82_FR_8647 82 FR 8630 - Program-Specific Guidance About Self-Shielded Irradiators

82 FR 8630 - Program-Specific Guidance About Self-Shielded Irradiators

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 17 (January 27, 2017)

Page Range8630-8630
FR Document2017-01880

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its licensing guidance for materials licenses for self-shielded irradiators. The NRC is requesting public comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 5, Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Self-Shielded Irradiators.'' The document has been updated from the original version 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 82 Issue 17 (Friday, January 27, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 17 (Friday, January 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2016-0095]


Program-Specific Guidance About Self-Shielded Irradiators

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 materials licenses for self-shielded 
irradiators. The NRC is requesting public comment on draft NUREG-1556, 
Volume 5, Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: 
Program-Specific Guidance About Self-Shielded Irradiators.'' The 
document has been updated from the original version 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 March 10, 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.

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-2016-0095. 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: Celimar Valentin-Rodriguez, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7124; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0095 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-2016-0095.
     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 5, Revision 1, is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML17017A119.
     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-2016-0095 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 and assists applicants and licensees 
in preparing applications for materials licensees for self-shielded 
irradiators. 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 5, Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance About Materials 
Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Self-Shielded Irradiators.'' 
These comments will be considered in the final version or subsequent 
revisions.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of January 2017.

    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. 2017-01880 Filed 1-26-17; 8:45 am]
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8630 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 17 / Friday, January 27, 2017 / Notices Agenda: Provide mid-term guidance and • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, enter the comment submissions into advice to site and feedback to NSF regarding Office of Administration, Mail Stop: ADAMS, and the NRC does not progress of this project. OWFN–12–H8, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory routinely edit comment submissions to Reason for Closing: The project being Commission, Washington, DC 20555– remove identifying or contact reviewed during this site visit will include information of a proprietary or confidential 0001. information. nature, including technical information; and For additional direction on obtaining If you are requesting or aggregating information on personnel. These matters are information and submitting comments, comments from other persons for exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of see ‘‘Obtaining Information and submission to the NRC, then you should the Government in the Sunshine Act. Submitting Comments’’ in the inform those persons not to include Dated: January 24, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of identifying or contact information that this document. they do not want to be publicly Crystal Robinson, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: disclosed in their comment submission. Committee Management Officer. Celimar Valentin-Rodriguez, Office of Your request should state that the NRC [FR Doc. 2017–01846 Filed 1–26–17; 8:45 am] does not routinely edit comment Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, BILLING CODE 7555–01–P U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, submissions to remove such information Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: before making the comment 301–415–7124; email: Celimar.Valentin- submissions available to the public or NUCLEAR REGULATORY Rodriguez@nrc.gov. entering the comment submissions into COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADAMS. [NRC–2016–0095] I. Obtaining Information and II. Further Information Submitting Comments This NUREG provides guidance and Program-Specific Guidance About assists applicants and licensees in Self-Shielded Irradiators A. Obtaining Information preparing applications for materials AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– licensees for self-shielded irradiators. Commission. 0095 when contacting the NRC about This NUREG also provides NRC the availability of information regarding reviewers criteria for evaluating such a ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for this document. You may obtain license application. The purpose of this comment. publicly-available information related to notice is to provide the public an SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory this action by the following methods: opportunity to review and comment on Commission (NRC) is revising its • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to draft NUREG–1556, Volume 5, Revision licensing guidance for materials licenses http://www.regulations.gov and search 1, ‘‘Consolidated Guidance About for self-shielded irradiators. The NRC is for Docket ID NRC–2016–0095. Materials Licenses: Program-Specific requesting public comment on draft • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Guidance About Self-Shielded NUREG–1556, Volume 5, Revision 1, Access and Management System Irradiators.’’ These comments will be ‘‘Consolidated Guidance About (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- considered in the final version or Materials Licenses: Program-Specific available documents online in the subsequent revisions. Guidance About Self-Shielded ADAMS Public Documents collection at Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day Irradiators.’’ The document has been http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ of January 2017. updated from the original version to adams.html. To begin the search, select For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory include information on safety culture, ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Commission. security of radioactive materials, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Daniel S. Collins, protection of sensitive information, and Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Director, Division of Material Safety, State, changes in regulatory policies and Tribal and Rulemaking Programs, Office of practices. This document is intended for Document Room (PDR) reference staff at Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. use by applicants, licensees, and the 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737 or by [FR Doc. 2017–01880 Filed 1–26–17; 8:45 am] NRC staff. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUREG–1556, Volume 5, Revision 1, is DATES: Submit comments by March 10, available in ADAMS under Accession 2017. Comments received after this date No. ML17017A119. will be considered if it is practicable to • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and PEACE CORPS do so, but the NRC is only able to assure purchase copies of public documents at consideration of comments received on Information Collection Request; the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One or before this date. Submission for OMB Review White Flint North, 11555 Rockville ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. AGENCY:Peace Corps. by any of the following methods (unless 30-day notice and request for ACTION: this document describes a different B. Submitting Comments comments. method for submitting comments on a Please include Docket ID NRC–2016– specific subject): 0095 in the subject line of your SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to comment submission, in order to ensure submitting the following information http://www.regulations.gov and search that the NRC is able to make your collection request to the Office of for Docket ID NRC–2016–0095. Address comment submission available to the Management and Budget (OMB) for jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES questions about NRC dockets to Carol public in this docket. review and approval. The purpose of Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; The NRC cautions you not to include this notice is to allow 30 days for public email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For identifying or contact information that comment in the Federal Register technical questions, contact the you do not want publicly disclosed in preceding submission to OMB. We are individual listed in the FOR FURTHER your comment submission. The NRC conducting this process in accordance INFORMATION CONTACT section of this will post all comment submissions at with the Paperwork Reduction Act of document. http://www.regulations.gov as well as 1995. VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:58 Jan 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionDraft NUREG; request for comment.
DatesSubmit comments by March 10, 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.
ContactCelimar Valentin-Rodriguez, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7124; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 8630 
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