[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23337]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Nominations of New Members of the Advisory Committee on the 
Medical Uses of Isotopes

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is inviting 
nominations for four positions on the Advisory Committee on the Medical 
Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI): a medical physicist with expertise in sealed 
source therapy (currently vacant); a radiation safety officer (RSO) 
with health physics expertise (currently vacant); a physician 
practicing radiation oncology with expertise in remote afterloading 
brachytherapy (vacant as of September 30, 1998); and a nuclear 
pharmacist (vacant as of September 30, 1999).

DATES: Nominations are due October 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to: The Office of Human Resources, ATTN: 
Ms. Jude Himmelberg, Mail Stop T2D32, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Vacherlon, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555, Telephone: 301-415-6376.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACMUI advises NRC on policy and 
technical issues that arise in regulating the medical use of byproduct 
material. Responsibilities include providing guidance and comments on 
changes in NRC rules, regulations, and guidance documents concerning 
medical use; evaluating certain non-routine uses of byproduct material 
for medical use; and providing technical assistance in licensing, 
inspection, and enforcement cases.
    ACMUI members possess the medical and technical skills needed to 
address evolving issues. Currently, the ACMUI membership consists of: 
(a) four practicing physicians; (b) one physician representing the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration; 
(c) one nuclear pharmacist; (d) one medical physicist (nuclear 
medicine); (e) one health care administrator; and (f) one certified 
medical dosimetrist. Presently, the specialties of the physicians on 
the ACMUI are: radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, and nuclear 
medicine research. The staff is in the process of finalizing the 
appointment of nominees for the position of a physician practicing 
nuclear cardiology, a patients' rights and care advocate, and an 
individual with State and/or local government perspective.
    The NRC is inviting nominations for four positions on the ACMUI: a 
medical physicist with expertise in sealed source therapy; a radiation 
oncologist, with expertise in remote afterloading brachytherapy; a 
nuclear pharmacist; and a RSO with medical health physics expertise.
    Nominees must include four copies of their resumes, describing 
their educational and professional qualifications, and provide their 
current addresses and telephone numbers.
    All new committee members will serve 3-year terms, with possible 
reappointment to an additional 3-year term.
    Nominees must be U.S. citizens and be able to devote approximately 
80 hours per year to committee business. Members will be compensated 
and reimbursed for travel (including per diem in lieu of subsistence), 
secretarial, and correspondence expenses, unless the member is a full-
time federal employee. Full-time federal employees are reimbursed for 
travel expenses only. Nominees will undergo a security background check 
and will be required to complete financial disclosure statements, to 
avoid conflict-of-interest issues, prior to commencement of their term.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of August, 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23337 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]
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