[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47494-47495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19408]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 37

[NRC-2010-0194]
RIN 3150-AI12


Implementation Guidance for Physical Protection of Byproduct 
Material; Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material; 
Meeting

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to 
amend its regulations to establish security requirements for the use 
and transport of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive 
material. The NRC has prepared draft guidance to address implementation 
of the proposed regulations. The notice of availability for the 
guidance was published July 14, 2010. The public comment period on the 
guidance ends November 12, 2010. As part of the public comment process 
on the guidance, the NRC plans to hold two transcribed public meetings 
to solicit comments on the draft implementation guidance. The meetings 
are open to the public and all interested parties may attend. The first 
meeting

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will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in Austin, Texas. The second 
meeting will be held at the NRC in Rockville, Maryland. During the 
comment period, comments may also be mailed to the NRC or submitted via 
fax.

DATES: September 1, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Austin, Texas and 
September 20, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Rockville, Maryland.

ADDRESSES: The September 1st meeting will be held at the Doubletree 
Hotel, 6505 Interstate Highway 35 North, Austin, Texas. The September 
20th meeting will be held at the NRC Auditorium, Two White Flint North, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merri Horn, Office of Federal and 
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-
8126, e-mail [email protected] or Paul Goldberg, Office of Federal and 
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-
7842, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of these meetings is to obtain 
stakeholder comments on the draft implementation guidance for proposed 
10 CFR part 37 Physical Protection of Byproduct Material. The proposed 
rule to which the guidance applies was published on June 15, 2010 (75 
FR 33902) and the public comment period ends October 13, 2010. 
Documents related to the proposed rule can be found at http://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID NRC-2008-0120.
    The availability of implementation guidance was noticed on July 14, 
2010 (75 FR 40756) and the public comment period ends November 12, 
2010. The implementation document provides guidance to a licensee or 
applicant for implementation of proposed 10 CFR part 37, Physical 
Protection of Byproduct Material, specifically Category 1 and Category 
2 quantities of radioactive material. It is intended for use by 
applicants, licensees, Agreement States, and NRC staff. The document 
describes methods acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing proposed 
10 CFR part 37. The approaches and methods described in the document 
are provided for information only. Methods and solutions different from 
those described in the document are acceptable if they meet the 
requirements in proposed 10 CFR part 37. The guidance is provided in 
the form of questions and answers on the provisions of the proposed 
rule. The draft implementation guidance document for proposed 10 CFR 
part 37 is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number 
ML101470684, and can also be found at http://www.regulations.gov by 
searching on Docket ID: NRC-2010-0194.
    AGENDA: Registration--8 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; Welcome and Introduction--
8:30 a.m.; Meeting Ground Rules--8:45 a.m.; Discussion on Subpart B--
8:50 a.m.; Discussion on Subpart C--10:45 a.m.; Discussion on Subpart 
D--1:30 p.m.; Part 37 Open Discussion--3:15 p.m.; Summary and Next 
Steps--4:45 p.m.
    Attendees are encouraged to notify Amanda Noonan, telephone (301) 
415-2551, e-mail [email protected] to pre-register for the 
meetings. You will be able to register at the meetings, as well. To 
ensure that everyone who wishes has the chance to speak, we may impose 
a time limit on speakers.
    Both oral and written comments on the implementation guidance will 
be accepted at the meetings. In addition, the staff will accept written 
comments on the proposed rule.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of July 2010.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mark Thaggard,
Deputy Director, Division of Intergovernmental Liaison and Rulemaking, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-19408 Filed 8-5-10; 8:45 am]
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