[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The primary purpose of this draft guidance is to assist shippers in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 The draft guidance is provided in question and answer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Encapsulation,'' January 17, 1995, in the draft guidance (see Questions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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