[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 1926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-266]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 35

RIN 3150-AH19


Medical Use of Byproduct Material--Recognition of Specialty 
Boards; Correction

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the final regulations 
which were published in the Federal Register of Wednesday, March 30, 
2005 (70 FR 16336) amending the Commission's training and experience 
requirements in 10 CFR part 35. The regulations related to the 
requirements for recognition of specialty boards whose certifications 
may be used to demonstrate the adequacy of the training and experience 
of individuals to serve as radiation safety officers, authorized 
medical physicists, authorized nuclear pharmacists, or authorized 
users. This action corrects the regulations by inserting a reference 
that was inadvertently omitted.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 12, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Anthony N. Tse, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone (301) 415-6233, e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 30, 2005 (70 FR 16361), NRC published a final rule 
amending its regulations in part 35 regarding the medical use of 
byproduct material. In Section 35.50, ``Training for Radiation Safety 
Officer,'' the reference to paragraph (c)(2) in paragraph (d) was 
inadvertently omitted.
    Section 35.50 specifies that an individual fulfilling the 
responsibilities of Radiation Safety Officer must be:
    (a) An individual who is certified by a specialty board recognized 
under this section,
    (b) An individual who has completed a structured educational 
program,
    (c)(1) A medical physicist who has been certified by a specialty 
board recognized under Sec.  35.51(a) and who has experience in 
radiation safety, or
    (c)(2) An authorized user (AU), authorized medical physicist (AMP), 
or authorized nuclear pharmacist (ANP) who has experience in radiation 
safety.
    Currently, Sec.  35.50(d) requires an individual seeking radiation 
safety officer status to obtain written attestation that the individual 
has satisfactorily completed the requirements in paragraphs (a), (b), 
or (c)(1) of this section. However, reference to paragraph (c)(2) was 
inadvertently omitted. This rule inserts the reference to paragraph 
(c)(2) in paragraph (d).

List of Subjects for Part 35

    Byproduct material, Criminal penalties, Drugs, Health facilities, 
Health professions, Medical devices, Nuclear materials, Occupational 
safety and health, Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.


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Accordingly, 10 CFR part 35 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendment:

PART 35--MEDICAL USE OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

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1. The authority citation for part 35 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 81, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 935, 948, 953, 954, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233); Sec. 201, 88 Stat. 
1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); Sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 
U.S.C. 3504 note).

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2. In Sec.  35.50, paragraph (d) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  35.50  Training for Radiation Safety Officer.

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    (d) Has obtained written attestation, signed by a preceptor 
Radiation Safety Officer, that the individual has satisfactorily 
completed the requirements in paragraph (e) and in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) 
and (a)(1)(ii) or (a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(ii) or (b)(1) or (c)(1) or 
(c)(2) of this section, and has achieved a level of radiation safety 
knowledge sufficient to function independently as a Radiation Safety 
Officer for a medical use licensee; and
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of January, 2006.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael T. Lesar,
Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative 
Services, Office of Administration.
[FR Doc. 06-266 Filed 1-11-06; 8:45 am]
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