[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 154 (Thursday, August 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 40881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19713]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration


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) Technical Committee Meeting 
(TCM) on the safe transport of radioactive material to be held 
September 25-29, 1995 in Vienna, Austria.

DATES: September 19, 1995 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Room 4200, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This TCM is the fourth and final meeting of 
the committee responsible for producing the 1996 edition of the IAEA's 
Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, Safety 
Series No. 6, and will serve as the final opportunity for the IAEA 
Member States to propose and discuss additions and deletions to the 
1996 edition of the transportation regulations. A draft of the 1996 
edition of the IAEA regulations was made available by RSPA for review 
and comment on April 11, 1995. Although any aspect of the revised 
regulations may be discussed, the primary task of this committee is to 
consider issues raised by industry and the public during the comment 
period and the proposals for amendment made by the two TCMs and two 
consultant services meetings which have been held since the committee 
last met in October of 1994.

    The major issues on the agenda are:
    1. The recommendations made the TCM on the development of 
transport regulations for radioactive material, TCM-946. 
Specifically, TCM-946 discussed issues relating to the development 
of radionuclide specific exemption quantities for radioactive 
materials in transport and the air transport of radioactive material 
in large quantities or with high activity.
    2. The recommendations made by the TCM on improving individual 
Member State compliance with existing transport regulations, TCM-
911. Specifically, TCM-911 discussed the issues relating to the 
quality assurance and quality compliance aspects of the regulations 
(Chapter 8).
    3. The recommendations made by the consultant service meeting on 
the proper packaging and transport of uranium hexafluoride, CT-2430. 
Specifically, CT-2430 discussed proper performance criteria for 
packages containing uranium hexafluoride, proper handling and 
transportation requirements for uranium hexafluoride, and changes 
that needed to be made to the IAEA transportation regulations 
regarding uranium hexafluoride.
    4. The recommendations made by the consultant service meeting on 
criticality safety during transport, CT-2452. Specifically, CT-2452 
discussed proper criticality analysis techniques, regulatory 
exemptions for small quantities of fissile materials, and changes 
that needed to be made to the IAEA transportation regulations 
regarding criticality safety.

    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 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Documents 
may also be ordered by contacting RSPA's Dockets Unit at (202) 366-
4453.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 4, 1995.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 95-19713 Filed 8-9-95; 8:45 am]
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