STATE REGULATION STATUS 

State: NY STATE DEPT. OF ENVIRON. CONSERVATION (NYSDEC) Date Page Update: Mar. 29, 2001 

[Number of proposed/final amendments (date) reviewed are Tracking Ticket Number: 

identified by a i at the beginning of each equivalent NRC regulation.] Date: 

NRC Chronology IdentificationNYSDEC FR Notice 

(State Due 

Date) 

RATS ID Proposed (P) / 

Final (F)1 Rule / 

ML #5 

NRC Review / 

Y, N2 / Date / 

ML #5 

Final State Regulation1 

(Effective Date) 

Standards for Protection Against 

Radiation-Part 20 

56 FR 23360; 

56 FR 61352; 

57 FR 38588; 

57 FR 57877; 

58 FR 67657; 

59 FR 41641; 

60 FR 20183; 

(1/1/94) 

1991-3 F-N 11/6/97 

Safety Requirements for Radiographic 

Equipment-Part 34 

55 FR 843; 

(1/10/94) 

1991-1 N/A 

ASNT Certification of RadiographersPart 34 56 FR 11504; 

(none) 

1991-2 Not required3 

Notification of Incidents-Parts 20, 30, 31, 

34, 39, 40, 70 

56 FR 64980; 

(10/15/94) 

1991-4 

Quality Management Program and 

Misadministrations-Part 35 

56 FR 34104; 

(1/27/95) 

1992-1 N/A 

Eliminating the Recordkeeping 

Requirements for Departures from 

Manufacturer's Instructions-Parts 30,35 

57 FR 45566; 

(none) 

1992-2 Not required3 

Licensing and Radiation Safety 

Requirements for Irradiators-Part 36 

58 FR 7715; 

(7/1/96) 

1993-2 Not applicable SECY-95­

1124 

Definition of Land Disposal and Waste 

Site QA Program-Part 61 

58 FR 33886; 

(7/22/96) 

1993-3 Not applicable 

SECY-95-1124 

Decommissioning Recordkeeping and 

License Termination: Documentation 

Additions [Restricted areas and spill 

sites]-Parts 30, 40 

58 FR 39628; 

(10/25/96) 

1993-1 

Self-Guarantee as an Additional Financial 

Mechanism-Parts 30, 40, 70 

58 FR 68726; 

59 FR 1618 

(none) 

1994-1 Not required3 

Uranium Mill Tailings Regulations: 

Conforming NRC Requirements to EPA 

Standards-Part 40 

59 FR 28220; 

(7/1/97) 

1994-2 N/A 

Timeliness in Decommissioning Material 

Facilities-Parts 30, 40, 70 

59 FR 36026; 

(8/15/97) 

1994-3 N/A 

Preparation, Transfer for Commercial 

Distribution, and Use of Byproduct 

Material for Medical Use-Parts 30, 32, 35 

59 FR 61767; 

59 FR 65243 

60 FR 322; 

(1/1/98) 

1995-1 N/A 

Frequency of Medical Examinations for 

Use of Respiratory Protection 

Equipment-Part 20 

60 FR 7900; 

(3/13/98) 

1995-2 N/A 

Low-Level Waste Shipment Manifest 

Information and Reporting-Parts 20, 61 

60 FR 15649; 

60 FR 25983 

(3/1/98) 

1995-3 1-4/1998 IMPEP 
NRC Chronology IdentificationNYSDEC 

FR Notice 

(State Due 

Date) 

RATS ID Proposed (P) / 

Final (F)1 Rule / 

ML #5 

NRC Review / 

Y, N2 / Date / 

ML #5 

Final State Regulation1 

(Effective Date) 

Performance Requirements for 

Radiography Equipment-Part 34 

60 FR 28323; 

(6/30/98) 

1995-4 N/A 

Radiation Protection Requirements: 

Amended Definitions and Criteria-Parts 

19, 20 

60 FR 36038; 

(8/14/98) 

1995-5 

Clarification of Decommissioning 

Funding Requirements-Parts 30, 40, 70 

60 FR 38235; 

(11/24/98) 

1995-6 N/A 

Medical Administration of Radiation and 

Radioactive Materials-Parts 20, 35 

60 FR 48623; 

(10/20/98) 

1995-7 N/A 

10 CFR Part 71: Compatibility with the 

International Atomic Energy Agency-Part 

71 

60 FR 50248; 

61 FR 28723 

(4/1/99) 

1996-1 1–4/1998 IMPEP 

One Time Extension of Certain 

Byproduct, Source and Special Nuclear 

Materials Licenses-Parts 30, 40, 70 

61 FR 1109; 

(none) 

1996-2 Not required3 

Termination or Transfer of Licensed 

Activities: Recordkeeping 

Requirements-Parts 20, 30, 40, 61, 70 

61 FR 24669; 

(6/17/99) 

1996-3 

Resolution of Dual Regulation of Airborne 

Effluents of Radioactive Materials; Clean 

Air Act-Part 20 

61 FR 65120; 

(1/9/00) 

1997-1 

Fissile Material Shipments and 

Exemptions-Part 71 

62 FR 5907; 

(none) 

1997-4 Not required3 

Recognition of Agreement State 

Licenses in Areas Under Exclusive 

Federal Jurisdiction Within an Agreement 

State-Part 150 

62 FR 1662; 

(2/27/00) 

1997-2 N/A 

Criteria for the Release of Individuals 

Administered Radioactive MaterialParts 20, 35 

62 FR 4120; 

(5/29/00) 

1997-3 N/A 

Licenses for Industrial Radiography and 

Radiation Safety Requirements for 

Industrial Radiography Operations-Parts 

30, 34, 71, 150 

62 FR 28948; 

(6/27/00) 

1997-5 N/A 

Radiological Criteria for License 

Termination-Parts 20, 30, 40, 70 

62 FR 39058; 

(8/20/00) 

1997-6 

Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive 

Drug Containing One Microcurie of 

Carbon-14 Urea-Part 30 

62 FR 63634; 

(1/02/01) 

1997-7 N/A 

Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed 

Persons-Parts 30, 40, 61, 70, 150 

63 FR 1890; 63 

FR 13773 

(2/12/01) 

1998-1 

Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning 

Funding by Nonprofit and Non-BondIssuing Licensees- Parts 30, 40, 70 

63 FR 29535; 

(none) 

1998-2 Not required3 

License Term for Medical Use LicensesPart 35 63 FR 31604; 

(none) 

1998-3 Not required3 
NRC Chronology IdentificationNYSDEC 

FR Notice 

(State Due 

Date) 

RATS ID Proposed (P) / 

Final (F)1 Rule / 

ML #5 

NRC Review / 

Y, N2 / Date / 

ML #5 

Final State Regulation1 

(Effective Date) 

Licenses for Industrial Radiography and 

Radiation Safety Requirements for 

Industrial Radiographic Operations-Part 

34 

63 FR 37059; 

(7/9/01) 

1998-4 N/A 

Minor Corrections, Clarifying Changes, 

and a Minor Policy Change-Parts 20, 35, 

36 

63 FR 39477; 

63 FR 45393 

(10/26/01) 

1998-5 

Transfer for Disposal and Manifests: 

Minor Technical Conforming 

Amendment-Part 20 

63 FR 50127; 

(11/20/01) 

1998-6 

Radiological Criteria for License 

Termination of Uranium Recovery 

Facilities-Part 40 

64 FR 17506; 

(6/11/02) 

1999-1 N/A 

Requirements for Those Who Possess 

Certain Industrial Devices Containing 

Byproduct Material to Provide Requested 

Information-Part 31 

64 FR 42269; 

(none) 

1999-2 Not required3 

Respiratory Protection and Controls to 

Restrict Internal Exposure-Part 20 

64 FR 54543; 

64 FR 55525 

(2/2/03) 

1999-3 

Energy Compensation Sources for Well 

Logging and Other Regulatory 

Clarifications-Part 39 

65 FR 20337; 

(5/17/03) 

2000-1 

New Dosimetry Technology-Parts 34, 

36, 39 

65 FR 63749; 

(1/8/04) 

2000-2 

1. Or other generic Legally Binding Requirements. 

2. (Y/N) Y means “Yes,” there are comments in the review letter that the State needs to address. 

N means “No,” there are no comments in the review letter. 

3. Not required means these regulations are not required for purposes of compatibility. 

4. A State need not adopt a specific regulation if the State has no licensees that would be subject to that 

regulation. See: “Final Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs,” III.1. 

Time Frame for Adoption of Compatible State Regulations, p. 6, SECY-95-112, May 3, 1995. 

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