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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

International Standards on the Transport of Radioactive 
Materials; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that RSPA will 
conduct a public meeting to discuss issues to be considered at the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Technical Committee Meeting 
(TCM) to be held October 10-14, 1994 in Vienna, Austria. A TCM is a 
meeting of experts from member nations assembled to address particular 
aspects of a particular proposal.

DATES: October 3, 1994 at 10:00 am.

ADDRESSES: Room 3200, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George Brown, Chief, Radioactive Materials Branch, Office of Hazardous 
Materials Technology, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 
20590; (202) 366-4545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will be held to discuss several 
issues being considered at the TCM to be held in Vienna, Austria, on 
October 10-14, 1994. In general terms, the TCM will consider the 
following proposals for amendment to the IAEA basic safety standards on 
the ``Regulations For The Safe Transport of Radioactive Material'', 
IAEA Safety Series #6:
    1. The recommendations of TCM-845 on issues relating to low 
specific activity materials and surface contaminated objects.
    2. The recommendations of TCM-800.3 on the issues relating to 
radiation protection standards proposed by the International Commission 
on Radiological Protection (ICRP) in their ICRP-60 document.
    3. The recommendations of TCM-675.3 on the issues relating to the 
air transport of radioactive material in large quantities or with high 
activity.
    4. The recommendations contained in IAEA consultants reports 
completed since December 1, 1993. Topics will include: a revision of 
the current transport index system, a clarification of the hierarchy of 
IAEA publications, an expansion of the United Nations identification 
numbering system for radioactive materials, and a review of the basic 
criticality safety standards for packages containing fissile materials.
    The public is invited to attend without prior notification.
    Documents: Copies of documents relating to the issues to be covered 
at the TCM are on file in RSPA's Dockets unit (Nassif Building, Room 
8421) and may be viewed Monday-Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. 
Documents may also be ordered by contacting RSPA's Dockets Unit at 
(202) 366-4453.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 15, 1994.
Richard C. Hannon,
Director, Hazardous Materials Planning and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 94-23268 Filed 9-19-94; 8:45 am]
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