[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8218]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 1 / Tuesday, January 3, 2006 /
Proposed Rules
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 35
Expanded Definition of Byproduct Material (NARM Rulemaking),
Availability of Web Page
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has crafted a Web page
for the rulemaking titled ``Expanded Definition of Byproduct
Material,'' also known as the ``NARM rulemaking.'' The Energy Policy
Act of 2005 requires the NRC to establish a regulatory framework for
the expanded definition of byproduct material to include certain
naturally occurring and accelerator-produced radioactive material
through rulemaking. Documents in support of this rulemaking will be
posted on the Web page via the NRC's rulemaking Web site at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov as they become publicly available.
DATES: The NRC is not soliciting comments at this time; however, NRC
will request formal public comments when a notice of proposed
rulemaking is published in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Documents related to the NARM rulemaking may be examined at
the NRC Public Document Room, located at One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. They may also be viewed and
downloaded electronically from the ``Expanded Definition of Byproduct
Material (NARM Rulemaking)'' Web page via the rulemaking Web site
http://ruleforum.llnl.gov and selecting ``Other Rulemaking-Related
Comment Requests'' from the selection menu. For information about the
interactive rulemaking Web site, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher (301) 415-
5905; e-mail [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jayne M. McCausland, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-6219, e-mail
[email protected]. For questions related to the NARM rulemaking, contact Ms.
Lydia Chang, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone
(301) 415-6319, e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 651(e) of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (the Act) expanded the definition of Byproduct material in section
11e. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, to include certain naturally
occurring and accelerator-produced radioactive material (NARM). The Act
also required the NRC to provide a regulatory framework for licensing
and regulating the additional byproduct material. The NRC is developing
a rulemaking to revise its regulations to expand the definition of
Byproduct material to include the following materials produced,
extracted, or converted after extraction for use for a commercial,
medical, or research activity:
(1) Any discrete source of radium-226;
(2) Any accelerator-produced radioactive material; and
(3) Any discrete source of naturally occurring radioactive
material, other than source material, that the Commission, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
and the head of any other appropriate Federal agency, determines would
pose a threat to public health and safety or the common defense and
security similar to the threat posed by a discrete source of radium-
226.
To aid the rulemaking process, NRC held a roundtable public meeting
on November 9, 2005, to solicit input from stakeholders on the NARM
rulemaking. Participants for the roundtable public meeting included
representatives from other Federal agencies, State governments, the
medical community, professional organizations, public interest groups,
and members of the general public. The transcripts from the November 9,
2005, public meeting and a meeting summary have been posted on the NARM
rulemaking Web page with other supporting documents. Additional
documents may be added as they become publicly available, including the
draft proposed rule. The Web page can be accessed via NRC's rulemaking
Web site at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov under ``Other Rulemaking-Related
Comment Requests'' selection menu. The specific link to the NARM
rulemaking Web page is http://ruleforum.llnl.gov/cgi-bin/rulemake?source=narm&st=ipcr. Once the proposed rule is published in
the Federal Register, the NARM rulemaking Web page would still be
accessed at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov but relocated under ``Proposed
Rules'' selection menu.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of December, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott W. Moore,
Chief, Rulemaking and Guidance Branch, Division of Industrial and
Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. E5-8218 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am]
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