October 18, 2002

Ms. M. Sue Semerena, Administrator

Consumer Health Services

Nebraska Health and Human Services System

Department of Regulation and Licensure

301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 95007

Lincoln, NE 68509-5007

Dear Ms. Semerena:

We have reviewed the proposed Nebraska regulations for Control of Radiation-Ionizing

(Title 180, Nebraska Administrative Code), received by this office on September 25, 2002. The

proposed regulations are in response to the six 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 Part 20, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36 and 39. We discussed our

review of the regulations with Trudy Hill of your staff on October 8, 2002.

As a result of the NRC review we have one comment and two editorial suggestions. 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, incorporating the comments and without other significant change,

they would meet the compatibility and health and safety categories established in Office of

State and Tribal Programs (STP) Procedure SA-200. 

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of the status of other Nebraska regulations as

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

contact me at 301-415-2325 or John Zabko of my staff at 301-415-2308 or E-mail:

JGZ@NRC.GOV.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Josephine M. Piccone, Deputy Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosures: 

As stated
M. Sue Semerena 2 October 18, 2002

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COMMENTS ON PROPOSED NEBRASKA REGULATIONS

AGAINST AND HEALTH AND SAFETY CATEGORIES

State

Regulation

NRC

Regulation

RATS

 ID 

Category Subject and Comments

180-4-022 20.1502 1998-5 D, H&S Conditions requiring individual monitoring

of external and internal occupational

dose

As a result of combining 20.1502(2,3),

the intent of the rule has been changed

and results in a different dose at which

monitoring is required.

In 20.1502, paragraphs (a)(2) and (b)(2),

contain the monitoring requirements for

minors and pregnant women. The dose

limits for minors in (a)(2) apply for an

entire year, while for a declared pregnant

woman, the dose limit in (b)(2) applies

only to the 9-month gestation period. 

The State should separate the

requirements for minors from the

requirements for declared pregnant

women as stated in 20.1502
Editorial Suggestions

1. In 180-4-002, there should be separation between the definitions

of “declared pregnant woman” and “demand respirator.”

2. In 180-4-058.01(b), the State should make the following change:

replace “eye dose equivalent” with “lens dose equivalent.”
STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: Nebraska[6 amendments reviewed are identified by a  at Tracking Ti

the beginning of each equivalent NRC regulation.] Date: Octo

NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(State Due Date)

RATS ID Proposed (P) 

Final (F)1

Rule / ML #5

NRC Review / Y, N2 / Date /

ML #5

Safety Requirements for Radiographic Equipment-Part 34 55 FR 843; (1/10/94) 1991-1 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 10/7/97 

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) 1992-1Eliminating the Recordkeeping Requirements for Departures fromManufacturer’s Instructions-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 P Y

5/20/97

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 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 EPAStandards-Part 40

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

Timeliness in Decommissioning Material Facilities-Parts 30, 40, 70 59 FR 36026; (8/15/97) 1994-3 P N

5/29/97

Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use of ByproductMaterial for Medical Use-Parts 30, 32, 35

59 FR 61767; 59 FR 6524360 FR 322; (1/1/98)

1995-1 

Frequency of Medical Examinations for Use of Respiratory ProtectionEquipment-Part 20 

60 FR 7900; (3/13/98) 1995-2 F N

5/19/99

Low-Level Waste Shipment Manifest Information and Reporting-Parts 20,61

60 FR 15649; 60 FR 25983(3/1/98)

1995-3 F N

5/19/99
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(State Due Date)

RATS ID Proposed (P) 

Final (F)1

Rule / ML #5

NRC Review / Y, N2 / Date /

ML #5

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

ML003763184

N 2/1/01ML010330318

Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended Definitions and CriteriaParts 19, 20 60 FR 36038; (8/14/98) 1995-5 F N5/19/99 

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

60 FR 50248; 61 FR 28724(4/1/99)

1996-1 F

ML003763184

N 2/1/01ML010330318

One Time Extension of Certain Byproduct, Source and Special NuclearMaterials Licenses-Parts 30, 40, 70

61 FR 1109; (none) 1996-2 

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

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

Resolution of Dual Regulation of Airborne Effluents of RadioactiveMaterials; Clean Air Act-Part 20

61 FR 65120; (1/9/00) 1997-1 F

ML003763184

N 2/1/01ML010330318

Recognition of Agreement State Licenses in Areas Under ExclusiveFederal Jurisdiction Within an Agreement State-Part 150

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

ML003763184

N 2/1/01ML010330318

Criteria for the Release of Individuals Administered Radioactive MaterialParts 20, 35 62 FR 4120; (5/29/00) 1997-3 Fissile Material Shipments and Exemptions-Part 71 62 FR 5907; (none) 1997-4 

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

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

ML003763184

N 2/1/01ML010330318

Radiological Criteria for License Termination-Parts 20, 30, 40, 70 62 FR 39057; (8/20/00) 1997-6 P

ML011130396

N 7/20/01ML012010439

Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive Drug Containing One Microcurie ofCarbon-14 Urea-Part 30 

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

ML003763184

N 2/1/01ML010330318

Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed Persons-Parts 30, 40, 61, 70, 71,

150

63 FR 1890; 63 FR 13773(2/12/01)

1998-1 P

ML022770200

N 10/18/02ML022960258

Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning Funding by Nonprofit and Non-BondIssuing Licensees- Parts 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 forIndustrial Radiographic Operations-Part 34

63 FR 37059; (7/9/01) 1998-4 F

ML003763184

N 2/1/01ML010330318
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(State Due Date)

RATS ID Proposed (P) 

Final (F)1

Rule / ML #5

NRC Review / Y, N2 / Date /

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

1995. 

5. ADAMS ML Number

Minor Corrections, Clarifying Changes, and a Minor Policy Change-Parts

20, 35, 36

63 FR 39477; 63 FR 45393(10/26/01)

1998-5 P

ML022770200

Y 10/18/02ML022960258

Transfer for Disposal and Manifests: Minor Technical ConformingAmendment-Part 20

63 FR 50127; (11/20/01) 1998-6 

Radiological Criteria for License Termination of Uranium RecoveryFacilities-Part 40

64 FR 17506; (6/11/02) 1999-1

Requirements for Those Who Possess Certain Industrial DevicesContaining Byproduct Material 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 P

ML022770200

N 10/18/02ML022960258

Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging and Other Regulatory

Clarifications-Part 39

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

ML022770200

N 10/18/02ML022960258

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

ML022770200

N 10/18/02ML022960258

Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices

Containing Byproduct Material - Parts 30, 31, 32

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

ML022770200

N 10/18/02ML022960258

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