81 FR 59658 - Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Call for Nominations

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 168 (August 30, 2016)

Page Range		59658-59658
FR Document		2016-20809

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is advertising for nominations for the position of Radiation Safety Officer on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). Nominees should currently be functioning as a Radiation Safety Officer.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-20809]


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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 position of Radiation Safety Officer on the 
Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). Nominees 
should currently be functioning as a Radiation Safety Officer.

DATES: Nominations are due on or before October 31, 2016.
    Nomination Process: Submit an electronic copy of resume or 
curriculum vitae to Ms. Michelle Smethers, [email protected]. 
Please ensure that the resume or curriculum vitae includes the 
following information, if applicable: education; certification; 
professional association membership and committee membership 
activities; duties and responsibilities in current and previous 
clinical, research, and/or academic position(s).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Michelle Smethers, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards; (301) 415-6711; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACMUI Radiation Safety Officer provides 
advice to NRC staff on health physics issues associated with medical 
applications of byproduct material. This advice includes providing 
input on NRC proposed rules and guidance documents; providing 
recommendations on the training and experience of radiation safety 
officers; identification of medical events; evaluating non-routine uses 
of byproduct material; bringing key issues in the radiation safety 
officer community to the attention of NRC staff; evaluating the 
security of byproduct material used in medical and research facilities, 
and other issues as they relate to radiation safety and NRC medical-use 
policy.
    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.
    NRC is inviting nominations for the Radiation Safety Officer to the 
ACMUI. The term of the individual currently occupying this position 
will end September 27, 2017. Committee members currently serve a four-
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 travel expenses only.
    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 24th day of August, 2016.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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comment on whether it should defer performing the necessary tasks to routine uses of byproduct material;
application of the proposed comply with this requirement. bringing key issues in the radiation
requirements for theaters with If additional information is required, safety officer community to the
auditoriums that show analog movies contact: Jerri Murray, Department attention of NRC staff; evaluating the
exclusively. If the Department decides Clearance Officer, United States security of byproduct material used in
to defer coverage of analog auditoriums, Department of Justice, Justice medical and research facilities, and
then the number of respondents may Management Division, Policy and other issues as they relate to radiation
drop. DRS estimates that all of the Planning Staff, Two Constitution safety and NRC medical-use policy.
approximately 1,876 respondents will Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, ACMUI members are selected based
comply with this requirement. Washington, DC 20530. on their educational background,
Based on a review of current movie Dated: August 25, 2016. certification(s), work experience,
theater communications, it is estimated Jerri Murray, involvement and/or leadership in
that an average of 10 minutes per
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. professional society activities, and other
respondent is needed to update existing Department of Justice. information obtained in letters or during
notices of movie showings and times
[FR Doc. 2016–20775 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am] the selection process.
with this information. The Department
acknowledges, however, that the BILLING CODE 4410–13–P ACMUI members possess the medical
amount of time it will take a respondent and technical skills needed to address
to comply with this requirement will evolving issues. The current
likely vary because the amount of time NUCLEAR REGULATORY membership is comprised of the
necessary depends on the number of COMMISSION following professionals: (a) Nuclear
movies that the respondent is able to medicine physician; (b) nuclear
Advisory Committee on the Medical cardiologist; (c) two radiation
show at any given time.
Frequency: The Department Uses of Isotopes: Call for Nominations oncologists; (d) diagnostic radiologist;
anticipates that movie theaters will AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory (e) therapy medical physicist; (f) nuclear
likely update their existing listings of Commission medicine physicist; (g) nuclear
movie showings and times to include ACTION: Call for nominations. pharmacist; (h) health care
information concerning the availability administrator; (i) radiation safety officer;
of closed movie captioning and audio SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory (j) patients’ rights advocate; (k) Food
description on a regular basis. The Commission (NRC) is advertising for and Drug Administration representative;
Department’s research suggests that this nominations for the position of and (l) Agreement State representative.
information would only need to be Radiation Safety Officer on the Advisory NRC is inviting nominations for the
updated whenever a new movie with Committee on the Medical Uses of Radiation Safety Officer to the ACMUI.
these features is added to the schedule. Isotopes (ACMUI). Nominees should The term of the individual currently
This will vary as some movies stay on currently be functioning as a Radiation occupying this position will end
the schedule for longer periods of time Safety Officer. September 27, 2017. Committee
than other movies, but the Department DATES: Nominations are due on or members currently serve a four-year
estimates that movie theaters will before October 31, 2016. term and may be considered for
update their listings to include this Nomination Process: Submit an reappointment to an additional term.
information weekly. If, in the future, all electronic copy of resume or curriculum
movies are distributed with these vitae to Ms. Michelle Smethers, Nominees must be U.S. citizens and
features, specific notice on a movie-by- Michelle.Smethers@nrc.gov. Please be able to devote approximately 160
movie basis may no longer be necessary, ensure that the resume or curriculum hours per year to Committee business.
and a movie theater may only need to vitae includes the following Members who are not Federal
advise the public that it shows movies information, if applicable: education; employees are compensated for their
with closed movie captioning and audio certification; professional association service. In addition, members are
description. membership and committee reimbursed for travel (including per-
6. An estimate of the total annual membership activities; duties and diem in lieu of subsistence) and are
public burden (in hours) associated with responsibilities in current and previous reimbursed secretarial and
the collection: The estimated public clinical, research, and/or academic correspondence expenses. Full-time
burden associated with this collection is position(s). Federal employees are reimbursed travel
16,259 hours. It is estimated that expenses only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
respondents will take an average of 10 Security Background Check: The
minutes (1⁄6 of an hour) to update their Michelle Smethers, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Office of selected nominee will undergo a
existing listings of movie showings and thorough security background check.
times to include this information and Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards;
(301) 415–6711; Michelle.Smethers@ Security paperwork may take the
that such updates will occur weekly for nominee several weeks to complete.
new movies that are added to the nrc.gov.
Nominees will also be required to
schedule. The total annual public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
complete a financial disclosure
burden hours for disclosing this ACMUI Radiation Safety Officer statement to avoid conflicts of interest.
information sum to 16,258.67 hours provides advice to NRC staff on health
(1,876 respondents × 1⁄6 hours × 52 physics issues associated with medical Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
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times a year = 16,258 and 2⁄3 hours). applications of byproduct material. This of August, 2016.
Assuming a movie theater spends 10 advice includes providing input on NRC For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
minutes each week to update its notices proposed rules and guidance Commission.
of moving showings and times to documents; providing recommendations Andrew L. Bates,
include this information, the average on the training and experience of Advisory Committee Management Officer.
movie theater firm will spend 8.67 radiation safety officers; identification [FR Doc. 2016–20809 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am]
hours annually (1⁄6 hour × 52 times) of medical events; evaluating non- BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Call for nominations.
Dates		Nominations are due on or before October 31, 2016.
Contact		Ms. Michelle Smethers, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; (301) 415-6711; [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 59658