[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22862]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 20, 32, 35, 36, and 39

RIN 3150--AF46


Minor Corrections, Clarifying Changes, and a Minor Policy Change; 
Delay of Effective Date

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This document delays the effective date of a final rule that 
appeared in the Federal Register on July 23, 1998 (63 FR 39477), that 
makes minor corrections and clarifying changes to 10 CFR Part 20 and 
conforms other regulations with the Commission's 1991 revised radiation 
protection requirements. In addition, the final rule includes a minor 
policy change that raises the monitoring criteria for minors from 0.05 
rem (0.5 mSv) to 0.1 rem (1 mSv) in a year and for declared pregnant 
women from 0.05 rem (.5 mSv) to 0.1 rem (1 mSv) during their 
pregnancies.

DATES: This document is effective on August 21, 1998. The effective 
date of the rule published at 63 FR 39477 is delayed until October 26, 
1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jayne M. McCausland, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-6219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
issued a final rule on July 23, 1998 (63 FR 39477) that presented minor 
corrections, clarifying changes, and a minor policy change to 10 CFR 
Parts 20, 32, 35, 36, and 39. The effective date noted in that rule was 
August 24, 1998. A request was made by industry to delay the effective 
date to allow sufficient time for modification of procedures to comply 
with the new requirements. In response to this request, NRC is delaying 
the effective date of the final rule to October 26, 1998.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of August, 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
L. Joseph Callan,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 98-22862 Filed 8-21-98; 11:32 am]
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