[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 48333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23076]


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Proposed Rules
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 31


Public Meeting on Implementation Issues Related to the Proposed 
Rule on Generally Licensed Devices

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will conduct a 
public meeting to discuss issues related to the control and 
accountability of generally licensed devices. This will include 
discussion of implementation issues related to the proposed rule (64 FR 
40295; July 26, 1999), which would establish additional requirements 
for general licensees under 10 CFR 31.5, and for vendors of devices 
used by these licensees.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 1, 1999, from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Written comments on the proposed rule should be submitted by 
October 12, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at NRC Headquarters, Two White 
Flint North Auditorium, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 
20852. Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted to the 
Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington D.C. 20555-
0001, Attn: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis X. Cameron (301) 415-1642, or 
Susanne Woods (301) 415-7267, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington D.C. 20555.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRC is in the process of developing 
additional requirements for users and distributors of radioactive 
material in certain generally licensed measuring, gauging, and 
controlling devices. The planned amendments would establish a 
registration program, and are intended to provide greater assurance 
that users of these devices will properly handle and dispose of them, 
thus reducing the potential for unnecessary radiation exposure to the 
public, or contamination of property. A copy of the proposed rule is 
available at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov/cgi-bin/rulemake under the title 
``Proposed Rulemaking--Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed 
Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material.''
    The objective of the public meeting on October 1 is to gather 
information on implementation issues related to the proposed rule on 
generally licensed devices. In this facilitated meeting, the NRC 
proposed rule will be described, and a series of implementation issues 
will be initially addressed by a panel of device vendors. The panel 
will be comprised of representatives of various vendor categories, 
reflecting a broad spectrum of interests. After a facilitated 
discussion by the vendor panel on an agenda item, the facilitator will 
open the discussion of that issue to the audience. It is expected that 
the audience will include people with interests which may be affected 
by the rule; for example: users of devices, other industries, Agreement 
States, citizen groups, and the public. The panel of vendors will be 
used to focus the discussion on a particular agenda item as a 
foundation for further discussion by the audience. The meeting 
commentary will be transcribed and made available to meeting 
participants and the public.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of August 1999.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. Hickey,
Chief, Materials Safety and Inspection Branch, Division of Industrial 
and Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 99-23076 Filed 9-2-99; 8:45 am]
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