauges are
operated as designed and workers follow basic safety procedures.
This draft report is strictly for public comment and is NOT for use
in preparing or reviewing applications for fixed gauges until it is
published in final form. It is being distributed for comment to
encourage public participation in its development.
DATES: The comment period ends March 23, 1998. Comments received after
that time will be considered if practicable.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to: Chief, Rules and Directives
Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Hand
deliver comments to 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between
7:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Federal workdays. Comments may also be
submitted through the Internet by addressing electronic mail to
[email protected]
Those considering public comment may request a free single copy of
draft NUREG-1556, Volume 4, by writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Attn: Sally L. Merchant, Mail Stop TWFN 8F5, Washington, DC
20555-0001. Alternatively, submit requests through the Internet by
addressing electronic mail to [email protected] A copy of draft NUREG-1556,
Volume 4, is also available for inspection and/or copying for a fee in
the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW. (Lower Level),
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally Merchant, Mail Stop TWFN 8-F5,
Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear
Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-7874; electronic mail
address: [email protected]
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of December, 1997.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Larry W. Camper,
Chief, Medical, Academic, and Commercial Use Safety Branch, Division of
Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 97-33422 Filed 12-22-97; 8:45 am]
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