[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 8751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4078]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


National Materials Program Working Group; Meeting

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of formation of working group and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has formed a working 
group to provide the Commission with options for maintaining the 
infrastructure of supporting regulations, guidance and other program 
elements needed for the nationwide materials program considering the 
anticipated increase in the number of Agreement States. The working 
group will be composed of representatives from the Organization of 
Agreement States (OAS), the Conference of Radiation Control Program 
Directors, Inc. (CRCPD), and the NRC. The working group will produce a 
report for the Commission's consideration.

DATES: The working group's first meeting will be held on March 6-8, 
2000, at the NRC Headquarters Office, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland. To facilitate maximum participation and information sharing 
the working group's meetings will be announced and open to the public. 
Future meeting notices will be noticed at the NRC web site, News and 
Information, Public Meetings, Other Meetings: (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/meet.html#OTHER).

ADDRESSES: Members of the public may submit comments to David L. Meyer, 
Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, T-6-D59, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments may also be submitted 
via e-mail at [email protected]. Comments may be submitted at any time. 
Comments received after February 1, 2001 will be considered if 
practical to do so, but the Commission is able to assure consideration 
only for comments received on or before this date.
    To help ensure coordination and sharing of information with the 
OAS, the CRCPD, and the public, the working group will place 
information at the Office of State Programs' web site at http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/home.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Myers, Project Manager, Office 
of State Programs, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555. Telephone: 301-415-2328, E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 31 Agreement States regulate about 70% 
of the total number of radioactive materials licensees. NRC is 
forecasting four more Agreement States by FY 2003. This will bring the 
percentage of licensees regulated by Agreement States to more than 80%. 
With this increase, NRC and States need to examine options to maintain 
the infrastructure of supporting regulations, guidance and other 
program elements, such as event follow-up, information technology 
sharing and technical support needed for implementation of a nationwide 
materials program. In addition, current NRC activities in support of 
the national program infrastructure will have a potentially increased 
impact on the smaller number of NRC materials licensees in the future.
    Additional background information is contained in SECY-99-250, 
``National Materials Program * * *'' dated October 14, 1999 and the 
Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM) for SECY-99-250 dated November 23, 
1999. (Both documents are available on the Office of State Programs' 
web site identified earlier in this notice). The Commission has 
requested that the project be completed by May 1, 2001.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of February 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Paul H. Lohaus,
Director, Office of State Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-4078 Filed 2-18-00; 8:45 am]
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