[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 203 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 56269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28190]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific 
Guidance About Exempt Distribution Licenses,'' Dated September 1998

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the 
completion and availability of NUREG-1556, Vol. 8, ``Consolidated 
Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About 
Exempt Distribution Licenses,'' dated September 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of NUREG-1556, Vol. 8, may be obtained by writing to 
the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P. O. 
Box 37082, Washington, D.C. 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, D.C. 20555-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Anthony Kirkwood, Mail Stop TWFN 8-F-
5, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, D.C. 20555. Telephone: 301-415-6140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    On April 7, 1997 (62 FR 16630), NRC announced the availability of 
draft NUREG-1562, ``Standard Review Plan for Applications for Licenses 
to Distribute Byproduct Material to Persons Exempt from the 
Requirements for an NRC License,'' dated January 1997, and requested 
comments on it. The final version of NUREG-1562 will be published as 
NUREG-1556, Vol. 8, ``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: 
Program-Specific Guidance about Exempt Distribution Licenses,'' dated 
September 1998. In finalizing the NUREG report, the staff considered 
all the comments, including constructive suggestions, to improve the 
document.
    This report is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and NRC 
staff, and will also be available to Agreement States. It combines, 
updates, and supersedes the guidance found in Draft NUREG-1562, 
``Standard Review Plan for Applications for Licenses to Distribute 
Byproduct Material to Persons Exempt from the Requirements for an NRC 
License.'' When published, this final report should be used in 
applications for exempt distribution. NRC staff will use this final 
report in reviewing these applications.

Electronic Access

    NUREG-1556, Volume 8, will be available electronically, 
approximately 1 month after the date of this notice, by visiting NRC's 
Home Page (http://www.nrc.gov) and choosing ``Nuclear Materials,'' and 
then ``NUREG-1556, Volume 8.''

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    In accordance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 
1996, 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 14th day of October, 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Josephine M. Piccone,
Acting Director, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-28190 Filed 10-20-98; 8:45 am]
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