[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14349-14350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7031]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 20

RIN 3150-AH07


Radiation Exposure Reports: Labeling Personal Information

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing an 
amendment to its filing requirements for written event reports 
submitted to the NRC concerning individuals occupationally overexposed 
to radiation and radioactive materials. Licensees will be required to 
clearly label any section of the event report containing personal 
information ``Privacy Act Information: Not for Public Disclosure.'' 
This action is necessary to ensure that personal information filed with 
the NRC is segregated from the event report and maintained in a 
separate, non-public document.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before 
April 24, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attn: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
    Deliver comments to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, between 
7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.
    Certain documents related to this rulemaking, as well as all public 
comments received on this rulemaking, may be viewed and downloaded 
electronically via the NRC's rulemaking Web site at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov. You may also provide comments via this Web site by 
uploading comments as files (any format) if your web browser supports 
that function. For information about the interactive rulemaking site, 
contact Ms. Carol Gallagher (301) 415-5905; e-mail [email protected].
    Certain documents related to this rule, including comments received 
by the NRC, may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, Room O-
1F23, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. For more information, 
contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-
397-4209, 301-415-4737 or by e-mail to [email protected].
    The NRC maintains an Agencywide Document Access and Management 
System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's public 
documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public 
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are 
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC 
Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merri Horn, Rulemaking and Guidance 
Branch, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, (301) 415-8126, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule published in the Rules and Regulations section of this 
Federal Register.

Procedural Background

    Because the NRC considers this action to be noncontroversial, we 
are publishing this proposed rule concurrently as a direct final rule. 
The direct final rule will become effective on June 9, 2003. However, 
if the NRC receives significant adverse comments on this proposed rule 
by April 24, 2003, then the NRC will publish a document that withdraws 
the direct final rule. If the direct final rule is withdrawn, the NRC 
will address the comments received in response to the proposed 
revisions in a subsequent final rule. Absent significant modifications 
to the proposed revisions requiring republication, the NRC will not 
initiate a second comment period for this action in the event the 
direct final rule is withdrawn.
    A significant adverse comment is a comment where the commenter 
explains why the rule would be inappropriate, including challenges to 
the rule's underlying premise or approach, or would be ineffective or 
unacceptable without a change. A comment is adverse and significant if:
    (1) The comment opposes the rule and provides a reason sufficient 
to require a substantive response in a notice-and-comment process. For 
example, a substantive response is required when:
    (a) The comment causes the NRC staff to reevaluate (or reconsider) 
its position or conduct additional analysis;
    (b) The comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a 
substantive response to clarify or complete the record; or
    (c) The comment raises a relevant issue that was not previously 
addressed or considered by the NRC staff.
    (2) The comment proposes a change or an addition to the rule, and 
it is apparent that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable 
without incorporation of the change or addition.
    (3) The comment causes the staff to make a change (other than 
editorial) to the rule.

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 20

    Byproduct material, Criminal penalties, Licensed material, Nuclear 
materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Occupational safety and 
health, Packaging and containers, Radiation protection, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Source material, Special nuclear material, 
Waste treatment and disposal.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization 
Act of 1974, as amended, and 5 U.S.C. 553, the NRC is proposing to 
adopt the following amendment to 10 CFR part 20.

PART 20--STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION

    1. The authority citation for part 20 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 53, 63, 65, 81, 103, 104, 161, 182, 186, 68 
Stat. 930, 933, 935, 936, 937, 948, 953, 955, as amended, sec. 1701, 
106 Stat. 2951, 2952, 2953 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2133, 
2134, 2201, 2232, 2236, 2297f), secs. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88 
Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846).

    2. In Sec.  20.2203, paragraph (b)(2) is revised to read as 
follows:

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Sec.  20.2203  Reports of exposures, radiation levels, and 
concentrations of radioactive material exceeding the constraints or 
limits.

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    (b) * * *
    (2) Each report filed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section 
must include for each occupationally overexposed \1\ individual: the 
name, Social Security account number, and date of birth. The report 
must be prepared so that this information is stated in a separate and 
detachable part of the report and must be clearly labeled ``Privacy Act 
Information: Not for Public Disclosure''.
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    \1\ With respect to the limit for the embryo/fetus (Sec.  
20.1208), the identifiers should be those of the declared pregnant 
woman.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of March, 2003.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William D. Travers,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 03-7031 Filed 3-24-03; 8:45 am]
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