October 4, 2005

Mr. Robert L. Walker, Director

Radiation Control Program

Department of Public Health

90 Washington Street

Dorchester, MA 02121

Dear Mr. Walker:

We have reviewed the Massachusetts 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 29, 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 Ken Traegde on

September 29, 2005.

We have determined that the proposed Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts licensees.

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of the status of other Massachusetts

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 KNSchneider For\

Dennis K. Rathbun, Deputy Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosure:

As stated 
October 4, 2005

Mr. Robert L. Walker, Director

Radiation Control Program

Department of Public Health

90 Washington Street

Dorchester, MA 02121

Dear Mr. Walker:

We have reviewed the Massachusetts 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 29, 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 Ken Traegde on

September 29, 2005.

We have determined that the proposed Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts licensees.

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of the status of other Massachusetts

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 KNSchneider For\

Dennis K. Rathbun, Deputy Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosure: As stated 

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STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: Massachusetts [1 proposed license condition reviewed is identified by a i T

at the beginning of the equivalent NRC requirement.] 

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 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 F 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 F 

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

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

ML04335012

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) 1995-2Low-Level Waste Shipment Manifest Information and Reporting-Parts 20, 61 60 FR 15649; 60 FR 25983;

(3/1/98)

1995-3 P

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Performance Requirements for Radiography Equipment-Part 34 60 FR 28323; (6/30/98) 1995-4Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended Definitions and Criteria-Parts 19, 20 60 FR 36038; (8/14/98) 1995-5 P

ML04335012

Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements-Parts 30, 40, 70 60 FR 38235; (11/24/98) 1995-6 P

ML04335012
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due For StateImplementation)

RATS ID

Proposed (PFinal (F)2Rul

ML #5

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 P

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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 P

ML04335012

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

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

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

(2/12/01)

1998-1 P

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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 P

ML04335012

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

ML04335012

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

ML04335012

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 Containing ByproductMaterial to Provide Requested Information-Part 31

64 FR 42269; (none) 1999-2
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due For StateImplementation)

RATS ID

Proposed (PFinal (F)2Rul

ML #5

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

(2/2/03)

1999-3 P

ML04335012

 Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging and Other Regulatory Clarifications-Part39

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

ML04335012

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

ML04335012

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

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

ML04335012

 Revision of the Skin Dose Limit-Part 20 67 FR 16298; (4/5/05) 2002-1 P

ML04335012

 Medical Use of Byproduct Material-Parts 20, 32, and 35 67 FR 20249; (4/24/05) 2002-2 P

ML04335012

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

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 Byprodcut Material - Part 30 70 FR 2001; (7/11/08) 2005-1Medical Use of Byproduct Material - Recognition of Speciality 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

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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 

and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs.” III.1. Time Frame for Adoption of Compatible State Regulations, p.6, SECY-95-112

5. ADAMS ML Number#.6. By letter dated September 2, 2005, from Paul H. Lohaus, Director, Office of State and Tribal Programs, Agreement States were given 

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