[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23457]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Applications for 
Sealed Source and Device Evaluation and Registration, Dated July 1998

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is announcing the completion 
and availability of NUREG-1556, Vol. 3, ``Consolidated Guidance about 
Materials Licenses: Applications for Sealed Source and Device 
Evaluation and Registration,'' dated July 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of NUREG-1556, Vol. 3 may be obtained by writing to 
the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, P. 
O. Box 37082, Washington, DC 20402-9328. Copies are also available from 
the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, 
Springfield, Virginia 22161. A copy of the document 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: Ms. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 6, 1997, (62 FR 60112), NRC 
announced the availability of draft NUREG-1556, Volume 3, 
``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Applications for 
Sealed Source and Device Evaluation and Registration,'' dated September 
1997, and requested comments on it. This draft NUREG report was the 
third program-specific guidance developed to support an improved 
materials licensing process. The NRC staff considered all of the 
comments, including constructive suggestions to improve the document, 
in the preparation of the final NUREG report.
    The final version of NUREG-1556, Volume 3, is now available for use 
by applicants, licensees, NRC license reviewers, and other NRC staff. 
It supersedes the guidance for applicants and licensees previously 
found in NUREG-1550, ``Standard Review Plan for Applications for Sealed 
Source and Device Evaluations and Registrations,'' Regulatory Guide 
10.10, ``Guide for the Preparation of Applications for Radiation Safety 
Evaluation and Registration of Devices Containing Byproduct Material,'' 
Regulatory Guide 10.11, ``Guide for the Preparation of Applications for 
Radiation Safety Evaluation and Registration of Sealed Sources 
Containing Byproduct Material,'' and the Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards Policy and Guidance Directives 22, ``What Source 
and Device Designs Require an Evaluation,'' and 84-5, ``Source and 
Device Evaluation Technical Assistance Request.'' This final report 
should be used in preparing sealed source and device applications. NRC 
staff will use this final report in reviewing these applications.

Electronic Access

    NUREG-1556, Volume 3, is also available electronically by visiting 
NRC's Home Page (http://www.nrc.gov) and choosing ``Nuclear 
Materials,''and then ``NUREG-1556, Volume 3.''

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    In accordance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 
1996, the NRC has determined that this action is not a major rule and 
has verified this determination with the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14 day of August, 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Donald A. Cool,
Director, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-23457 Filed 8-31-98; 8:45 am]
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