81_FR_45442 81 FR 45308 - Program-Specific Guidance About Possession Licenses for Manufacturing and Distribution

81 FR 45308 - Program-Specific Guidance About Possession Licenses for Manufacturing and Distribution

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 134 (July 13, 2016)

Page Range45308-45309
FR Document2016-16559

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its licensing guidance for possession licenses for manufacturing and distribution. The NRC is requesting public comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 12, Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Possession Licenses for Manufacturing and Distribution.'' The document has been updated from the previous revision to include information on safety culture, security of radioactive materials, protection of sensitive information, and changes in regulatory policies and practices. This document is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 134 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16559]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2016-0053]


Program-Specific Guidance About Possession Licenses for 
Manufacturing and Distribution

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its 
licensing guidance for possession licenses for manufacturing and 
distribution. The NRC is requesting public comment on draft NUREG-1556, 
Volume 12, Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance about Materials 
Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Possession Licenses for 
Manufacturing and Distribution.'' The document has been updated from 
the previous revision to include information on safety culture, 
security of radioactive materials, protection of sensitive information, 
and changes in regulatory policies and practices. This document is 
intended for use by applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff.

DATES: Submit comments by August 12, 2016. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is 
only able to assure consideration of comments received on or 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-2016-0053. 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: Eric Reber, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5608; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0053 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may 
obtain publicly-available information related to this action by the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0053.
     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 NUREG-1556, Volume 12, Revision 1, is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML16182A163.
     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 draft NUREG-1556, Volume 12, Revision 1, is also available on 
the NRC's public Web site on: (1) The ``Consolidated Guidance About 
Materials Licenses (NUREG-1556)'' page at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1556/; and (2) the ``Draft NUREG-
Series Publications for Comment'' page at http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment.html#nuregs.

 B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0053 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 publicly disclosed in your comment 
submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into 
ADAMS, and 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, you should inform these persons that they 
should not to include identifying or contact information that they do 
not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission.

II. Further Information

    The NUREG provides guidance to current holders of possession 
licenses for manufacturing and distribution and to an applicant in 
preparing an application for such a license. The NUREG also provides 
the NRC with criteria for evaluating a license application. The purpose 
of this notice is to provide the public with an opportunity to review 
and provide comments on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 12, Revision 1, 
``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific 
Guidance about Licenses for Manufacturing and Distribution.'' Comments 
submitted in response to this notice will be considered in the final 
version or subsequent revisions.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of July 2016.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Daniel S. Collins,
Director, Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal and Rulemaking 
Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2016-16559 Filed 7-12-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 134 / Wednesday, July 13, 2016 / Notices 45309 SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to application for such a license. The Commission (NRC) is revising its http://www.regulations.gov and search NUREG also provides the NRC with licensing guidance for possession for Docket ID NRC–2016–0053. criteria for evaluating a license licenses for manufacturing and • NRC’s Agencywide Documents application. The purpose of this notice distribution. The NRC is requesting Access and Management System is to provide the public with an public comment on draft NUREG–1556, (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- opportunity to review and provide Volume 12, Revision 1, ‘‘Consolidated available documents online in the comments on draft NUREG–1556, Guidance about Materials Licenses: ADAMS Public Documents collection at Volume 12, Revision 1, ‘‘Consolidated Program-Specific Guidance about http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Guidance about Materials Licenses: Possession Licenses for Manufacturing adams.html. To begin the search, select Program-Specific Guidance about and Distribution.’’ The document has ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Licenses for Manufacturing and been updated from the previous revision select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Distribution.’’ Comments submitted in to include information on safety culture, Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, response to this notice will be security of radioactive materials, please contact the NRC’s Public considered in the final version or protection of sensitive information, and Document Room (PDR) reference staff at subsequent revisions. changes in regulatory policies and 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day practices. This document is intended for email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft of July 2016. use by applicants, licensees, and the NUREG–1556, Volume 12, Revision 1, is For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory NRC staff. available in ADAMS under Accession Commission. DATES: Submit comments by August 12, No. ML16182A163. Daniel S. Collins, 2016. Comments received after this date • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Director, Division of Material Safety, State, will be considered if it is practical to do purchase copies of public documents at Tribal and Rulemaking Programs, Office of so, but the NRC is only able to assure the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. consideration of comments received on White Flint North, 11555 Rockville [FR Doc. 2016–16559 Filed 7–12–16; 8:45 am] or before this date. Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P ADDRESSES: You may submit comments The draft NUREG–1556, Volume 12, by any of the following methods (unless Revision 1, is also available on the this document describes a different NRC’s public Web site on: (1) The NUCLEAR REGULATORY method for submitting comments on a ‘‘Consolidated Guidance About COMMISSION specific subject): Materials Licenses (NUREG–1556)’’ [NRC–2016–0077] • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to page at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ http://www.regulations.gov and search doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1556/; Information Collection: Policy for Docket ID NRC–2016–0053. Address and (2) the ‘‘Draft NUREG-Series Statement for the ‘‘Criteria for questions about NRC dockets to Carol Publications for Comment’’ page at Guidance of States and NRC in Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc- Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For comment.html#nuregs. Authority and Assumption Thereof By technical questions, contact the B. Submitting Comments States Through Agreement,’’ individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Maintenance of Existing Agreement INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Please include Docket ID NRC–2016– State Programs, Request for document. 0053 in the subject line of your Information Through the Integrated • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, comment submission, in order to ensure Materials Performance Evaluation Office of Administration, Mail Stop: that the NRC is able to make your Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear comment submission available to the Agreement State Participation in Regulatory Commission, Washington, public in this docket. IMPEP DC 20555–0001. The NRC cautions you not to include For additional direction on accessing identifying or contact information that AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory information and submitting comments, you do not want publicly disclosed in Commission. see ‘‘Obtaining Information and your comment submission. The NRC ACTION: Renewal of existing information Submitting Comments’’ in the will post all comment submissions at collection; request for comment. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of http://www.regulations.gov as well as this document. enter the comment submissions into SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric ADAMS, and the NRC does not Commission (NRC) invites public Reber, Office of Nuclear Material Safety routinely edit comment submissions to comment on the renewal of Office of and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory remove identifying or contact Management and Budget (OMB) Commission, Washington, DC 20555– information. approval for an existing collection of 0001; telephone: 301–415–5608; email: If you are requesting or aggregating information. The information collection Eric.Reber@nrc.gov. comments from other persons for is entitled, ‘‘Policy Statement for the submission to the NRC, you should ‘Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory inform these persons that they should I. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionDraft NUREG; request for comments.
DatesSubmit comments by August 12, 2016. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is only able to assure consideration of comments received on or before this date.
ContactEric Reber, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5608; email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 45308 
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