[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 51128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18733]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Notice of Public Meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on 
Radiation Standards With the International Commission on Radiation 
Protection

AGENCIES: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will host a 
topical public meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on 
Radiation Standards (ISCORS) with representatives from the 
International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP) on September 
15, 2004, in Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of ISCORS is to foster 
early resolution and coordination of regulatory issues associated with 
radiation standards. Agencies represented as members of ISCORS include 
the following: NRC; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. 
Department of Energy; U.S. Department of Defense; U.S. Department of 
Transportation; the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of 
the U.S. Department of Labor; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and 
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ISCORS meeting 
observer agencies include the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 
Office of Management and Budget, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board, as well as representatives from both the States of Illinois and 
Pennsylvania.
    The ICRP representatives, Dr. Roger Clarke, Chairman, and Dr. Lars-
Erik Holm, Vice-Chairman, will be presenting the draft revision of the 
ICRP recommendations on radiation protection, currently available for 
public consultation at http://www.icrp.org. The objective of the 
meeting is to provide an opportunity for exchange of ideas and comments 
with the ICRP during the time the draft recommendations are available 
for public consultation. The tentative agenda includes an ICRP 
presentation followed by open, moderated discussion of the draft 
recommendations with attendees. There will be time on the agenda for 
members of the public to ask questions. The final agenda for the 
September 2004 meeting will be posted on the ISCORS Web site, http://www.iscors.org, shortly before the meeting. Space is limited and 
advanced registration is requested to assure attendance upon arrival. 
Attendees should plan to provide two forms of identification and arrive 
early in anticipation of security screening and related delays.
    In the executive summary of the draft report, ICRP concluded that 
its recommendations should be based on a simple, but widely applicable, 
general system of protection that will clarify its objectives and will 
provide a basis for the more formal systems needed by operating 
managements and regulators. The report specifies that ICRP also 
recognizes the need for stability in regulatory systems at a time when 
there is no major problem identified with the practical use of the 
present system of protection in normal situations. The use of the 
optimization principle, together with the use of constraints and the 
current dose limits, has led to a general overall reduction in both 
occupational and public doses over the past decade. The ICRP now 
proposes to strengthen its recommendations by quantifying constraints 
for all controllable sources in all situations. Further, the system of 
protection now recommended by the ICRP is intended to be seen as a 
natural evolution of, and as a further clarification of, their 1990 
Recommendations. Specifically, the draft report addresses the following 
areas: quantities used in radiation protection; biological aspects; the 
general attributes of the system of protection; levels of protection 
for individuals; optimization of protection; exclusion of sources; 
medical exposures; potential exposure; and protection of the 
environment.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 
September 15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the ACRS hearing room, T2B3, at 
Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Susanne Woods or Jennifer Davis, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-7319; 
FAX (301) 415-5398; electronic mail to both [email protected] and 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Visitor parking around the NRC building is 
limited; however, the Two White Flint North building is located 
adjacent to the White Flint Metro Station on the Red Line.

    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 11th day of August, 2004.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott Flanders,
Deputy Director, Environmental and Performance Assessment Directorate, 
Division of Waste Management and Environmental Performance, Office of 
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 04-18733 Filed 8-16-04; 8:45 am]
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