[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14823-14824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7284]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[IA-08-023; ASLBP No. 09-882-02-EA-BD01]


In the Matter of Himat Soni; Establishment of Atomic Safety and 
Licensing Board

    Pursuant to delegation by the Commission dated December 29, 1972, 
published in the Federal Register, 37 FR 28710 (1972), and the 
Commission's regulations, see 10 CFR 2.104, 2.202, 2.300, 2.303, 2.309, 
2.311, 2.318, and 2.321, notice is hereby given that an Atomic Safety 
and Licensing Board is being established to preside over the following 
proceeding:

In the Matter of Himat Soni; (Enforcement Action)

    This proceeding concerns a request for a hearing submitted on March 
13, 2009 by the law firm of Akerman Senterfitt on behalf of Mr. Himat 
Soni in response to a February 10, 2009 ``NRC Staff Order Prohibiting 
Involvement in NRC-Licensed Activities,'' 74 FR 7932 (Feb. 20, 2009). 
Under the terms of that Order, the Staff concluded that Mr. Himat Soni, 
the President and Radiation Safety Officer of Eastern Testing and 
Inspection, Inc. (ETI), violated 10 CFR 30.10, which states, in part, 
that any Licensee or employee of a Licensee may not engage in 
deliberate misconduct that causes a Licensee to be in violation of any 
rule, regulation, or order issued by the Commission. The Order 
therefore prohibits Mr. Himat Soni from any involvement in NRC-licensed 
activities for a period of one year from the effective date of the 
Order.
    The Board is comprised of the following administrative judges:

Ann Marshall Young, Chair, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Paul B. Abramson, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.
Bruce R. Matthews, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.

    All correspondence, documents, and other materials shall be filed 
in

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accordance with the NRC E-filing rule, which the NRC promulgated in 
August 2007. See 72 FR 49139 (Aug. 28, 2007).

    Issued at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of March 2009.
E. Roy Hawkens,
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel.
[FR Doc. E9-7284 Filed 3-31-09; 8:45 am]
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