[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 7286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-2967]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

International Standards on the Transport of Radioactive 
Materials; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Department 
of 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) Standing Advisory Group for 
the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials (SAGSTRAM) meeting to be 
held March 6-10, 1995 in Vienna, Austria. SAGSTRAM is a meeting of the 
Competent Authorities from Member States held annually to advise the 
Secretariat on major transportation issues facing the radioactive 
materials transportation industry and to plan the IAEA policies, 
activities, and responses to these issues.

DATES: February 28, 1995 at 10:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Room 4436, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Boyle, Radioactive Materials 
Branch, Office of Hazardous Materials Technology, Research and Special 
Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. 
20590; (202) 366-4545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Several issues will be discussed at the 
public meeting which are being considered by SAGSTRAM at its March 6-
10, 1995 meeting in Vienna, Austria. Currently, SAGSTRAM's agenda 
centers on resolving the issues that have arisen during IAEA's latest 
activities associated with the planned 1996 revision of the regulations 
governing the safe transport of radioactive materials (Safety Series 
No. 6).

    The major issues on the SAGSTRAM's agenda are:

    1. Review and approval of the regulatory changes proposed by the 
Third Technical Committee Meeting (TCM) for the Revision of the IAEA 
Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials (TCM-
405-4).
    2. Review and approval of the regulatory changes resulting from 
the recommendations made by the International Commission on 
Radiological Protection (ICRP-60). The proposed changes were 
developed by TCM-800.3 and reviewed and formalized by TCM-405.4.
    3. Review and approval of the proposed regulatory changes for 
packaging high activity radioactive materials and large quantities 
of radioactive materials transported by air. The proposed changes 
were developed by TCM-675.3 and reviewed and formalized by TCM-
405.4. This agenda item will include a review of the possible 
exemption of very low dispersible material from the proposed air 
transport packaging regulations.
    4. Review and approval of research topics brought before the 
IAEA transportation division for consideration. Proposed topics 
include: revision of the Q-system, use of non-ductible materials in 
radioactive materials packaging (brittle fracture), use of burnup 
credit for spent nuclear fuel packages, and the proper use and 
maintenance of UF6 overpacks.

    The public is invited to attend without prior notification.
    Documents: Copies of all documents relating to the issues to be 
discussed by SAGSTRAM are on file in RSPA's Dockets unit (Nassif 
Building, Room 8421) and may be viewed Monday--Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Documents may also be requested by contacting RSPA's Dockets 
Unit at (202) 366-4453.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on February 2, 1995.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associated Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 94-2967 Filed 2-6-94; 8:45 am]
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