[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 28533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13038]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Call for 
Nominations

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is advertising 
for nominations for the positions of Agreement State representative, 
nuclear medicine physicist, and Health Care Administrator on the 
Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI).

DATES: Nominations are due on or before August 21, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sophie Holiday, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards; (301) 415-7865; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACMUI advises the NRC on policy and 
technical issues that arise in the regulation of the medical use of 
byproduct material. Responsibilities include providing comments on 
changes to the NRC regulations and guidance; evaluating certain non-
routine uses of byproduct material; providing technical assistance in 
licensing, inspection, and enforcement cases; and bringing key issues 
to the attention of the NRC staff, for appropriate action.
    ACMUI members are selected based on their educational background, 
certification(s), work experience, involvement and/or leadership in 
professional society activities, and other information obtained in 
letters or during the selection process.
    ACMUI members possess the medical and technical skills needed to 
address evolving issues. The current membership is comprised of the 
following professionals: (a) Nuclear medicine physician; (b) nuclear 
cardiologist; (c) two radiation oncologists; (d) diagnostic 
radiologist; (e) therapy medical physicist; (f) nuclear medicine 
physicist; (g) nuclear pharmacist; (h) Health Care Administrator; (i) 
radiation safety officer; (j) patients' rights advocate; (k) Food and 
Drug Administration representative; and (l) Agreement State 
representative.
    The NRC is inviting nominations for the positions of Agreement 
State representative, nuclear medicine physicist, and the Health Care 
Administrator to the ACMUI. The Agreement State representative position 
is currently vacant. The terms of the individuals currently occupying 
the nuclear medicine physicist position and the Health Care 
Administrator position will end March 08, 2018, and March 23, 2018, 
respectively. Committee members currently serve a 4-year term and may 
be considered for reappointment to an additional term.
    Nominees must be U.S. citizens and be able to devote approximately 
160 hours per year to Committee business. Members who are not Federal 
employees are compensated for their service. In addition, members are 
reimbursed for travel (including per-diem in lieu of subsistence) and 
are reimbursed secretarial and correspondence expenses. Full-time 
Federal employees are reimbursed for travel expenses only.
    Nomination Process: Submit an electronic copy of resume or 
curriculum vitae to Ms. Sophie Holiday, [email protected]. Please 
ensure that the resume or curriculum vitae includes the following 
information, if applicable: Education; certification; current state 
regulatory experience; professional association membership and 
committee membership activities; duties and responsibilities in current 
and previous clinical, research, and/or academic position(s); and 
leadership activities. Nominees for the Agreement State representative 
position must currently be an employee of an Agreement State Radiation 
Control Program. Nominees for the nuclear medicine physicist position 
should have professional experience with the application of medical 
physics in nuclear medicine. Nominees for the Health Care Administrator 
position should have professional or personal experience with or 
knowledge about Health Care Administration.
    Security Background Check: The selected nominee will undergo a 
thorough security background check. Security paperwork may take the 
nominee several weeks to complete. Nominees will also be required to 
complete a financial disclosure statement to avoid conflicts of 
interest.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 19th day of June, 2017.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13038 Filed 6-21-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P