80 FR 11692 - Guidance for Evaluation of Acute Chemical Exposures and Proposed Quantitative Standards
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 11692-11693] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-04478] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2015-0044] Guidance for Evaluation of Acute Chemical Exposures and Proposed Quantitative Standards AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft interim staff guidance; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting public comment on its draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG), ``Guidance for Evaluation of Acute Chemical Exposures and Proposed Quantitative Standards.'' The ISG supplements existing guidance in NUREG-1520, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of a License Application for a Fuel Cycle Facility,'' by providing additional guidance for the NRC to follow when evaluating descriptions of proposed quantitative standards. The ISG identifies sources of information on which proposed quantitative standards may be based. DATES: Submit comments by May 18, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject):Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0044. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. For additional direction on accessing information and submitting comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Diaz, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-287-9068, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-NRC-2015-0044 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this action by any of the following methods: Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0044. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The draft ISG is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15051A029. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0044 in the subject line of your comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. II. Background A fuel cycle facility licensee that is regulated under part 70 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), and that is subject to subpart H, ``Additional Requirements for Certain Licensees Authorized to Possess a Critical Mass of Special Nuclear Material,'' is required to conduct an Integrated safety analysis (ISA) and submit an ISA summary that supports the license application. As relevant to the ISG, the 10 CFR 70.65(b)(7) provision requires that for all credible acute chemical exposure events set forth in 10 CFR 70.61(b)(4) and (c)(4), the ISA summary describe ``the proposed quantitative standards used to assess the consequences to an individual from acute chemical exposure to licensed material or chemicals produced from licensed materials.'' The ISG will assist the NRC in determining whether ISA summaries and the underlying ISAs conducted by applicants or licensees adequately consider all credible acute chemical exposure events and exposure pathways. The ISG identifies several sources of chemical hazards information on which proposed quantitative standards may be based. As stated in the ISG, these sources of information include the Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPGs), the Acute Exposure Guidelines Levels (AEGLs), Temporary Emergency Exposure Levels (TEELs), and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The ERPGs, AEGLs, TEELs and GHS hazard statements contain information relevant to inhalation exposure pathways. As detailed in the ISG, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Skin Notations, and the GHS hazards statements, contain useful data on which an applicant may base its [[Page 11693]] proposed quantitative standards for dermal and ocular exposures. The information from the ISG will be incorporated into the next revision of NUREG-1520, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of a License Application for a Fuel Cycle Facility,'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML101390110). Additional background information and documents related to this notice can be found in ADAMS under the following accession numbers: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1............................. Memorandum of ML11354A432 Understanding Between NRC and OSHA Relating to NRC- Licensed Facilities. 2............................. NRC Information ML071410230 Notice 2007-022, Recent Hydrogen Fluoride Exposures at Fuel Cycle Facilities (June 19, 2007). 3............................. Letter from Felix M. ML083360632 Killar, Senior Director, Fuel and Materials Safety, NEI, to Daniel H. Dorman, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) (September 8, 2008). 4............................. Letter from Daniel H. ML082900889 Dorman, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS, to Felix M. Killar, Senior Director, Fuel Supply. Material Licenses, of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) (November 10, 2008). 5............................. Letter from Felix M. ML090690732 Killar, Senior Director, Fuel and Materials Safety, NEI, to Daniel H. Dorman, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS (February 24, 2009). 6............................. Letter from Daniel H. ML090920296 Dorman, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS, to Felix M. Killar, Senior Director, Fuel Supply. Material Licenses, of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) (June 12, 2009). 7............................. Letter from Janet R. ML14086A267 Schlueter, Sr. Director, Fuel and Materials Safety, NEI, to Marissa G. Bailey, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS (March 26, 2014). 8............................. Letter from Marissa ML14251A150 G. Bailey, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS, to Janet R. Schlueter, NEI (September 15, 2014). 9............................. Letter from Ellen ML14322B019 Ginsberg, the General Counsel of the NEI to Margaret Doane, the General Counsel of the NRC, (November 7, 2014). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of February, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Marissa G. Bailey, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards and Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2015-04478 Filed 3-3-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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III. Congressional Review Act INFORMATION CONTACT section of this www.regulations.gov as well as entering
This action is a rule as defined in the document. the comment submissions into ADAMS.
• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, The NRC does not routinely edit
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
Office of Administration, Mail Stop: comment submissions to remove
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For additional direction on accessing submission to the NRC, then you should
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day information and submitting comments, inform those persons not to include
of February 2015. see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
identifying or contact information that
Submitting Comments’’ in the they do not want to be publicly
Scott A. Morris, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of disclosed in their comment submission.
Director, Division of Inspection and Regional this document. Your request should state that the NRC
Support, Office of Nuclear Reactor
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Regulation.
Marilyn Diaz, Office of Nuclear Material submissions to remove such information
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20555–0001; telephone: 301–287–9068, entering the comment submissions into
email: Marilyn.Diaz@nrc.gov. ADAMS.
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COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
II. Background
I. Obtaining Information and A fuel cycle facility licensee that is
[NRC–2015–0044] Submitting Comments regulated under part 70 of Title 10 of the
Guidance for Evaluation of Acute A. Obtaining Information Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
Chemical Exposures and Proposed and that is subject to subpart H,
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–NRC–
Quantitative Standards ‘‘Additional Requirements for Certain
2015–0044 when contacting the NRC
Licensees Authorized to Possess a
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory about the availability of information for
Critical Mass of Special Nuclear
Commission. this action. You may obtain publicly-
Material,’’ is required to conduct an
available information related to this
ACTION: Draft interim staff guidance; Integrated safety analysis (ISA) and
action by any of the following methods:
request for comment. • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to submit an ISA summary that supports
http://www.regulations.gov and search the license application. As relevant to
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory the ISG, the 10 CFR 70.65(b)(7)
Commission (NRC) is soliciting public for Docket ID NRC–2015–0044.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents provision requires that for all credible
comment on its draft Interim Staff acute chemical exposure events set forth
Guidance (ISG), ‘‘Guidance for Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly in 10 CFR 70.61(b)(4) and (c)(4), the ISA
Evaluation of Acute Chemical summary describe ‘‘the proposed
Exposures and Proposed Quantitative available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at quantitative standards used to assess the
Standards.’’ The ISG supplements consequences to an individual from
existing guidance in NUREG–1520, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select acute chemical exposure to licensed
‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review material or chemicals produced from
of a License Application for a Fuel ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS licensed materials.’’
Cycle Facility,’’ by providing additional The ISG will assist the NRC in
guidance for the NRC to follow when Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public determining whether ISA summaries
evaluating descriptions of proposed and the underlying ISAs conducted by
quantitative standards. The ISG Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by applicants or licensees adequately
identifies sources of information on consider all credible acute chemical
which proposed quantitative standards email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft
ISG is available in ADAMS under exposure events and exposure
may be based. pathways. The ISG identifies several
Accession No. ML15051A029.
DATES: Submit comments by May 18,
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and sources of chemical hazards information
2015. Comments received after this date purchase copies of public documents at on which proposed quantitative
will be considered if it is practical to do the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One standards may be based. As stated in the
so, but the Commission is able to ensure White Flint North, 11555 Rockville ISG, these sources of information
consideration only for comments Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. include the Emergency Response
received before this date. Planning Guidelines (ERPGs), the Acute
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments B. Submitting Comments Exposure Guidelines Levels (AEGLs),
by any of the following methods (unless Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– Temporary Emergency Exposure Levels
this document describes a different 0044 in the subject line of your (TEELs), and the Globally Harmonized
method for submitting comments on a comment submission, in order to ensure System of Classification and Labeling of
specific subject): that the NRC is able to make your Chemicals (GHS). The ERPGs, AEGLs,
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
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comment submission available to the TEELs and GHS hazard statements
http://www.regulations.gov and search public in this docket. contain information relevant to
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0044. Address The NRC cautions you not to include inhalation exposure pathways. As
questions about NRC dockets to Carol identifying or contact information that detailed in the ISG, the National
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; you do not want to be publicly Institute for Occupational Safety and
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For disclosed in your comment submission. Health Skin Notations, and the GHS
technical questions, contact the The NRC posts all comment hazards statements, contain useful data
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER submissions at http:// on which an applicant may base its
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proposed quantitative standards for NUREG–1520, ‘‘Standard Review Plan Additional background information
dermal and ocular exposures. for the Review of a License Application and documents related to this notice can
The information from the ISG will be for a Fuel Cycle Facility,’’ (ADAMS be found in ADAMS under the
incorporated into the next revision of Accession No. ML101390110). following accession numbers:
1 ............... Memorandum of Understanding Between NRC and OSHA Relating to NRC-Licensed Facilities ........................ ML11354A432
2 ............... NRC Information Notice 2007–022, Recent Hydrogen Fluoride Exposures at Fuel Cycle Facilities (June 19, ML071410230
2007).
3 ............... Letter from Felix M. Killar, Senior Director, Fuel and Materials Safety, NEI, to Daniel H. Dorman, Director, Di- ML083360632
vision of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
(September 8, 2008).
4 ............... Letter from Daniel H. Dorman, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS, to Felix M. ML082900889
Killar, Senior Director, Fuel Supply. Material Licenses, of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) (November 10,
2008).
5 ............... Letter from Felix M. Killar, Senior Director, Fuel and Materials Safety, NEI, to Daniel H. Dorman, Director, Di- ML090690732
vision of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS (February 24, 2009).
6 ............... Letter from Daniel H. Dorman, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS, to Felix M. ML090920296
Killar, Senior Director, Fuel Supply. Material Licenses, of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) (June 12, 2009).
7 ............... Letter from Janet R. Schlueter, Sr. Director, Fuel and Materials Safety, NEI, to Marissa G. Bailey, Director, Di- ML14086A267
vision of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS (March 26, 2014).
8 ............... Letter from Marissa G. Bailey, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS, to Janet R. ML14251A150
Schlueter, NEI (September 15, 2014).
9 ............... Letter from Ellen Ginsberg, the General Counsel of the NEI to Margaret Doane, the General Counsel of the ML14322B019
NRC, (November 7, 2014).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
of February, 2015. http://www.regulations.gov and search
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Background
for Docket ID NRC–2013–0046. Address
Marissa G. Bailey, questions about NRC dockets to Carol The Administrative Dispute
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; Resolution Act of 1996 authorizes and
Safeguards and Environmental Review, Office email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For encourages the use of Alternative
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. technical questions, contact the Dispute Resolution (ADR) procedures by
[FR Doc. 2015–04478 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am] individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER Federal agencies. The term ‘‘ADR’’
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P INFORMATION CONTACT section of this refers to a number of voluntary
document. processes, such as mediation and
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents facilitated dialogues that can be used to
NUCLEAR REGULATORY Access and Management System assist parties in resolving disputes and
COMMISSION (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- potential conflicts. These techniques
available documents online in the involve the use of a neutral third party,
[NRC–2013–0046] ADAMS Public Documents collection at either from within the agency or from
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ outside the agency, and are voluntary
Scope Expansion of the Post- adams.html. To begin the search, select processes in terms of the decision to
Investigation Alternative Dispute ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then participate and the content of the final
Resolution Program select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS agreement. The NRC’s experience with
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, ADR has demonstrated that the use of
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory these techniques can result in more
Commission. please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at efficient resolution of issues, more
ACTION: Policy revision; issuance. effective outcomes, and improved
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The relationships between the agency and
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
ADAMS accession number for each other parties. The NRC established the
Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision
document referenced (if it is available in ADR Program in its Office of
to its Enforcement Policy (Enforcement
ADAMS) is provided the first time that Enforcement in 2004.
Policy or Policy) to incorporate Since the implementation of the ADR
Commission direction to add escalated it is mentioned in the SUPPLEMENTARY
Program, the NRC has reached
non-willful (traditional) enforcement INFORMATION section.
settlement agreements with licensees (or
cases with the potential for civil • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and contractors) and individuals, and has
penalties within the scope of the purchase copies of public documents at issued subsequent ADR confirmatory
Commission’s Alternative Dispute the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One orders in more than 90 enforcement
Resolution Program and to make other White Flint North, 11555 Rockville cases. The parties to ADR in the NRC’s
conforming edits. Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. enforcement program are the NRC staff
DATES: This revision to the Enforcement FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and, in most cases, a licensee. The
Policy is effective March 4, 2015.
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Daniel Lenehan, telephone: 301–415– proceedings are conducted using the
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 3501, email: Daniel.Lenehan@nrc.gov, facilitation skills of a trained
NRC–2013–0046 when contacting the or Shahram Ghasemian, telephone: 301– independent mediator. Mediation
NRC about the availability of 415–3591, email: Shahram.Ghasemian@ allows the NRC staff and the licensee to
information for this action. You may nrc.gov; both of the Office of communicate openly and directly and
obtain publicly-available information Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory enables the parties to reach effective and
related to this action by any of the Commission, Washington, DC 20555– workable agreements that meet the
following methods: 0001. NRC’s regulatory interests. Historically,
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| Dates | Submit comments by May 18, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received before this date. | |
| Contact | Marilyn Diaz, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-287-9068, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 11692 |
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