98-34577. Notice of Availability of Staff Draft Proposed Rule Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 72216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34577]


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Notice of Availability of Staff Draft Proposed Rule Requirements 
for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct 
Material

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is making available a staff draft rulemaking to amend 
its regulations governing the use of byproduct material in certain 
measuring, gauging, or controlling devices. The proposed revision 
includes the addition of explicit requirements for a registration 
process that the NRC plans to initiate through an earlier proposed 
rule. This action would propose to add to the regulations the specific 
criteria for inclusion in the registration program and details about 
the information required; it would also add a registration fee. The 
amendments would also modify the quarterly transfer reporting, 
recordkeeping, and labeling requirements for specific licensees who 
distribute certain generally licensed devices and clarify which 
provisions of the regulations apply to all general licenses for 
byproduct material. The draft proposed rule is intended to allow the 
NRC to better track certain general licensees, so that they can be 
contacted or inspected; to track generally licensed devices so that the 
devices can be identified even if lost or damaged; and to further 
ensure that general licensees are aware of and understand the 
requirements for the possession of devices containing byproduct 
material. Greater awareness helps to ensure that general licensees will 
properly handle and dispose of generally licensed devices and reduce 
the potential for incidents that could result in unnecessary radiation 
exposure to the public and contamination of property.

DATES: Comments received on the staff draft by February 5, 1999, will 
be considered by the staff prior to Commission review. Comments 
received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do 
so. When the Commission has approved a proposed rule, it will be 
published in the Federal Register for formal public comment.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the staff draft proposed rule can be obtained 
electronically at the NRC Technical Conference Forum Website under the 
topic ``Staff Draft Proposed Rule for Requirements for Certain 
Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material'' 
at http://techconf.llnl.gov/cgi-bin/topics or from the NRC's Public 
Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW., (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555; 
telephone [phone]; fax [phone]. To view the working paper at 
the Website, select ``Staff Draft Proposed Rule for Requirements for 
Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct 
Material.''
    Comments may be posted electronically on the NRC Technical 
Conference Forum Website mentioned above. Comments submitted 
electronically can also be viewed at that Website. Comments may also be 
mailed to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine R. Mattsen, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone [phone]; e-mail 
[e-mail].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 21st day of December, 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Frederick C. Combs,
Acting Director, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, 
NMSS.
[FR Doc. 98-34577 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]
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