81_FR_31766 81 FR 31669 - NRC Regulation of Radium-226 Under Military Control and for Coordination on Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Response Actions at the U.S. Department of Defense Sites With Radioactive Materials

81 FR 31669 - NRC Regulation of Radium-226 Under Military Control and for Coordination on Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Response Actions at the U.S. Department of Defense Sites With Radioactive Materials

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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 97 (May 19, 2016)

Page Range31669-31669
FR Document2016-11825

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a regulatory issues summary (RIS) NRC-2016-06, ``NRC Regulation of Radium-226 Under Military Control and for Coordination on Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Response Actions at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Sites with Radioactive Materials,'' and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the NRC and the DoD for coordination on CERCLA response actions at DoD sites with unlicensed radioactive materials.

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[RIS-2016-06; NRC-2011-0146]


NRC Regulation of Radium-226 Under Military Control and for 
Coordination on Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act Response Actions at the U.S. Department of Defense Sites 
With Radioactive Materials

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory issue summary; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a 
regulatory issues summary (RIS) NRC-2016-06, ``NRC Regulation of 
Radium-226 Under Military Control and for Coordination on Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 
Response Actions at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Sites with 
Radioactive Materials,'' and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 
between the NRC and the DoD for coordination on CERCLA response actions 
at DoD sites with unlicensed radioactive materials.

DATES: This RIS was issued on May 9, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2011-0146 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding these documents. 
You may obtain publicly-available information related to these 
documents using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2011-0146. 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.
     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 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this 
document.
     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.
     The RIS is also available on the NRC's public Web site at 
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/reg-issues/ 
(select 2016 and then select ``RIS-2016-06'').
     The MOU is also available on the NRC's public Web site at 
http://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1609/ML16092A294.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Chang, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5563; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion

    The RIS summarizes the NRC's regulatory oversight of radium-226 
under military control, and explains that the NRC and the DoD will 
coordinate on CERCLA response actions at the DoD sites with radioactive 
material, including radium, that is not licensed under the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA) through an MOU. On April 28, 2016, 
the NRC and the DoD entered into an MOU that governs both agencies' 
roles and responsibilities with respect to the DoD's CERCLA response 
actions for radium contamination and other unlicensed material 
contamination.
    The final RIS and an enclosure containing a summary of public 
comments on the draft RIS and NRC's responses are available in ADAMS 
under Accession No. ML15167A324. The MOU is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML16092A294.

II. Congressional Review Act

    This RIS is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 
U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of Management and Budget has not 
found it to be a major rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of May 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christepher McKenney,
Acting Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and 
Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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                                                     Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to assess             NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                  the progress of the STC Award: 1231216                  COMMISSION                                            purchase copies of public documents at
                                                  ‘‘A Center for Brains, Minds and                                                                              the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                                                                          [RIS–2016–06; NRC–2011–0146]
                                                  Machines: the Science and the                                                                                 White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                  Technology of Intelligence’’, and to                    NRC Regulation of Radium-226 Under                    Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                  provide advise and recommendations                      Military Control and for Coordination                   • The RIS is also available on the
                                                  concerning further NSF support for the                  on Comprehensive Environmental                        NRC’s public Web site at http://
                                                  Center.                                                 Response, Compensation and Liability                  www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-
                                                     Agenda: MIT Site Visit.                              Act Response Actions at the U.S.                      collections/gen-comm/reg-issues/ (select
                                                                                                          Department of Defense Sites With                      2016 and then select ‘‘RIS–2016–06’’).
                                                  Tuesday, June 7, 2016                                   Radioactive Materials                                   • The MOU is also available on the
                                                  6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Closed                          AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                           NRC’s public Web site at http://
                                                                                                          Commission.                                           www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1609/
                                                  Site Team and NSF Staff meets to                        ACTION: Regulatory issue summary;                     ML16092A294.pdf.
                                                    discuss Site Visit materials, review                  issuance.
                                                    process and charge                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                Richard Chang, Office of Nuclear
                                                  Wednesday, June 8, 2016                                 Commission (NRC) has issued a                         Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
                                                  8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Open                            regulatory issues summary (RIS) NRC–                  Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
                                                                                                          2016–06, ‘‘NRC Regulation of Radium-                  Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
                                                  Presentations by Awardee Institution,                   226 Under Military Control and for                    301–415–5563; email: Richard.Chang@
                                                    faculty staff and students, to Site                   Coordination on Comprehensive                         nrc.gov.
                                                    Team and NSF Staff; Discussions,                      Environmental Response, Compensation
                                                                                                          and Liability Act (CERCLA) Response                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    question and answer sessions
                                                                                                          Actions at the U.S. Department of                     I. Discussion
                                                  1:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.: Closed                             Defense (DoD) Sites with Radioactive
                                                                                                          Materials,’’ and a Memorandum of                         The RIS summarizes the NRC’s
                                                  Draft report on education and research                                                                        regulatory oversight of radium-226
                                                                                                          Understanding (MOU) between the NRC
                                                    activities                                                                                                  under military control, and explains
                                                                                                          and the DoD for coordination on
                                                  Thursday, June 9, 2016                                  CERCLA response actions at DoD sites                  that the NRC and the DoD will
                                                                                                          with unlicensed radioactive materials.                coordinate on CERCLA response actions
                                                  8:30 a.m.–noon: Open                                    DATES: This RIS was issued on May 9,                  at the DoD sites with radioactive
                                                                                                          2016.                                                 material, including radium, that is not
                                                  Response presentations by Site Team
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                  licensed under the Atomic Energy Act
                                                    and NSF Staff Awardee Institution
                                                                                                          NRC–2011–0146 when contacting the                     of 1954, as amended (AEA) through an
                                                    faculty staff; Discussions, question                                                                        MOU. On April 28, 2016, the NRC and
                                                    and answer sessions                                   NRC about the availability of
                                                                                                          information regarding these documents.                the DoD entered into an MOU that
                                                  Noon to 3:00 p.m.: Closed                               You may obtain publicly-available                     governs both agencies’ roles and
                                                                                                          information related to these documents                responsibilities with respect to the
                                                  Complete written site visit report with                 using any of the following methods:                   DoD’s CERCLA response actions for
                                                    preliminary recommendations.                             • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to               radium contamination and other
                                                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov and search                 unlicensed material contamination.
                                                  Reason for Closing: The program review
                                                    include information of a proprietary                  for Docket ID NRC–2011–0146. Address                     The final RIS and an enclosure
                                                    or confidential nature, including                     questions about NRC dockets to Carol                  containing a summary of public
                                                                                                          Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                   comments on the draft RIS and NRC’s
                                                    technical information; financial data,
                                                                                                          email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                   responses are available in ADAMS
                                                    such as salaries; and personal
                                                                                                          technical questions, contact the                      under Accession No. ML15167A324.
                                                    information concerning individuals                    individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
                                                    associated with the award. These                                                                            The MOU is available in ADAMS under
                                                                                                          INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                   Accession No. ML16092A294.
                                                    matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C.                     document.
                                                    552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government                   • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                       II. Congressional Review Act
                                                    in the Sunshine Act.                                  Access and Management System
                                                                                                                                                                   This RIS is a rule as defined in the
                                                    Dated: May 16, 2016.                                  (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                                                                                                                                                Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
                                                  Crystal Robinson,
                                                                                                          available documents online in the
                                                                                                          ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  801–808). However, the Office of
                                                  Committee Management Officer.                           http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        Management and Budget has not found
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–11816 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am]             adams.html. To begin the search, select               it to be a major rule as defined in the
                                                  BILLING CODE 7555–01–P                                  ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                   Congressional Review Act.
                                                                                                          select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                          Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day
                                                                                                          Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                    of May 2016.
                                                                                                          please contact the NRC’s Public                         For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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                                                                                                          Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                Christepher McKenney,
                                                                                                          1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                   Acting Director, Division of
                                                                                                          email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The                    Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and
                                                                                                          ADAMS accession number for each                       Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material
                                                                                                          document referenced (if it is available in            Safety and Safeguards.
                                                                                                          ADAMS) is provided the first time that                [FR Doc. 2016–11825 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          it is mentioned in this document.                     BILLING CODE 7590–01–P




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRegulatory issue summary; issuance.
DatesThis RIS was issued on May 9, 2016.
ContactRichard Chang, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5563; email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 31669 

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