82 FR 48125 - Instructions for Recording and Reporting Occupational Radiation Dose Data
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 48125-48126] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22289] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2017-0205] Instructions for Recording and Reporting Occupational Radiation Dose Data AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-8056, ``Instructions for Recording and Reporting Occupational Radiation Dose Data.'' This DG is a proposed Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.7 of the same name. The DG addresses issues that were identified after Revision 3 was issued in December 2016. The DG reinstates the long-standing staff position concerning a licensee's consideration of prior occupational dose when making prospective occupational dose monitoring determinations. The DG retains the guidance from Revision 3 on completing NRC Form 4, ``Cumulative Occupational Dose History,'' and NRC Form 5, ``Occupational Dose Record for a Monitoring Period.'' DATES: Submit comments by December 15, 2017. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0205. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-2-A13, 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: Terry Brock, telephone: 301-415-1793; email: [email protected] or Harriet Karagiannis, telephone: 301-415- 2493; email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0205 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this action. You may obtain publically-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-2017-0205. 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. DG-8056 is electronically available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML17144A182. 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-2017-0205 in your comment submission. 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 enters 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. Additional Information The NRC is issuing for public comment a DG in the NRC's ``Regulatory Guide'' series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the public information regarding methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. The NRC staff is issuing DG-8056 for public comment to address issues identified by the NRC staff and other stakeholders subsequent to the issuance of RG 8.7, Revision 3 in December 2016. Revision 3 was issued as a draft (with a temporary identification of DG-8030) for public comment on August 28, 2015 (80 FR 52345) under ADAMS Accession No. ML15169A218. The public comment period for Revision 3 closed on October 27, 2015. The NRC received one set of comments from an industry association. Those comments and the NRC staff's responses are available under ADAMS Accession No. ML16060A392. The NRC issued Revision 3 in its final form on December 8, 2016 (81 FR 88710). The final version of Revision 3, however, modified a staff position regarding the consideration of prior occupational dose, and whether that should be a factor in licensee occupational monitoring determinations in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1502. [[Page 48126]] After issuing Revision 3, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) submitted a letter to NRC stating that Revision 3 requires licensees to consider exposures received by employees during prior employment at a different facility when determining whether monitoring is required pursuant to section 10 CFR 20.1502, which was a change in agency position from: (1) The staff position that was in both Revisions 1 and 2 of Regulatory Guide 8.7, (2) the staff position that is in Regulatory Guide 8.34, and (3) over two decades of industry practice developed in accordance with these staff positions. In response, the NRC staff reassessed the requirements in 10 CFR part 20 and concluded that another revision to RG 8.7 was warranted. This revision contains essentially the staff position as set forth in Revisions 1 and 2 of RG 8.7. However, the staff is not rescinding Revision 3 because it allows a more conservative option for those licensees who want to consider prior occupational dose when making 10 CFR 20.1502 determinations. DG-8056 retains clarifying changes made in Revision 3. III. Use of NRC Forms 4 and 5 DG-8056 references NRC Form 4, ``Cumulative Occupational Dose History (04-2015),'' or its electronic equivalent, which is available for use by NRC licensees to record an individual's cumulative occupational dose history. DG-8056 also references NRC Form 5, ``Occupational Dose Record for a Monitoring Period (04-2015),'' or its electronic equivalent, which is available for use by NRC licensees to record the occupational dose for any monitoring period beginning on or after January 1, 2016. As noted in the December 8, 2016 Federal Register notice for Revision 3, all NRC licensees should have begun using the updated NRC Form 5, ``Occupational Dose Record for a Monitoring Period (04-2015),'' or its equivalent, for any monitoring period beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Both forms are available online through the NRC Library on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections. IV. Backfitting This DG addresses compliance with the NRC's requirements in 10 CFR part 20 to record and report an individual's cumulative occupational dose history and the occupational dose received by an individual for a specific monitoring period. The NRC regards these requirements as constituting information collection and reporting requirements. The NRC has long taken the position that information collection and reporting requirements are not subject to the NRC's backfitting and issue finality regulations in 10 CFR 50.109, 10 CFR 70.76, 10 CFR 72.62, 10 CFR 76.76, and 10 CFR part 52 (e.g., ``Material Control and Accounting Methods,'' December 23, 2002 (67 FR 78130); and ``Regulatory Improvements to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System,'' June 9, 2008 (73 FR 32453)). Therefore, the NRC has determined that its backfitting and issue finality regulations would not apply to this DG, if ultimately issued as a RG, because the DG does not include any provisions within the scope of matters covered by the backfitting provisions in 10 CFR parts 50, 70, 72, or 76, or the issue finality provisions of 10 CFR part 52. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of October 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Thomas H. 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Foundation homepage at the following questions about NRC dockets to Carol Please include Docket ID NRC–2017–
link: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/ Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 0205 in your comment submission. The
pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf17133. email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For NRC cautions you not to include
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: technical questions, contact the identifying or contact information that
Questions regarding the service contract individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER you do not want to be publicly
inventory should be directed to Richard INFORMATION CONTACT section of this disclosed in your comment submission.
Pihl in the BFA/DACS at 703–292–7395 document. The NRC posts all comment
or rpihl@nsf.gov. • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office submissions at http://
of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN–2– www.regulations.gov as well as enters
Dated: October 11, 2017.
A13, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory the comment submissions into ADAMS.
Suzanne Plimpton, Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science The NRC does not routinely edit
0001. comment submissions to remove
Foundation. For additional direction on obtaining
identifying or contact information.
[FR Doc. 2017–22300 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] information and submitting comments,
If you are requesting or aggregating
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comments from other persons for
Submitting Comments’’ in the
submission to the NRC, then you should
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
inform those persons not to include
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identifying or contact information that
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they do not want to be publicly
Terry Brock, telephone: 301–415–1793; disclosed in their comment submission.
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email: Terry.Brock@nrc.gov or Harriet Your request should state that the NRC
Instructions for Recording and Karagiannis, telephone: 301–415–2493; does not routinely edit comment
Reporting Occupational Radiation email: Harriet.Karagiannis@nrc.gov. submissions to remove such information
Dose Data Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear before making the comment
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear submissions available to the public or
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Regulatory Commission, Washington, entering the comment submissions into
Commission. DC 20555–0001. ADAMS.
ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
for comment. II. Additional Information
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments The NRC is issuing for public
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory comment a DG in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing for public A. Obtaining Information Guide’’ series. This series was
comment draft regulatory guide (DG), developed to describe and make
DG–8056, ‘‘Instructions for Recording Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017–
0205 when contacting the NRC about available to the public information
and Reporting Occupational Radiation regarding methods that are acceptable to
Dose Data.’’ This DG is a proposed the availability of information regarding
this action. You may obtain publically- the NRC staff for implementing specific
Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.7 parts of the NRC’s regulations,
of the same name. The DG addresses available information related to this
action, by any of the following methods: techniques that the staff uses in
issues that were identified after
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to evaluating specific issues or postulated
Revision 3 was issued in December events, and data that the staff needs in
http://www.regulations.gov and search
2016. The DG reinstates the long- its review of applications for permits
for Docket ID NRC–2017–0205.
standing staff position concerning a
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents and licenses.
licensee’s consideration of prior The NRC staff is issuing DG–8056 for
Access and Management System
occupational dose when making public comment to address issues
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly
prospective occupational dose identified by the NRC staff and other
available documents online in the
monitoring determinations. The DG stakeholders subsequent to the issuance
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
retains the guidance from Revision 3 on of RG 8.7, Revision 3 in December 2016.
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
completing NRC Form 4, ‘‘Cumulative Revision 3 was issued as a draft (with
adams.html. To begin the search, select
Occupational Dose History,’’ and NRC a temporary identification of DG–8030)
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
Form 5, ‘‘Occupational Dose Record for for public comment on August 28, 2015
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
a Monitoring Period.’’ (80 FR 52345) under ADAMS Accession
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
DATES: Submit comments by December please contact the NRC’s Public No. ML15169A218. The public
15, 2017. Comments received after this Document Room (PDR) reference staff at comment period for Revision 3 closed
date will be considered if it is practical 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by on October 27, 2015. The NRC received
to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The one set of comments from an industry
consideration only for comments ADAMS accession number for each association. Those comments and the
received on or before this date. document referenced (if it is available in NRC staff’s responses are available
Although a time limit is given, ADAMS) is provided the first time that under ADAMS Accession No.
comments and suggestions in it is mentioned in this document. DG– ML16060A392. The NRC issued
connection with items for inclusion in 8056 is electronically available in Revision 3 in its final form on December
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guides currently being developed or ADAMS under Accession No. 8, 2016 (81 FR 88710). The final version
improvements in all published guides ML17144A182. of Revision 3, however, modified a staff
are encouraged at any time. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and position regarding the consideration of
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments purchase copies of public documents at prior occupational dose, and whether
by any of the following methods: the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One that should be a factor in licensee
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to White Flint North, 11555 Rockville occupational monitoring determinations
http://www.regulations.gov and search Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1502.
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After issuing Revision 3, the Nuclear the position that information collection Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
Energy Institute (NEI) submitted a letter and reporting requirements are not email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
to NRC stating that Revision 3 requires subject to the NRC’s backfitting and technical questions, contact the
licensees to consider exposures received issue finality regulations in 10 CFR individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
by employees during prior employment 50.109, 10 CFR 70.76, 10 CFR 72.62, 10 INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
at a different facility when determining CFR 76.76, and 10 CFR part 52 (e.g., document.
whether monitoring is required ‘‘Material Control and Accounting • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
pursuant to section 10 CFR 20.1502, Methods,’’ December 23, 2002 (67 FR Access and Management System
which was a change in agency position 78130); and ‘‘Regulatory Improvements (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
from: (1) The staff position that was in to the Nuclear Materials Management available documents online in the
both Revisions 1 and 2 of Regulatory and Safeguards System,’’ June 9, 2008 ADAMS Public Documents collection at
Guide 8.7, (2) the staff position that is (73 FR 32453)). Therefore, the NRC has http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
in Regulatory Guide 8.34, and (3) over determined that its backfitting and issue adams.html. To begin the search, select
two decades of industry practice finality regulations would not apply to ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
developed in accordance with these this DG, if ultimately issued as a RG, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
staff positions. because the DG does not include any Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
In response, the NRC staff reassessed provisions within the scope of matters please contact the NRC’s Public
the requirements in 10 CFR part 20 and covered by the backfitting provisions in Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
concluded that another revision to RG 10 CFR parts 50, 70, 72, or 76, or the 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
8.7 was warranted. This revision issue finality provisions of 10 CFR part email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
contains essentially the staff position as 52. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
set forth in Revisions 1 and 2 of RG 8.7. purchase copies of public documents at
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day
However, the staff is not rescinding the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
of October 2017.
Revision 3 because it allows a more White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
conservative option for those licensees Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
who want to consider prior Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
occupational dose when making 10 CFR Miriam L. Cohen, Secretary, Executive
20.1502 determinations. DG–8056 Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office
of Nuclear Regulatory Research. Resources Board, U.S. Nuclear
retains clarifying changes made in Regulatory Commission, Washington,
Revision 3. [FR Doc. 2017–22289 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am]
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DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–287–
III. Use of NRC Forms 4 and 5 0747, email: Miriam.Cohen@nrc.gov.
DG–8056 references NRC Form 4, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
‘‘Cumulative Occupational Dose History NUCLEAR REGULATORY following individuals appointed as
(04–2015),’’ or its electronic equivalent, COMMISSION members of the NRC PRB are
which is available for use by NRC responsible for making
[NRC–2017–0204]
licensees to record an individual’s recommendations to the appointing and
cumulative occupational dose history. Performance Review Boards for Senior awarding authorities on performance
DG–8056 also references NRC Form 5, Executive Service appraisal ratings and performance
‘‘Occupational Dose Record for a awards for Senior Executives and Senior
Monitoring Period (04–2015),’’ or its AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Level System employees:
electronic equivalent, which is available Commission. Victor M. McCree, Executive Director
for use by NRC licensees to record the ACTION: Appointments. for Operations
occupational dose for any monitoring SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Margaret M. Doane, General Counsel
period beginning on or after January 1, Frederick D. Brown, Deputy Executive
Commission (NRC) has announced
2016. As noted in the December 8, 2016 Director for Materials, Waste,
appointments to the NRC Performance
Federal Register notice for Revision 3, Research, State, Tribal, Compliance,
Review Board (PRB) responsible for
all NRC licensees should have begun Administration, and Human Capital
making recommendations on
using the updated NRC Form 5, Programs, Office of the Executive
performance appraisal ratings and
‘‘Occupational Dose Record for a Director for Operations
performance awards for NRC Senior
Monitoring Period (04–2015),’’ or its Catherine Haney, Regional
Executives and Senior Level System
equivalent, for any monitoring period Administrator, Region II
employees and appointments to the
beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Kimberly A. Howell, Director, Office of
NRC PRB Panel responsible for making
Both forms are available online through Investigations
recommendations to the appointing and
the NRC Library on the NRC’s public Michael R. Johnson, Deputy Executive
awarding authorities for NRC PRB
Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading- Director for Reactor and Preparedness
members.
rm/doc-collections. Programs, Office of the Executive
DATES: October 16, 2017. Director for Operations
IV. Backfitting ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID David J. Nelson, Chief Information
This DG addresses compliance with NRC–2017–0204 when contacting the Officer
the NRC’s requirements in 10 CFR part NRC about the availability of Marc L. Dapas, Director, Office of
20 to record and report an individual’s information regarding this document. Nuclear Material Safety and
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cumulative occupational dose history You may obtain publicly-available Safeguards
and the occupational dose received by information related to this document Michael F. Weber, Director, Office of
an individual for a specific monitoring using any of the following methods: Nuclear Regulatory Research
period. The NRC regards these • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Brian E. Holian, Acting Director, Office
requirements as constituting http://www.regulations.gov and search of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
information collection and reporting for Docket ID NRC–2017–0204. Address Maureen E. Wylie, Chief Financial
requirements. The NRC has long taken questions about NRC dockets to Carol Officer
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| Dates | Submit comments by December 15, 2017. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time. | |
| Contact | Terry Brock, telephone: 301-415-1793; email: [email protected] or Harriet Karagiannis, telephone: 301-415- 2493; email: [email protected] Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |
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