[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 11010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4269]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. A-2000-38; FRL-6945-8]


Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) 
Cleanup Subcommittee: Draft Approach for Developing a Web Accessible 
Catalog of Dose and Risk Models and Their Capabilities, and Guidance to 
Users Regarding the Selection of Dose and Risk Models

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of 
Energy, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability and comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) are announcing the availability for comment of the draft 
document, Approach for Developing a Web Accessible Catalog of Dose and 
Risk Models and their Capabilities. The purpose of the document is 
twofold and is organized in two Sections: Section 1 is to provide model 
users with general guidance and performance considerations regarding 
how to select radiation dose and risk assessment models for use in site 
cleanup activities and decision making; Section 2 is to provide a 
catalog of available dose and risk models, to include descriptions of 
each model's attributes and performance capabilities in response to the 
model selection and performance considerations presented in Section 1. 
The complete document will be in the form of an ``on-line catalog'' 
accessible via the Internet, where model users can directly download 
guidance and information on model capabilities, and model developers 
can directly input performance information concerning their models. It 
will combine information that has been developed by ISCORS member 
agencies regarding model selection criteria with the capabilities of 
specific models. The public comment period for the document containing 
the model selection criteria will last 120 days from the date of this 
notice. Specifically, we are seeking comments on: (1) The general 
approach for the document and use of the Internet for model user and 
developer access for uploading and downloading information; and (2) the 
proposed guidance and set of questions to assist a user in selecting an 
appropriate model that is responsive to the user's needs. Comments 
should be sent to the EPA or NRC docket or to the agency contacts 
listed below. Following the close of the comment period, the agencies 
will review the public comments and suggested changes will be 
incorporated, where appropriate, in response to those comments. A final 
draft of the model selection criteria will then be made available to 
the public. Model-specific capabilities will then be added by model 
users and developers.

DATES: Comments received by June 21, 2001 will be considered. Comments 
received after that date will be considered if it is practical to do 
so, but no assurance can be given for consideration of late comments.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft document may be examined or copied for a 
fee at the EPA Docket Room M1500, Docket No. A-2000-38, First Floor 
Waterside Mall, 401 M Street, SW., Washington DC 20460; and the NRC 
Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike 
(first floor), Rockville, MD, mailing address: Public Document Room, 
U.S. NRC, O-1F13, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The EPA docket may be 
inspected from 8 am to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal 
holidays in Room M1500 at the address above. NRC documents may be 
inspected from 7:45 am to 4:15 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding 
Federal holidays at the address above. The draft document is also 
available through the Internet at: http://www.iscors.org/cleanup.htm . 
Copies of all comments received by one agency will be periodically 
copied and sent to the others.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any of the following points of contact 
for each agency for technical information (see ADDRESSES section above 
for directions on obtaining a copy of the Draft Approach for Developing 
a Web Accessible Catalog of Dose and Risk Models and their 
Capabilities): DOE: Stephen Domotor, telephone: (202) 586-0871, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Air, Water and Radiation Division, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, e-mail 
[email protected]; EPA: Ben Hull; Telephone: (202) 564-9382, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Stop 6608J, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, e-mail 
[email protected]; NRC: Ralph Cady, Telephone: (301) 415-6249, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T-9F31, Washington, DC 20555, e-mail 
[email protected].

    Dated in Washington, DC, this 1st day of February 2000.
    For the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Frank Marcinowski,
Acting Director, Radiation Protection Division, Office of Radiation and 
Indoor Air.

    Dated in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of February 2000.
    For the U. S. Department of Energy,
Andy Wallo, III,
Director, Air, Water and Radiation Division, Office of Environmental 
Policy and Guidance, Office of Environment, Safety and Health.

    Dated in Washington, DC, this 30th day of January 2000.
    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
John T. Greeves,
Director, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards.
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