[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19969]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Draft Regulatory Guide; Issuance, Availability

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued for public comment a 
proposed revision of a guide in its Regulatory Guide Series. This 
series has been developed to describe and make available to the public 
such information as methods acceptable to the NRC staff for 
implementing specific parts of the Commission's regulations, techniques 
used by the staff in evaluating specific problems or postulated 
accidents, and data needed by the staff in its review of applications 
for permits and licenses.
    The draft guide, temporarily identified by its task number, DG-8022 
(which should be mentioned in all correspondence concerning this draft 
guide), is a proposed Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 8.15, ``Acceptable 
Programs for Respiratory Protection.'' The guide is in Division 8, 
``Occupational Health.'' This proposed revision is being developed to 
provide updated guidance on the elements of a respiratory protection 
program that is acceptable to the NRC. This draft guide provides 
guidance that is in conformance with the proposed revision to 10 CFR 
part 20, ``Standards for Protection Against Radiation,'' of Subpart H, 
``Respiratory Protection and Controls To Restrict Internal Exposure in 
Restricted Areas,'' which was published recently.
    The draft guide has not received complete staff review and does not 
represent an official NRC staff position.
    Public comments are being solicited on Draft Regulatory Guide DG-
8022. The related NUREG-0041, ``Manual of Respiratory Protection 
Against Airborne Radioactive Material,'' is currently being revised to 
be consistent with the revision to part 20. Comments and suggestions 
are also solicited regarding the scope and content of this NUREG. 
Comments may be accompanied by additional relevant information or 
supporting data. Written comments may be submitted to the Rules and 
Directives Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Copies of comments received may be 
examined at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW., 
Washington, DC. Comments will be most helpful if received by September 
30, 1998.
    You may also provide comments via the NRC's interactive rulemaking 
website through the NRC home page (http://www.nrc.gov). This site 
provides the availability to upload comments as files (any format), if 
your web browser supports that function. For information about the 
interactive rulemaking website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher, (301)415-
5905; e-mail [email protected].
    Although a time limit is given for comments on this draft guide, 
comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in 
guides currently being developed or improvements in all published 
guides are encouraged at any time.
    Regulatory guides are available for inspection at the Commission's 
Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC. Requests for 
single copies of draft or final guides (which may be reproduced) or for 
placement on an automatic distribution list for single copies of future 
draft guides in specific divisions should be made in writing to the 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Reproduction and 
Distribution Services Section; or by fax at (301)415-2289; or 
[email protected] by email. Telephone requests cannot be accommodated. 
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is not 
required to reproduce them.

(5 U.S.C. 552(a))

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of July 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. Craig,
Director, Division of Regulatory Applications, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 98-19969 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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