[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35858-35859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17292]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Categorizing and Transporting Low Specific Activity Materials and 
Surface Contaminated Objects: Availability

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of 
Transportation have jointly prepared a draft report (designated NUREG-
1608 and RSPA Advisory Guidance 97-005) entitled ``Categorizing and 
Transporting Low Specific Activity Materials and Surface Contaminated 
Objects.'' NRC is issuing the draft report for review and comment.
    The primary purpose of this draft guidance is to assist shippers in 
preparing low specific activity materials (LSA) and surface 
contaminated objects (SCOs) for shipment in compliance with Federal 
regulations. The draft guidance is provided in question and answer 
format on the classification, characterization, packaging and 
transportation of LSA and SCOs, including the definition of LSA and 
SCOs, the determination of distribution on of activity in LSA material 
or on SCO surfaces, mixing LSA and SCOs in a package, radiation level 
measurements, and various other aspects of transporting LSA and SCOs.
    NRC is particularly interested in comment regarding the use of its 
``Final Branch Technical Position on Concentration Averaging and 
Encapsulation,'' January 17, 1995, in the draft guidance (see Questions 
4.2.4, 5.1.4, and 5.2.3). Also, NRC is interested in comment on the 
utility to shippers of Appendix A.
    Draft NUREG-1608 is available for inspection and copying for a fee 
at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW. (Lower Level), 
Washington DC 20555-0001. A free single copy of Draft NUREG-1608, to 
the extent of the supply, may be requested by writing to Distribution 
Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001.
    Submit comments on draft NUREG-1608 by (90 days after publication 
date). Mail comments to: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Mail Stop 
T-6 D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 
Comments may be hand-delivered to 11545 Rockville Pike, Maryland 
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.
    Comments may also be submitted electronically, in either ASCII text 
or WordPerfect format (version 5.1 or later), by calling the NRC 
Electronic Bulletin Board on FEDWORLD. The bulletin board may be 
accessed using a personal computer, a modem, and one of the commonly 
available communications software packages, or directly via Internet.
    If using a personal computer and modem, the NRC subsystem on 
FEDWORLD can be accessed directly by dialing the toll free number: 1-
800-303-9672. Communication software parameters should be set as 
follows: parity to none, data bits to 8, and stop bits to I (N,8,I). 
Using ANSI terminal emulation, the NRC NUREG and Reg Guide Comments 
subsystem can then be accessed by selecting the ``NRC Rules Menu'' 
option from the ``NRC Main Menu.'' For further information about 
options available for NRC at FEDWORLD consult the ``Help/Information 
Center'' from the ``NRC Main Menu.'' Users will find the ``FEDWORLD 
Online User's Guides'' particularly helpful. Many NRC subsystems and 
databases also have a ``Help/Information Center'' option that is 
tailored to the particular subsystem.
    The NRC subsystem on FEDWORLD can also be accessed by a direct dial 
phone number for the main FEDWORLD BBS: 703-321-3339; Telnet via 
Internet: fedworld.gov (192.239.92.3); File Transfer Protocol (FTP) via 
Internet: ftp.fedworld.gov (192.239.92.205); and World Wide Web using: 
http://www.fedworld.gov (this is the Uniform Resource Locator (URL)).
    If using a method other than the toll free number to contact 
FEDWORLD, the NRC subsystem will be accessed from the main FEDWORLD 
menu by selecting the ``Regulatory, Government Administration and State 
Systems,'' then selecting ``Regulatory Information Mall.'' At that 
point, a menu will be displayed that has an option ``U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission'' that will take you to the NRC Online main menu. 
The NRC Online area can also be accessed directly by typing ``/go nrc'' 
at a FEDWORLD command line. If you access NRC from FEDWORLD's main 
menu, you may return to FEDWORLD by selecting the ``Return to 
FEDWORLD'' option from the NRC Online Main Menu. However, if you access 
NRC at FEDWORLD by using NRC's toll-free number, you will have full 
access to all NRC systems but you will not have access to the main 
FEDWORLD system.

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    If you contact FEDWORLD using Telnet, you will see the NRC area and 
menus, including the Rules menu. Although you will be able to download 
documents and leave messages, you will not be able to write comments or 
upload files (comments). If you contact FEDWORLD using FTP, all files 
can be accessed and downloaded but uploads are not allowed; all you 
will see is a list of files without descriptions (normal Gopher look). 
An index file listing all files within a subdirectory, with 
descriptions, is included. There is a 15-minute time limit for FTP 
access.
    Although FEDWORLD can be accessed through the World Wide Web, like 
FTP that mode provides access for downloading files and does not 
display the NRC Rules Menu. For more information on NRC bulletin boards 
call Mr. Arthur Davis, Systems Integration and Development Branch, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 
415-5780; e-mail AXD[email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of June, 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Susan F. Shankman,
Chief, Transportation Inspection and Safety Branch, Spent Fuel Project 
Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 97-17292 Filed 7-1-97; 8:45 am]
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