[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 157 (Monday, August 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49615-49616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20576]


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Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Guidance for 
Agreement State Licensees About NRC Form 241 ``Report of Proposed 
Activities in Non-Agreement States, Areas of Exclusive Federal 
Jurisdiction, or Offshore Water'' and Guidance for NRC Licensees 
Proposing to Work in Agreement State Jurisdiction (Reciprocity)

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 
comments on, draft NUREG-1556, Volume19, ``Consolidated Guidance About

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Materials Licenses: Guidance For Agreement State Licensees About NRC 
Form 241 `Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States, Areas 
of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction, or Offshore Waters' and Guidance For 
NRC Licensees Proposing to Work in Agreement State Jurisdiction 
(Reciprocity),'' dated July 2000.
    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 the nineteenth guidance developed for the 
new process.
    This guidance is intended for use by Agreement State licensees, NRC 
licensees, and NRC staff and will also be available to Agreement 
States. This document also provides contact organization guidance to 
NRC licensees who wish to work in Agreement States.
    This document combines and updates the guidance for applicants and 
licensees previously found in NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 1220, 
``Processing of `Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States, 
Areas of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction, and Offshore Waters,' and 
Inspection of Agreement State Licensees Operating Under 10 CFR 150.20'; 
NRC Information Notice No. 90-15: ``Reciprocity: Notification Of 
Agreement State Radiation Control Directors Before Beginning Work In 
Agreement States''; All Agreement States Letter 96-022, Policy and 
Guidance Directives (P&GD) 83-19 ``Jurisdiction at Reactor Facilities'' 
and 84-17 ``Jurisdiction 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70 Licenses at Reactor 
Facilities.'' In addition, this draft report also contains pertinent 
information found in Technical Assistance Requests and Information 
Notices, as listed in Appendix F of the NUREG.
    This draft report is strictly for public comment and is not for use 
in preparing or reviewing notifications of proposed use in NRC 
jurisdiction until it is published in final form. It is being 
distributed for comment to encourage public participation in its 
development. NRC is requesting comments on the information provided 
about the notification of proposed use in NRC jurisdiction. Please 
submit comments within 30 days of the draft report's publication. 
Comments received after that time will be considered if practicable.

DATES: The comment period ends September 13, 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 19, by writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, ATTN: Mrs. Carrie Brown, Mail Stop TWFN 9-C24, 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 19, 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. Carrie Brown, TWFN 9-F-C24, 
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) 415-8092; electronic mail 
address: [email protected].

Electronic Access

    Draft NUREG-1556, Vol. 19 is available electronically by visiting 
the NRC's Home Page (http://www.nrc.gov/nrc/nucmat.html).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of August, 2000.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Patricia K. Holahan,
Chief, Rulemaking and Guidance Branch, Division of Industrial and 
Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS.
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