[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 213 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 60246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28862]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific 
Guidance About Possession Licenses for Manufacturing and Distribution, 
Availability of Draft NUREG

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is announcing the availability of and requesting 
comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 12, ``Consolidated Guidance about 
Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Possession Licenses 
for Manufacturing and Distribution,'' dated July 1999.
    The NRC is using Business Process Redesign techniques to redesign 
its materials licensing process, as described in NUREG-1539, 
``Methodology and Findings of the NRC's Materials Licensing Process 
Redesign.'' A critical element of the new process is consolidating and 
updating numerous guidance documents into a NUREG-series of reports. 
This draft NUREG report is the12th guidance document developed to 
support an improved materials licensing process.
    This guidance is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and the 
NRC staff, and will also be available to Agreement States. This 
document combines and updates the guidance found in Regulatory Guide 
10.7, ``Guide for the Preparation of Applications for Licenses for 
Laboratory and Industrial Use of Small Quantities of Byproduct 
Material,'' dated August 1979; Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 
(NMSS) Policy and Guidance Directive FC 84-1, ``Review Responsibility--
Manufacturing and Distribution of Products to Persons Exempt Pursuant 
to 10 CFR 32.11 through 32.26,'' dated April 1984; NMSS Policy and 
Guidance Directive FC 85-6, ``Standard Review Plan for Applications for 
Licenses and Approvals to Authorize Distribution of Various Items to 
Group Medical Licensees,'' dated February 1985; and Draft Regulatory 
Guide DG-0007, ``Guide for the Preparation of Applications for Licenses 
to Authorize Distribution of Various Items to Commercial Nuclear 
Pharmacies and Medical Use Licensees,'' dated March 1997. This draft 
report takes a more risk-informed, performance-based approach to 
licensing possession for manufacturing and distribution, and reduces 
the amount of detailed information needed to support an application. 
Note that this document is strictly for public comment and is not for 
use in preparing or reviewing possession licenses for manufacturing and 
distribution licenses until it is published in final form. It is being 
distributed for comment to encourage public participation in its 
development.

DATES: The comment period ends February 2, 2000. Comments received 
after that time will be considered if practicable.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to: Chief, Rules and Directives 
Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, 
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001. Hand-
deliver comments to 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 
7:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Federal workdays. Comments may also be 
submitted through the Internet by addressing electronic mail to 
[email protected].
    Those considering public comment may request a free single copy of 
draft NUREG-1556, Volume 12, by writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, ATTN: Mrs. Sally L. Merchant, Mail Stop TWFN 9-F-31, 
Washington, D.C. 20555-0001. Alternatively, submit requests through the 
Internet by addressing electronic mail to [email protected]. A copy of draft 
NUREG-1556, Volume 12, 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.
    The Presidential Memorandum dated June 1, 1998, entitled, ``Plain 
Language in Government Writing,'' directed that the Federal 
government's writing be in plain language. The NRC requests comments on 
this licensing guidance NUREG specifically with respect to the clarity 
and effectiveness of the language used. Comments should be sent to the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mrs. Sally L. Merchant, Mail Stop 
TWFN 9-F-31, 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) 415-7874; 
electronic mail address: [email protected].

Electronic Access

    Draft NUREG-1556, Vol. 12 is available electronically by visiting 
the NRC's Home Page (http://www.nrc.gov/nrc/nucmat.html).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17 day of September, 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Catherine Haney,
Acting Chief, Rulemaking and Guidance Branch, Division of Industrial 
and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS.
[FR Doc. 99-28862 Filed 11-3-99; 8:45 am]
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