UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001

Santiago Rodriguez, Bureau Chief

Radiation Control Bureau

New Mexico Department of Environment

P.O. Box 5469

Santa Fe, NM 87502-5469

Dear Santiago Rodriguez:

We have reviewed the proposed revisions to the New Mexico Radiological Health Rules 

received by our office on August 26, 2022. These regulations were reviewed by comparison to 

the equivalent U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rules and the requirements of 

Regulation Amendment Tracking System Identification Numbers (RATS IDs) 2018-1, 2018-2, 

2018-3, 2019-1, and 2019-2 as identified in the enclosed State Regulation Status (SRS) Data 

Sheet. We discussed our review of the regulations with you on September 12, 2022.

As a result of our review, we have no comments. Please note that we have limited our review to 

regulations required for compatibility and/or health and safety. We have determined that the 

regulations, as proposed, meet the compatibility and health and safety categories established in 

the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) Procedure SA-200, “Compatibility 

Categories and Health and Safety Identification for NRC Regulations and Other Program 

Elements.” 

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of the status of other New Mexico regulations, 

as indicated. Please let us know if you note any inaccuracies, or have any comments on the 

information contained in the SRS Data Sheet. This letter, including the SRS Data Sheet, is 

posted on the NMSS State Communication Portal: https://scp.nrc.gov/rulemaking.html. 

September 20, 2022
S. Rodriguez -2-

If you have any questions regarding the review, the compatibility and health and safety 

categories, or any of the NRC regulations used in the review, please contact 

Michelle Beardsley, State Regulation Review Coordinator, at (301) 415-0275 

(michelle.beardsley@nrc.gov) or Stephen Poy at (301) 415-7135 (stephen.poy@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

 

Brian C. Anderson, Chief

State Agreement and Liaison Programs Branch

Division of Materials Safety, Security, State

 and Tribal Programs

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

 and Safeguards

Enclosure:

New Mexico SRS Data Sheet

Signed by Anderson, Brian

 on 09/20/22
S. Rodriguez -3-

SUBJECT: NEW MEXICO PROPOSED REGULATIONS TO RATS IDS 2018-1, 2018-2, 2018-3, 2019-1,

AND 2019-2 DATE September 20, 2022

DISTRIBUTION: SP[08]

DIR RF (22-57)

RErickson, RSAO

New Mexico File

ADAMS Accession No. ML22243A198 pkg and ML22263A235 letter

OFFICE NMSS/MSST NMSS/MSST OGC NMSS/MSST

NAME SPoy MBeardsley NA BCAnderson

DATE 09/20/2022 09/20/202 09/20/2022

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: New Mexico Tracking Ticket Number: 22-57

Date: 09/20/2022

[ # amendment(s) reviewed identified by a *at the 

beginning of the equivalent NRC requirement.]

RATS ID NRC Chronology Identification Date Due for 

State Adoption

Incoming 

Letter

Outgoing 

Package

Notes

1991-1 Safety Requirements for Radiographic Equipment

Part 34 

55 FR 843 

(Superceded by 1997-5)

01/10/1994 Final No Comments 

09/15/1997

New Mexico has adopted Final 

Regulations equivalent to RATS ID: 

1997-5.

1991-2 ASNT Certification of Radiographers

Part 34

56 FR 11504 

(Superceded by 1997-5)

none Not Required Not Required New Mexico has adopted Final 

Regulations equivalent to RATS ID: 

1997-5.

1991-3 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 

01/01/1994 Final No Comments 

08/18/1997

1991-4 Notification of Incidents

Parts 20, 30, 31, 34, 39, 40 and 70

56 FR 64980

10/15/1994 Final No Comments 

09/15/1997

1992-1 Quality Management Program and 

Misadministrations

Part 35

56 FR 34104

(Superceded by 2002-2)

01/27/1995 New Mexico has adopted Final 

Regulations equivalent to RATS ID: 

2002-2.
2

Eliminating the Recordkeeping Requirements 

for Departures from Manufacturer's Instructions

Parts 30 and 35

57 FR 45566

none Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are not 

required to be adopted for purposes 

of Compatibility.

1993-1 Decommissioning Recordkeeping and License 

Termination: Documentation Additions [Restricted 

areas and spill sites] 

Parts 30 and 40 

58 FR 39628

10/25/1996 Final No Comments 

07/14/2000

1993-2 Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for 

Irradiators

Part 36

58 FR 7715

07/01/1996 Final

ML13123A091

Comments

07/29/2013

ML13182A285

1993-3 Definition of Land Disposal and Waste Site QA 

Program

Part 61

58 FR 33886

07/22/1996 Not Applicablei Not Applicable New Mexico does not have any 

licensees subject to these 

regulations. (See SECY-95-112)

1994-1 Self-Guarantee as an Additional Financial 

Mechanism

Parts 30, 40 and 70 

58 FR 68726; 59 FR 1618

none Final No Comments 

07/14/2000

These regulation changes are not 

required to be adopted for purposes 

of Compatibility.

1994-2 Uranium Mill Tailings Regulations: Conforming 

NRC Requirements to EPA Standards

Part 40

59 FR 28220

07/01/1997 Not Applicable Not Applicable New Mexico does not have authority 

to regulate this material under its 

Agreement.

1994-3 Timeliness in Decommissioning Material Facilities

Parts 30, 40 and 70 

59 FR 36026

08/15/1997 Final No Comments 

07/14/2000

1995-1 Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, 

and Use of Byproduct Material for Medical Use

Parts 30, 32 and 35

59 FR 61767; 59 FR 65243; 60 FR 322

01/01/1998 Final No Comments 

07/14/2000
3

1995-2 Frequency of Medical Examinations for Use of 

Respiratory Protection Equipment

Part 20

60 FR 7900

03/13/1998 Final No Comments 

07/14/2000

1995-3 Low-Level Waste Shipment Manifest Information 

and Reporting

Parts 20 and 61

60 FR 15649; 60 FR 25983

03/01/1998 Final No Comments 

07/14/2000

1995-4 Performance Requirements for Radiography 

Equipment

Part 34

60 FR 28323

(Superceded by 1997-5)

06/30/1998 Final

ML021550112

No Comments 

06/12/2002

ML021650055 

New Mexico has adopted Final 

Regulations equivalent to RATS ID: 

1997-5.

1995-5 Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended 

Definitions and Criteria

Parts 19 and 20

60 FR 36038

08/14/1998 Final No Comments 

07/14/2000

1995-6 Clarification of Decommissioning Funding 

Requirements

Parts 30, 40 and 70

60 FR 38235

11/24/1998 Final No Comments 

07/14/2000

1995-7 Medical Administration of Radiation and 

Radioactive Materials

Parts 20 and 35

60 FR 48623

(Superceded by 2002-2 and 2005-2)

10/20/1998 Final No Comments 

07/14/2000

New Mexico has adopted Final 

Regulations equivalent to RATS IDs: 

2002-2 and 2005-2.

1996-1 Compatibility with the International Atomic Energy 

Agency

Part 71

60 FR 50248; 61 FR 28724

(Superceded by 2004-1)

04/01/1999 Final No Comments 

07/14/2000
4

1996-2 One Time Extension of Certain Byproduct, Source 

and Special Nuclear Materials Licenses

Parts 30, 40 and 70

61 FR 1109

02/15/1999 Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are not 

required to be adopted for purposes 

of Compatibility.

1996-3 Termination or Transfer of Licensed Activities: 

Recordkeeping Requirements

Parts 20, 30, 40, 61 and 70

61 FR 24669

06/17/1999 Final No Comments 

07/14/2000

1997-1 Resolution of Dual Regulation of Airborne Effluents 

of Radioactive Materials; Clean Air Act

Part 20

61 FR 65120

01/9/2000 Final

ML040640597

No Comments 

03/11/2004

ML040760219

1997-2 Recognition of Agreement State Licenses in Areas 

Under Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction Within an 

Agreement State

Part 150

62 FR 1662

02/27/2000 Final

ML052020072

No Comments 

08/23/2005

ML052360017

1997-3 Criteria for the Release of Individuals Administered 

Radioactive Material

Parts 20 and 35

62 FR 4120

05/29/2000 Final No Comments 

07/14/2000

1997-4 Fissile Material Shipments and Exemptions

Part 71

62 FR 5907

(Superceded by 2004-1)

02/10/2000 Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are not 

required to be adopted for purposes 

of Compatibility. (See STP-97-078)

1997-5 Licenses for Industrial Radiography and Radiation 

Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiography 

Operations

Parts 30, 34, 71 and 150

62 FR 28947

06/27/2000 Final

ML021550112

No Comments 

06/12/2002

ML021650055 
5

1997-6 Radiological Criteria for License Termination

Parts 20, 30, 40 and 70

62 FR 39057

08/20/2000 Final

ML040640597

No Comments 

03/11/2004

ML040760219

1997-7 Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive Drug 

Containing One Microcurie of Carbon-14 Urea

Part 30 

62 FR 63634

01/02/2001 Final

ML040640597

No Comments 

03/11/2004

ML040760219

1998-1 Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed Persons

Parts 30, 40, 61, 70, 71 and 150

63 FR 1890; 63 FR 13773

02/12/2001 Final

ML040640597

No Comments 

03/11/2004

ML040760219

1998-2 Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning Funding by 

Nonprofit and Non-Bond-Issuing Licensees

Parts 30, 40 and 70

63 FR 29535

07/01/2001 Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are not 

required to be adopted for purposes 

of Compatibility.

1998-3 License Term for Medical Use Licenses

Part 35

63 FR 31604

(Superceded by 2002-2)

07/10/2001 Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are not 

required to be adopted for purposes 

of Compatibility. (See STP-98-074)

1998-4 Licenses for Industrial Radiography and Radiation 

Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic 

Operations

Part 34

63 FR 37059

07/09/2001

Final

ML021550112

No Comments 

06/12/2002

ML021650055 

1998-5 Minor Corrections, Clarifying Changes, and a Minor 

Policy Change

Parts 20, 32, 35, 36 and 39

63 FR 39477; 63 FR 45393

10/26/2001 Final

ML040640597

No Comments 

03/11/2004

ML040760219

1998-6 Transfer for Disposal and Manifests: Minor 

Technical Conforming Amendment

Part 20

63 FR 50127

11/20/2001 Final

ML040640597

No Comments 

03/11/2004

ML040760219
6

1999-1 Radiological Criteria for License Termination of 

Uranium Recovery Facilities

Part 40

64 FR 17506

06/11/2002 Not Applicable Not Applicable New Mexico does not have authority 

to regulate this material under its 

Agreement.

1999-2 Requirements for Those Who Possess Certain 

Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material to 

Provide Requested Information

Part 31

64 FR 42269

10/04/2002 Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are not 

required to be adopted for purposes 

of Compatibility.

1999-3 Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict 

Internal Exposure

Part 20

64 FR 54543; 64 FR 55524

02/02/2003 Final

ML052020072

No Comments 

08/23/2005

ML052360017

2000-1 Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging 

and Other Regulatory Clarifications

Part 39

65 FR 20337

05/17/2003 Final

ML052020072

No Comments 

08/23/2005

ML052360017

2000-2 New Dosimetry Technology

Parts 34, 36 and 39

65 FR 63750

01/08/2004 Final

ML052020072

No Comments 

08/23/2005

ML052360017

2001-1 Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed 

Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material

Parts 30, 31 and 32

65 FR 79162

02/16/2004 Final

ML052020072

No Comments 

08/23/2005

ML052360017

2002-1 Revision of the Skin Dose Limit 

Part 20

67 FR 16298

04/05/2005 Final

ML052020072

No Comments 

08/23/2005

ML052360017

2002-2 Medical Use of Byproduct Material

Parts 20, 32 and 35

67 FR 20249

10/24/2005 Final

ML091280050

No Comments

07/16/2009

ML091680237
7

2003-1 Financial Assurance for Materials Licensees

Parts 30, 40 and 70 

68 FR 57327

12/03/2006 Final

ML091280050

No Comments

07/16/2009

ML091680237

Currently in place as a LC see NRC 

response letter ML072470593 dated 

09/05/2007.

2004-1 Compatibility With IAEA Transportation Safety 

Standards and Other Transportation Safety 

Amendments 

Part 71

69 FR 3697

10/01/2007 Final

ML12157A103

No Comments

06/29/2012

ML12166A296

2005-1 Security Requirements for Portable Gauges 

Containing Byproduct Material 

Part 30

70 FR 2001

07/11/2008 Final

ML091280050

No Comments

07/16/2009

ML091680237

2005-2 Medical Use of Byproduct Material - Recognition of 

Specialty Boards 

Part 35

70 FR 16336; 71 FR 1926

04/29/2008 Final

ML091280050

No Comments

07/16/2009

ML091680237

2005-3 Increased Controls for Risk-Significant Radioactive 

Sources (NRC Order EA-05-090)

70 FR 72128

12/01/2005 License 

Condition

ML080650711

No Comments 

03/27/2008

ML080870430

New Mexico chose to revise its IC 

License Condition at the time of the 

Fingerprinting Order EA-07-305 

License Condition Implementation. 

These were only minor editorial 

updates. The original license 

condition can be seen at 

ML053070159. The response letter 

sent 11/03/2005 can be seen at 

ML053080022

2006-1 Minor Amendments

Parts 20, 30, 32, 35, 40, and 70

71 FR 15005

03/27/2009 Final

ML091280050

No Comments

07/16/2009

ML091680237

2006-2 National Source Tracking System - Serialization 

Requirements

Part 32 with reference to Part 20 Appendix E

71 FR 65685

02/06/2007 Final

ML091280050

No Comments

07/16/2009

ML091680237
8

2006-3 National Source Tracking System 

Part 20

71 FR 65685, 72 FR 59162 

01/31/2009 Final

ML091280050

License 

Condition

ML083080004

No Comments

07/16/2009

ML091680237

No Comments

11/18/2008

ML083120010

2007-1 Medical Use of Byproduct Material - Minor 

Corrections and Clarifications

Parts 32 and 35

72 FR 45147, 54207

10/29/2010 Final

ML091280050

No Comments

07/16/2009

ML091680237

2007-2 Exemptions From Licensing, General Licenses, and 

Distribution of Byproduct Material: Licensing and 

Reporting Requirements

Parts 30, 31, 32 and 150

72 FR 58473

12/17/2010 Final

ML091280050

No Comments

07/16/2009

ML091680237

2007-3 Requirements for Expanded Definition of Byproduct 

Material

Parts 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 61 and 150

72 FR 55864

11/30/2010 Final

ML12157A103

No Comments

06/29/2012

ML12166A296

2007-4 Order Imposing Fingerprinting Requirements and 

Criminal History Records Check Requirements for 

Unescorted Access to Certain Radioactive Material

NRC Order EA-07-305

72 FR 70901

06/05/2008 License 

Condition

ML080650711

No Comments 

03/27/2008

ML080870430

2008-1 Occupational Dose Records, Labeling Containers, 

and Total Effective Dose Equivalent

Parts 19 and 20

72 FR 68043

02/15/2011 Final

ML12157A103

No Comments

06/29/2012

ML12166A296

2009-1 Medical Use of Byproduct Material – Authorized 

User Clarification

Part 35

74 FR 33901

09/28/2012 Final

ML12157A103

No Comments

06/29/2012

ML12166A296
9

2011-1 Decommissioning Planning

Parts 20, 30, 40, and 70

76 FR 35512

12/17/2015 License 

Condition

ML16308A249

Final

ML17172A480

Comment

11/29/2016

ML16308A243

No Comments

08/09/2017

ML17172A479

2011-2 Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for 

Materials Licensees 

Parts 30, 36, 39, 40, 70 and 150

76 FR 56951

11/14/2014 Final

ML16308A250

Revised Final

ML17172A480

No Comments

11/29/2016

ML16308A243

No Comments

08/09/2017

ML17172A479

The submitted license condition was 

not compatible. However, the existing 

final regulations were determined to 

be compatible.

2012-1 Change of Compatibility 

Parts 31.5 and 31.6

(See RATS ID: 2001-1 for Rule text)

77 FR 3640

01/25/2015 Final

ML17172A480

No Comments

08/09/2017

ML17172A479

2012-2 Advance Notification to Native American Tribes of 

Transportation of Certain Types of Nuclear Waste

Part 71

77 FR 34194

08/10/2015 Final

ML17172A480

No Comments

08/09/2017

ML17172A479

2012-3 Technical Corrections

Parts 30, 34, 40, and 71

77 FR 39899

08/06/2015 Final

ML17172A480

No Comments

08/09/2017

ML17172A479

 2012-4 Requirements for Distribution of Byproduct Material

Parts 30, 31, 32, 40 and 70

77 FR 43666

10/23/2015 Final

ML17172A480

Revised Final

ML21301A119

No Comments

08/09/2017

ML17172A479

No Comments

11/24/2021

ML21301A114
10

2013-1 Physical Protection of Byproduct Material

Parts 20, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39 and 71 

78 FR 16922

03/19/2016 License 

Condition

ML16019A248

Final

ML17172A480

Revised Final

ML21301A119

No Comments

02/17/2016

ML16019A243

Comments

08/09/2017

ML17172A479

No Comments

11/24/2021

ML21301A114

Part 37 only

2013-2 Distribution of Source Material to Exempt Persons 

and to General Licensees and Revision of

General License and Exemptions

Parts 30, 40 and 70

78 FR 32310

08/27/2016 Final

ML17172A480

Revised Final

ML21301A119

Comments

08/09/2017

ML17172A479

No Comments

11/24/2021

ML21301A114

2015-1 Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material – 

Written Reports and Clarifying Amendments

Part 70

79 FR 57721, 80 FR 143

01/26/2018 Final

ML17269A126

No Comments

10/03/2017

ML17269A122

2015-2 Safeguards Information - Modified Handling 

Categorization, Change for Materials Facilities

Parts 30, 37, 73 and 150

79 FR 58664, 80 FR 3865

01/28/2018 License 

Condition

ML17286B082

Revised License 

Condition

ML17325B666

Comments

11/13/2017

ML17286B081

No Comments

12/20/2017

ML17325B645
11

2015-3 Revisions to Transportation Safety Requirements 

and Harmonization with International Atomic 

Energy Agency Transportation Requirements

Part 71

80 FR 33987

07/13/2018

*extended to 

08/15/2020

See STC 17-060

Final

ML17332A427

Revised Final

ML21301A119

Comments

01/16/2018

ML17332391

No Comments

11/24/2021

ML21301A114

2015-4 Miscellaneous Corrections

Parts 37 and 40

80 FR 45841

09/02/2018 Final

ML18052B088

No Comments

04/09/2018

ML18052B086

2015-5 Miscellaneous Corrections

Parts 19, 20, 30, 32, 37, 40, 61, 70, 71 and 150

80 FR 74974

12/31/2018 Final

ML22006A080

No Comments

01/06/2022

ML22006A165

*2018-1 Medical Use of Byproduct Material – Medical Event 

Definitions, Training and Experience, and Clarifying 

Amendments, 10 CFR Parts 30, 32 and 35

01/14/2022 Proposed

ML22243A244

No Comments

09/20/2022

ML22243A198

*2018-2 Miscellaneous Corrections 

-Organizational Changes

Parts 37, 40. 70 and 71 

12/21/2021 Proposed

ML22243A244

No Comments

09/20/2022

ML22243A198

*2018-3 Miscellaneous Corrections

Parts 1, 2, 34, 37, 50, 71, 73, and 140

07/30/2022 Proposed

ML22243A244

No Comments

9/20/2022

ML22243A198

*2019-1 Miscellaneous Corrections

Parts 2, 21, 37, 50, 52, 73, and 110

12/18/2022 Proposed

ML22243A244

No Comments

09/20/2022

ML22243A198

*2019-2 Organizational Changes and Conforming 

Amendments

Parts 1, 2, 37, 40, 50, 51, 52, 55, 71, 72, 73, 74, 

100, 140, and 150

12/30/2022 Proposed

ML22243A244

No Comments

09/20/2022

ML22243A198
12

2020-1 Individual Monitoring Devices

10 CFR Parts 34, 36, and 39

06/16/2023

2020-2 Social Security Number Fraud Prevention

10 CFR Parts 9 and 35

08/17/2023

2020-3 Miscellaneous Corrections 

10 CFR Parts 1, 2, 19, 20, 21, 30, 34, 35, 40, 50, 

51, 52, 60, 61, 62, 63, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 

110, and 140

11/16/2023

2021-1 Miscellaneous Corrections 

10 CFR Parts 2, 11, 20, 25, 32, 35, 37, 50, 52,55, 

70, 72, 73, 95, and 110

09/08/2024

2021-2 Miscellaneous Corrections 

10 CFR Parts 9, 37, 40, 50, 51, 52, 55, 71, 73, and 

110

12/30/2024

2022-1 Miscellaneous Corrections

10 CFR 1, 2, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 70, 73, and 170

none Provisions are not required for 

compatibility.

N/A Part 39 N/A Final

ML12157A103

No Comments

06/29/2012

ML12166A296

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 IMPEP Team: verify that New Mexico does not have any licensees subject to these regulations during each review.