June 12, 2002

Mr. William Floyd, Program Manager 

Radiation Licensing & Registration Program

New Mexico Department of Environment

1190 Saint Francis Drive, Room S2100 

P. O. Box 26110

Sante Fe, NM 87502-0110

Dear Mr. Floyd:

We have reviewed the final New Mexico regulations related to Radiation Protection Subpart 5. 

The final 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 30, 34, 71 and 150. We discussed our review of

the regulations with Mr. Stanley Fitch on June 6, 2002.

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. 

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of other New Mexico 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 comments, the compatibility and health and safety

categories, or any of the NRC regulations used in the review, please contact me or Mr. John

Zabko at 301-415-2308 or JGZ@NRC.GOV.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Josephine M. Piccone, Deputy Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosure: 

As stated

William Floyd June 12, 2002
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STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: New Mexico[Two amendments reviewed are identified by a  Tracking Ticket Number: 

at the beginning of each equivalent NRC regulation.] Date: June 12, 2002

NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due for StateImplementation)

RATS ID Propose

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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) 1992-1Eliminating the Recordkeeping Requirements for Departures from Manufacturer’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 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 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 F Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material for MedicalUse-Parts 30, 32, 35

59 FR 61767; 59 FR 6524360 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 
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due for StateImplementation)

RATS ID Propose

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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) 1995-4Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended Definitions and Criteria-Parts 19, 20 60 FR 36038; (8/14/98) 1995-5 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) 1997-1Recognition of Agreement State Licenses in Areas Under Exclusive Federal JurisdictionWithin an Agreement State-Part 150

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

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

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Radiological Criteria for License Termination-Parts 20, 30, 40, 70 62 FR 39057; (8/20/00) 1997-6Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive Drug Containing One Microcurie of Carbon-14 UreaPart 30 62 FR 63634; (1/02/01) 1997-7Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicenced Persons-Parts 30, 40, 61, 70, 71, 150 63 FR 1890; 63 FR 13773

(2/12/01)

1998-1

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

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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 

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

Transfer for Disposal and Manifests: Minor Technical Conforming Amendment-Part 20 63 FR 50127; (11/20/01) 1998-6Radiological Criteria for License Termination of Uranium Recovery Facilities-Part 40 64 FR 17506; (6/11/02) 1999-1Requirements 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

Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging and Other Regulatory Clarifications-Part 39 65 FR 20337; (5/17/03) 2000-1New Dosimetry Technology-Parts 34, 36, 39 65 FR 63750; (1/8/04) 2000-2Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing ByproductMaterial-Parts 30, 31, and 32

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

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