April 18, 2003

Mr. Gary Robertson, Acting Director

Division of Radiation Protection

Washington Department of Health

7171 Cleanwater Lane, Building #5

P. O. Box 47827

Olympia, WA 98504-7827

Dear Mr. Robertson:

As requested, we have reviewed the proposed regulations for criteria related to amendments

2000-1 (Well Logging) and 2000-2 (New Dosimetry), received by our office electronically on

March 21, 2003. The proposed regulations are in response to the two amendments identified in

the enclosed State Regulation Status (SRS) Data Sheet. The regulations were reviewed by

comparison to the equivalent NRC regulations in 10 CFR Parts 34, 36 and 39. We discussed

our review of the regulations with Terry Frazee, of your staff, on April 8, 2003.

As a result of our review, we have no comments and one editorial suggestion, which is

enclosed. Please note, that we have limited our review to regulations required for compatibility

and/or health and safety. Under our current procedure, a finding that a State regulation meets

the compatibility and health and safety categories of the equivalent NRC regulation may only be

made based on a review of the final State regulation. However, we have determined that if your

proposed regulations were adopted without significant change, they would meet the

compatibility and health and safety categories established in the Office of State and Tribal

Programs (STP) Procedure SA-200. 

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of other Washington regulations. 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 STP Web

Site: http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/rulemaking.htm.

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

of the NRC regulations used in the review, please contact me, or John Zabko of my staff at 

301-415-2308 or e-mail, JGZ@NRC.GOV.

Sincerely,

/RA by P. Lohaus for/

Josephine M. Piccone, Deputy Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosure: 

As stated
EDITORIAL SUGGESTIONS

1. In WAC-246-244-240(4)(c)(viii), the State omitted the specific reference to the

paragraph which authorizes the abandonment without approval, as stated in the

equivalent NRC Regulation at 10 CFR 39.77(d) (9). As a result, in WAC-246-244-

240(4)(c)(viii), the State Regulation should read “The immediate threat to public health

and safety justification for implementing abandonment if prior departmental approval

was not obtained in accordance with subsection (4)(a)(ii) of this section;”.
April 18, 2003

Mr. Gary Robertson, Acting Director

Division of Radiation Protection

Washington Department of Health

7171 Cleanwater Lane, Building #5

P. O. Box 47827

Olympia, WA 98504-7827

Dear Mr. Robertson:

As requested, we have reviewed the proposed regulations for criteria related to amendments

2000-1 (Well Logging) and 2000-2 (New Dosimetry), received by our office electronically on

March 21, 2003. The proposed regulations are in response to the two amendments identified in

the enclosed State Regulation Status (SRS) Data Sheet. The regulations were reviewed by

comparison to the equivalent NRC regulations in 10 CFR Parts 34, 36 and 39. We discussed

our review of the regulations with Terry Frazee, of your staff, on April 8, 2003.

As a result of our review, we have no comments and one editorial suggestion, which is

enclosed. Please note, that we have limited our review to regulations required for compatibility

and/or health and safety. Under our current procedure, a finding that a State regulation meets

the compatibility and health and safety categories of the equivalent NRC regulation may only be

made based on a review of the final State regulation. However, we have determined that if your

proposed regulations were adopted without significant change, they would meet the

compatibility and health and safety categories established in the Office of State and Tribal

Programs (STP) Procedure SA-200. 

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of other Washington regulations. 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 STP Web

Site: http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/rulemaking.htm.

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

of the NRC regulations used in the review, please contact me, or John Zabko, of my staff at 

301-415-2308 or e-mail, JGZ@NRC.GOV.

Sincerely,

/RA by P. Lohaus for/

Josephine M. Piccone, Deputy Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

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ML031110100 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: Washington [Two amendments reviewed are identified by a  at Tracking Ticket Number: 3-65

the beginning of each equivalent NRC regulation.] Date: April 18, 2003

NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due For StateImplementation)

RATS ID

Proposed (PFinal (F)2Rul

ML #5

Safety Requirements for Radiographic Equipment-Part 34 55 FR 843; (1/10/94) 1991-1 F ASNT Certification of Radiographers-Part 34 56 FR 11504; (none) 1991-2 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 

Notification of Incidents-Parts 20, 30, 31, 34, 39, 40, 70 56 FR 64980; (10/15/94) 1991-4 P

F

Quality Management Program and Misadministrations-Part 35 56 FR 34104; (1/27/95) 1992-1 F 

Eliminating the Recordkeeping Requirements for Departures from Manufacturer'sInstructions-Parts 30,35

57 FR 45566; (none) 1992-2 

Decommissioning Recordkeeping and License Termination: Documentation Additions[Restricted areas and spill sites]-Parts 30, 40 

58 FR 39628; (10/25/96) 1993-1 F 

Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators-Part 36 58 FR 7715; (7/1/96) 1993-2 Definition of Land Disposal and Waste Site QA Program-Part 61 58 FR 33886; (7/22/96) 1993-3 F Self-Guarantee as an Additional Financial Mechanism-Parts 30, 40, 70 58 FR 68726; 59 FR 1618;

(none)

1994-1 

Uranium Mill Tailings Regulations: Conforming NRC Requirements to EPA Standards-Part40

59 FR 28220; (7/1/97) 1994-2 P

ML02101031

Timeliness in Decommissioning Material Facilities-Parts 30, 40, 70 59 FR 36026; (8/15/97) 1994-3 F Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material for MedicalUse-Parts 30, 32, 35

59 FR 61767; 59 FR 65243;60 FR 322; (1/1/98)

1995-1 F 

Frequency of Medical Examinations for Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment-Part 20 60 FR 7900; (3/13/98) 1995-2 F 

Low-Level Waste Shipment Manifest Information and Reporting-Parts 20, 61 60 FR 15649; 60 FR 25983;

(3/1/98)

1995-3 F 

Performance Requirements for Radiography Equipment-Part 34 60 FR 28323; (6/30/98) 1995-4 F 
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due For StateImplementation)

RATS ID

Proposed (PFinal (F)2Rul

ML #5

Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended Definitions and Criteria-Parts 19, 20 60 FR 36038; (8/14/98) 1995-5 F

F

Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements-Parts 30, 40, 70 60 FR 38235; (11/24/98) 1995-6 F Medical Administration of Radiation and Radioactive Materials-Parts 20, 35 60 FR 48623; (10/20/98) 1995-7 F 10 CFR Part 71: Compatibility with the International Atomic Energy Agency-Part 71 60 FR 50248; 61 FR 28724;

(4/1/99)

1996-1 F 

One Time Extension of Certain Byproduct, Source and Special Nuclear Materials LicensesParts 30, 40, 70 61 FR 1109; (none) 1996-2 

Termination or Transfer of Licensed Activities: Recordkeeping Requirements-Parts 20, 30,40, 61, 70

61 FR 24669; (6/17/99) 1996-3 F 

Resolution of Dual Regulation of Airborne Effluents of Radioactive Materials; Clean Air ActPart 20 61 FR 65120; (1/9/00) 1997-1 F Recognition of Agreement State Licenses in Areas Under Exclusive Federal JurisdictionWithin an Agreement State-Part 150

62 FR 1662; (2/27/00) 1997-2 F 

Criteria for the Release of Individuals Administered Radioactive Material-Parts 20, 35 62 FR 4120; (5/29/00) 1997-3 F 

Fissile Material Shipments and Exemptions-Part 71 62 FR 5907; (none) 1997-4 

Licenses for Industrial Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for IndustrialRadiography Operations-Parts 30, 34, 71, 150

62 FR 28947; (6/27/00) 1997-5 F 

Radiological Criteria for License Termination-Parts 20, 30, 40, 70 62 FR 39057; (8/20/00) 1997-6 F Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive Drug Containing One Microcurie of Carbon-14 Urea-Part 30 

62 FR 63634; (1/02/01) 1997-7 F

ML01277029

Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed Persons-Parts 30, 40, 61, 70, 71, 150 63 FR 1890; 63 FR 13773;

(2/12/01)

1998-1 F

ML01277029

Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning Funding by Nonprofit and Non-Bond-Issuing LicenseesParts 30, 40, 70 63 FR 29535; (none) 1998-2 License Term for Medical Use Licenses-Part 35 63 FR 31604; (none) 1998-3 Licenses for Industrial Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for IndustrialRadiographic Operations-Part 34

63 FR 37059; (7/9/01) 1998-4 F 
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due For StateImplementation)

RATS ID

Proposed (PFinal (F)2Rul

ML #5

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 

Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs,” III.1. Time Frame for Adoption of Compatible State Regulations, p

May 3, 1995.

5. ADAMS ML Number6. The Final State Regulation (Effective Date) of some regulations may be the date of adoption with the effective date occurring 3

according to Washington statute.

Minor Corrections, Clarifying Changes, and a Minor Policy Change-Parts 20, 35, 36 63 FR 39477; 63 FR 45393;

(10/26/01)

1998-5 F

ML01277029

Transfer for Disposal and Manifests: Minor Technical Conforming Amendment-Part 20 63 FR 50127; (11/20/01) 1998-6 F 

Radiological Criteria for License Termination of Uranium Recovery Facilities-Part 40 64 FR 17506; (6/11/02) 1999-1 F

ML02241008

Requirements for Those Who Possess Certain Industrial Devices Containing ByproductMaterial to Provide Requested Information-Part 31

64 FR 42269; (none) 1999-2 

Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure-Part 20 64 FR 54543; 64 FR 55524;

(2/2/03)

1999-3 F

ML01277029

Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging and Other Regulatory Clarifications-Part

39

65 FR 20337; (5/17/03) 2000-1 F

ML03111010

New Dosimetry Technology-Parts 34, 36, 39 65 FR 63750; (1/8/04) 2000-2 F

ML03111010

Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing ByproductMaterial-Parts 30, 31, 32

65 FR 79162; (2/16/04) 2001-1

Revision of the Skin Dose Limit-Part 20 67 FR 16298; (4/5/05) 2002-1Medical Use of Byproduct Material-Parts 20, 32, and 35 67 FR 20249; (4/24/05) 2002-2