[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 36278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17607]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific 
Guidance About Academic, Research & Development, and Other Licenses of 
Limited Scope, Availability of Draft NUREG

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is announcing the 
availability of and requesting comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 7, 
``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific 
Guidance about Academic, Research & Development, and Other Licenses of 
Limited Scope,'' dated May 1998.
    NRC is using Business Process Redesign (BPR) techniques to redesign 
its materials licensing process, as described in NUREG-1539, 
``Methodology and Findings of the NRC's Materials Licensing Process 
Redesign.'' A critical element of the new process is consolidating and 
updating numerous guidance documents into a NUREG-series of reports. 
This draft NUREG report is the seventh program-specific guidance 
developed to support an improved materials licensing process.
    The guidance is intended for use by applicants, licensees, NRC 
license reviewers, and other NRC personnel. The draft NUREG combines 
and updates the guidance for applicants and licensees previously found 
in (1) Regulatory Guide 10.2, Revision 1, ``Guidance To Academic 
Institutions Applying For Specific Byproduct Material Licenses of 
Limited Scope,'' dated December 1976, (2) Regulatory Guide 10.7, 
``Guide For The Preparation Of Applications For Licenses For Laboratory 
and Industrial Use of Small Quantities of Byproduct Material,'' dated 
August 1979, and (3) Draft Regulatory Guide FC 405-4, ``Guide for the 
Preparation of Applications for Licenses for the Use of Sealed Sources 
in Gas Chromatography Devices and X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzers,'' dated 
February 1985. In addition, this draft report also contains pertinent 
information found in Technical Assistance Requests and Information 
Notices. This draft report is for public comment only, and is NOT for 
use in preparing or reviewing applications until it is published in 
final form. It is being distributed for comment to encourage public 
participation in its development.

DATES: The comment period ends September 30, 1998. Comments received 
after that time will be considered if practicable.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to: Chief, Rules and Directives 
Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, 
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Hand 
deliver comments to 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 
7:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Federal workdays. Comments may also be 
submitted through the Internet by addressing electronic mail to 
[email protected].
    Those considering public comment may request a free single copy of 
draft NUREG-1556, Volume 7, by writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, ATTN: Mrs. Sally L. Merchant, Mail Stop TWFN 9-F-31, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Alternatively, submit requests through the 
Internet by addressing electronic mail to [email protected]. A copy of draft 
NUREG-1556, Volume 7, is also available for inspection and/or copying 
for a fee in the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW. (Lower 
Level), Washington, DC 20555-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Sally L. Merchant, Mail Stop TWFN 
9-F-31, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of 
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-7874; electronic 
mail address: [email protected].

Electronic Access

    Draft NUREG-1556, Vol. 7 will be available electronically by 
visiting NRC's Home Page (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/nucmat.html) 
approximately two weeks after the publication date of this notice.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of June, 1998.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Frederick C. Combs,
Acting Director, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-17607 Filed 7-1-98; 8:45 am]
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