81_FR_91448 81 FR 91206 - Program-Specific Guidance About Possession Licenses for Production of Radioactive Material Using an Accelerator

81 FR 91206 - Program-Specific Guidance About Possession Licenses for Production of Radioactive Material Using an Accelerator

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 242 (December 16, 2016)

Page Range91206-91207
FR Document2016-30343

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its licensing guidance for possession licenses for the production of radioactive material using an accelerator. The NRC is requesting public comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 21, Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Possession Licenses for Production of Radioactive Material Using an Accelerator.'' The document has been updated from the original version to include information on safety culture 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 242 (Friday, December 16, 2016) 
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2016-0158]


Program-Specific Guidance About Possession Licenses for 
Production of Radioactive Material Using an Accelerator

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its 
licensing guidance for possession licenses for the production of 
radioactive material using an accelerator. The NRC is requesting public 
comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 21, Revision 1, ``Consolidated 
Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about 
Possession Licenses for Production of Radioactive Material Using an 
Accelerator.'' The document has been updated from the original version 
to include information on safety culture and changes in regulatory 
policies and practices. This document is intended for use by 
applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff.

DATES: Submit comments by January 20, 2017. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practicable to do so, but the NRC 
is only able to assure consideration of comments received on or before 
this date.

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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-2016-0158. 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-H8, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert MacDougall, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5175; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0158 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-2016-0158.
     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 21, Revision 1, is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML16336A536.
     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 21, Revision 1, is also available on 
the NRC's public Web site on the: (1) ``Consolidated Guidance About 
Materials Licenses (NUREG-1556)'' page at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1556/; and the (2) ``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-2016-0158 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, 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. Further Information

    This NUREG provides guidance to existing licensees that produce 
radioactive materials using an accelerator, and to applicants preparing 
license applications to possess such materials. This NUREG also 
provides NRC reviewers criteria for evaluating such a license 
application. The purpose of this notice is to provide the public an 
opportunity to review and comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 21, 
Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-
Specific Guidance About Possession Licenses for the Production of 
Radioactive Material Using an Accelerator.'' These comments will be 
considered in the final version or subsequent revisions.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of December, 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. 2016-30343 Filed 12-15-16; 8:45 am]
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91206 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 242 / Friday, December 16, 2016 / Notices for a particular test standard may use agencies to take this opportunity to IV. Request for Comments either the proprietary version of the test comment on proposed and/or Comments are invited on: (1) Whether standard or the ANSI version of that continuing information collections, as the proposed collection of information standard. Contact ANSI to determine required by the Paperwork Reduction is necessary for the proper performance whether a test standard is currently Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. of the functions of NASA, including ANSI-approved. 3506(c)(2)(A)). whether the information collected has A. Conditions DATES: All comments should be practical utility; (2) the accuracy of submitted within 60 calendar days from NASA’s estimate of the burden In addition to those conditions (including hours and cost) of the the date of this publication. already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, proposed collection of information; (3) ITSNA must abide by the following ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Frances Teel, National ways to enhance the quality, utility, and conditions of the recognition: clarity of the information to be 1. ITSNA must inform OSHA as soon Aeronautics and Space Administration, collected; and (4) ways to minimize the as possible, in writing, of any change of Washington, DC 20546–0001. burden of the collection of information ownership, facilities, or key personnel, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: on respondents, including automated and of any major change in its Requests for additional information or collection techniques or the use of other operations as an NRTL, and provide copies of the information collection forms of information technology. details of the change(s); instrument(s) and instructions should Comments submitted in response to 2. ITSNA must meet all the terms of be directed to Frances Teel, NASA PRA this notice will be summarized and its recognition and comply with all Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E included in the request for OMB OSHA policies pertaining to this Street SW., JF0000, Washington, DC approval of this information collection. recognition; and 20546, (202) 358–2225. They will also become a matter of 3. ITSNA must continue to meet the public record. requirements for recognition, including SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: all previously published conditions on I. Abstract Frances Teel, ITSNA’s scope of recognition, in all NASA PRA Clearance Officer. areas for which it has recognition. The National Aeronautics and Space [FR Doc. 2016–30319 Filed 12–15–16; 8:45 am] Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR Administration seeks to collect BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope information from members of the public of recognition of ITSNA, subject to the to plan, conduct, and register limitation and conditions specified participants and volunteers for the NUCLEAR REGULATORY above. NASA Human Exploration Rover COMMISSION Challenge, which supports science, III. Authority and Signature technology, engineering, or mathematics [NRC–2016–0158] David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, (STEM) education. This engineering Assistant Secretary of Labor for design challenge focuses on NASA’s Program-Specific Guidance About Occupational Safety and Health, 200 current plans to explore planets, moons, Possession Licenses for Production of Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, asteroids, and comets—all members of Radioactive Material Using an DC 20210, authorized the preparation of the solar system family. The challenge Accelerator this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is will focus on designing, constructing AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. and testing technologies for mobility Commission. 657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No. devices to perform in these different ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for 1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and environments, and it will provide comment. 29 CFR 1910.7. valuable experiences that engage students in the technologies and SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Signed at Washington, DC, on December 12, 2016. concepts that will be needed in future Commission (NRC) is revising its exploration missions. NASA collects the licensing guidance for possession David Michaels, minimum information necessary from licenses for the production of Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational radioactive material using an Safety and Health. teams, participants, and volunteers to plan and conduct the event. accelerator. The NRC is requesting [FR Doc. 2016–30287 Filed 12–15–16; 8:45 am] public comment on draft NUREG–1556, BILLING CODE 4510–26–P II. Method of Collection Volume 21, Revision 1, ‘‘Consolidated Electronic and Fillable PDF. Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND III. Data Possession Licenses for Production of SPACE ADMINISTRATION Title: NASA Human Exploration Radioactive Material Using an Rover Challenge. Accelerator.’’ The document has been Notice of Information Collection updated from the original version to OMB Number: 2700–0157. AGENCY: National Aeronautics and include information on safety culture Type of Review: Renewal, with Space Administration (NASA). and changes in regulatory policies and change, of a currently approved practices. This document is intended for Notice: (16–085). information collection. use by applicants, licensees, and the mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES ACTION: Notice of information collection Affected Public: Individuals. renewal, with change. NRC staff. Estimated Number of Respondents: DATES: Submit comments by January 20, SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 960. 2017. Comments received after this date Space Administration, as part of its Estimated Total Annual Burden will be considered if it is practicable to continuing effort to reduce paperwork Hours: 78. do so, but the NRC is only able to assure and respondent burden, invites the Estimated Total Annual Cost: consideration of comments received on general public and other Federal $7,425.00. or before this date. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:42 Dec 15, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 242 / Friday, December 16, 2016 / Notices 91207 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments White Flint North, 11555 Rockville For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory by any of the following methods (unless Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Commission. this document describes a different The draft NUREG–1556, Volume 21, Daniel S. Collins, method for submitting comments on a Revision 1, is also available on the Director, Division of Material Safety, State, specific subject): NRC’s public Web site on the: (1) Tribal and Rulemaking Programs, Office of • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to ‘‘Consolidated Guidance About Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. http://www.regulations.gov and search Materials Licenses (NUREG–1556)’’ [FR Doc. 2016–30343 Filed 12–15–16; 8:45 am] for Docket ID NRC–2016–0158. Address page at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ BILLING CODE 7590–01–P questions about NRC dockets to Carol doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1556/; Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; and the (2) ‘‘Draft NUREG-Series email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For Publications for Comment’’ page at NUCLEAR REGULATORY technical questions, contact the http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc- COMMISSION individual listed in the FOR FURTHER comment.html#nuregs. [NRC–2016–0001] INFORMATION CONTACT section of this B. Submitting Comments document. Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Please include Docket ID NRC–2016– • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, 0158 in the subject line of your DATE:December 14, 2016. Office of Administration, Mail Stop: comment submission, in order to ensure PLACE:Commissioners’ Conference OWFN–12–H8, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory that the NRC is able to make your Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Commission, Washington, DC 20555– comment submission available to the Maryland. 0001. public in this docket. For additional direction on obtaining The NRC cautions you not to include STATUS: Public. information and submitting comments, identifying or contact information that Week of December 12, 2016 see ‘‘Obtaining Information and you do not want publicly disclosed in Submitting Comments’’ in the your comment submission. The NRC Thursday, December 15, 2016 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of will post all comment submissions at 9:25 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public this document. http://www.regulations.gov as well as Meeting) (Tentative) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: enter the comment submissions into 1. Florida Power & Light Co. (Turkey Robert MacDougall, Office of Nuclear ADAMS, and the NRC does not Point Nuclear Generating Units 3 and 4), Material Safety and Safeguards; U.S. routinely edit comment submissions to Intervenor’s Appeal of LBP–16–8 Nuclear Regulatory Commission, remove identifying or contact (Tentative) Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: information. 2. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 301–415–5175; email: If you are requesting or aggregating (William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Robert.MacDougall@nrc.gov. comments from other persons for Units 1 and 2), Mandatory Hearing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submission to the NRC, then you should Decision (Tentative) inform those persons not to include This meeting will be webcast live at I. Obtaining Information and identifying or contact information that the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. Submitting Comments they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. * * * * * A. Obtaining Information Your request should state that the NRC Additional Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– does not routinely edit comment 0158 when contacting the NRC about By a vote of 3–0 on December 14, submissions to remove such information the availability of information regarding 2016, the Commission determined before making the comment this document. You may obtain pursuant to U.S.C. 552b(e) and 9.107(a) submissions available to the public or publicly-available information related to of the Commission’s rules that the item entering the comment submissions into this action by the following methods: in the above referenced Affirmation ADAMS. • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Session be held with less than one week http://www.regulations.gov and search II. Further Information notice to the public. The meeting is for Docket ID NRC–2016–0158. This NUREG provides guidance to scheduled on December 15, 2016. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents existing licensees that produce * * * * * Access and Management System radioactive materials using an The schedule for Commission (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- accelerator, and to applicants preparing meetings is subject to change on short available documents online in the license applications to possess such notice. For more information or to verify ADAMS Public Documents collection at materials. This NUREG also provides the status of meetings, contact Denise http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ NRC reviewers criteria for evaluating McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email adams.html. To begin the search, select such a license application. The purpose at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then of this notice is to provide the public an * * * * * select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS opportunity to review and comment on The NRC Commission Meeting Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, draft NUREG–1556, Volume 21, Schedule can be found on the Internet please contact the NRC’s Public Revision 1, ‘‘Consolidated Guidance at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ Document Room (PDR) reference staff at About Materials Licenses: Program- public-meetings/schedule.html. 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737 or by Specific Guidance About Possession * * * * * mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft Licenses for the Production of The NRC provides reasonable NUREG–1556, Volume 21, Revision 1, is Radioactive Material Using an accommodation to individuals with available in ADAMS under Accession Accelerator.’’ These comments will be disabilities where appropriate. If you No. ML16336A536. considered in the final version or need a reasonable accommodation to • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and subsequent revisions. participate in these public meetings, or purchase copies of public documents at Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day need this meeting notice or the the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One of December, 2016. transcript or other information from the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:42 Dec 15, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1


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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 comment.
DatesSubmit comments by January 20, 2017. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practicable to do so, but the NRC is only able to assure consideration of comments received on or before this date.
ContactRobert MacDougall, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5175; email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 91206 
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