September 15, 2005

Marie Stoeckel, Chief

Office of Occupational and Radiological Health

Department of Health

3 Capitol Hill, Room 206

Providence, RI 02908-5097

Dear Ms. Stoeckel:

We have reviewed the Rhode Island proposed legally binding license condition to implement

increased controls for certain licensees that possess certain radioactive materials in quantities

of concern, received by our office on September 14, 2005. This license condition was reviewed

by comparison to the equivalent NRC requirements that were transmitted from this office on

September 2, 2005. We discussed our review of the license condition with John Ferruolo on

September 14, 2005.

We have determined that the proposed Rhode Island license condition, if issued without

significant change, would meet the compatibility category ‘B’ designation in NRC Order 

EA-05-090.

We appreciate receiving the final license condition issued to effected Rhode Island licensees.

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of the status of other Rhode Island 

regulations and legal binding requirements, 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, will be posted on the STP website: 

http://www.hrsd.ornl.gov/nrc/rulemaking.htm. 

If you have any questions regarding the review, the compatibility categories, or any of the NRC

requirements used in the review, please contact Mr. Andrew Mauer of my staff at 301-415-3962

or e-mail: anm@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA By Kathleen N. Schneider Acting for/

Dennis K. Rathbun, Deputy Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosure:

As stated 
September 15, 2005

Marie Stoeckel, Chief

Office of Occupational and Radiological Health

Department of Health

3 Capitol Hill, Room 206

Providence, RI 02908-5097

Dear Ms. Stoeckel:

We have reviewed the Rhode Island proposed legally binding license condition to implement

increased controls for certain licensees that possess certain radioactive materials in quantities

of concern, received by our office on September 14, 2005. This license condition was reviewed

by comparison to the equivalent NRC requirements that were transmitted from this office on

September 2, 2005. We discussed our review of the license condition with John Ferruolo on

September 14, 2005.

We have determined that the proposed Rhode Island license condition, if issued without

significant change, would meet the compatibility category ‘B’ designation in NRC Order EA-05-

090.

We appreciate receiving the final license condition issued to effected Rhode Island licensees.

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of the status of other Rhode Island 

regulations and legal binding requirements, 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, will be posted on the STP website: 

http://www.hrsd.ornl.gov/nrc/rulemaking.htm. 

If you have any questions regarding the review, the compatibility categories, or any of the NRC

requirements used in the review, please contact Mr. Andrew Mauer of my staff at 301-415-3962

or e-mail: anm@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA By Kathleen N. Schneider Acting for/

Dennis K. Rathbun, Deputy Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosure:

As stated 

Distribution:

DIR RF(5-254) DCD (SP05) Response to Incoming Document: ML052570551

S. Minnick, RSAO SISP Review Complete

D. Sollenberger, ASPO : Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available 

A. Mauer, STP : Non-Sensitive G Sensitive

DOCUMENT NAME: E:\Filenet\ML052630170.wpd

To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy

OFFICE STP OGC STP:DD

NAME ANMauer SATreby DKRathbun

(KNSchneider for)

09/14/05 09/15/05 09/15/05

ML052630170 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: RHODE ISLAND (1 license condition reviewed is identified by a i Trackin

 at the beginning of equivalent NRC requirement) Date: S

NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due for State Implementation))

RATS ID Proposed (P) /

Final (F)1 Rule 

ML #4

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

Notification of Incidents-Parts 20, 30, 31, 34, 39, 40, 70 56 FR 64980; (10/15/94) 1991-4 F-N Quality Management Program and Misadministrations-Part 35 56 FR 34104; (1/27/95) 1992-1 F-N Eliminating the Recordkeeping Requirements for Departures from Manufacturer'sInstructions-Parts 30,35

57 FR 45566; (none) 1992-2 

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

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

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 F-N 

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 F-N Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material forMedical Use-Parts 30, 32, 35

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

1995-1 F-N 

Frequency of Medical Examinations for Use of Respiratory Protection EquipmentPart 20 60 FR 7900; (3/13/98) 1995-2 F-N Low-Level Waste Shipment Manifest Information and Reporting-Parts 20, 61 60 FR 15649; 60 FR 25983

(3/1/98)

1995-3 F-N 

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

(Date Due for State Implementation))

RATS ID Proposed (P) /

Final (F)1 Rule 

ML #4

Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended Definitions and Criteria-Parts 19, 20 60 FR 36038; (8/14/98) 1995-5 F-Y Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements-Parts 30, 40, 70 60 FR 38235; (11/24/98) 1995-6 F-N Medical Administration of Radiation and Radioactive Materials-Parts 20, 35 60 FR 48623; (10/20/98) 1995-7 F-N 10 CFR Part 71: Compatibility with the International Atomic Energy Agency-Part 71 60 FR 50248; 61 FR 28723

(4/1/99)

1996-1 P-Y

ML040760420

One Time Extension of Certain Byproduct, Source and Special Nuclear MaterialsLicenses-Parts 30, 40, 70

61 FR 1109; (none) 1996-2 

Termination or Transfer of Licensed Activities: Recordkeeping Requirements-Parts20, 30, 40, 61, 70

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

Resolution of Dual Regulation of Airborne Effluents of Radioactive Materials; CleanAir Act-Part 20

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

ML040760420

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 P-N

ML041590261

Criteria for the Release of Individuals Administered Radioactive MaterialParts 20, 35 62 FR 4120; (5/29/00) 1997-3 F-N 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 28948; (6/27/00) 1997-5 F-N 

Radiological Criteria for License Termination-Parts 20, 30, 40, 70 62 FR 39058; (8/20/00) 1997-6 P-Y

ML040760420

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

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

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

(2/12/01)

1998-1 P-N

ML040760420

Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning Funding by Nonprofit and Non-Bond-IssuingLicensees- 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-N 

Transfer for Disposal and Manifests: Minor Technical Conforming AmendmentPart 20 63 FR 50127; (11/20/01) 1998-6 F-N 
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due for State Implementation))

RATS ID Proposed (P) /

Final (F)1 Rule 

ML #4

Revision of the Skin Dose Limit-Part 20 67 FR 1629; (4/5/05) 2002-1 P-Y

ML040760420

Medical Use of Byproduct Material-Parts 20, 32, 35 67 FR 20249; (10/25/05) 2002-2 P-Y

ML040760420

Financial Assurance for Materials Licensees – Parts 30, 40, 70 68 FR 57327 12/3/06 2003-1 P-Y

ML040760420

Compatibility with IAEA Transportation Safety Standards and Other TransportationSafety Amendments - Part 71

69 FR 3697; (10/01/07) 2004-1

Security Requirements for Portable Gauges Containing Byproduct Material - Part 30 70 FR 2001; (7/11/08) 2005-1Medical Use of Byproduct Material - Recognition of Specialty Boards - Part 35 70 FR 16336; (4/29/08) 2005-2i Increased Controls for Risk-Significant Radioactive Sources (NRC Order EA-05-090)6

TBD FR TBD; (12/2/05) 2005-3 P

ML052570551

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.

Radiological Criteria for License Termination of Uranium Recovery Facilities-Part 40 64 FR 17506; (6/11/02) 1999-1 Requirements for Those Who Possess Certain Industrial Devices ContainingByproduct 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-N

ML040760420

Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging and Other Regulatory ClarificationsPart 39 65 FR 20337; (5/17/03) 2000-1 P-N ML040760420 New Dosimetry Technology-Parts 34, 36, 39 65 FR 63749; (1/8/04) 2000-2 P-N

ML040760420

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

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

ML040760420
4. A State need not adopt a specific regulation if the State has no licensees that would be subject to that regulation. See: “Final Polic

Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs,” III.1. Time Frame for Adoption of Compatible State Regulations, p. 6, 1995.

5. ADAMS ML Number6. By letter dated September 2, 2005, from Paul H. Lohaus, Director, Office of State and Tribal Programs, Agreement States were given 90 days to 

requirements satisfying the requirements of NRC Order EA-05-090.