` November 27, 2006

Cindy Cardwell, Manager

Bureau of Radiation Control

Department of State Health Services

Division for Regulatory Services

Radiation Policy Standards and Q/A Group

1100 West 49th Street, MC 2828

Austin, TX 78756-3189

Dear Ms. Cardwell:

We have reviewed the final revisions to the TX regulations 25 TAC 289.201, 205, 252 and

Health and Safety Code Statute 401.003 and Subpart J, received by our office on October 26,

2006. These regulations were reviewed by comparison to the equivalent Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) rules in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 150 and the requirements of

the two amendments identified in the enclosed State Regulation Status (SRS) Data Sheet. We

discussed our review of the regulations with you on November 13, 2006.

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. We have determined that the

regulations, as adopted, 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 the status of other Texas regulations, 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, is

posted on the FSME website: http://www.hrsd.ornl.gov/nrc/rulemaking.htm. 

If you have any questions regarding the review results, the compatibility and health and safety

categories, or any of the NRC regulations used in the review, please contact Kathleen

Schneider, State Regulation Review Coordinator at 301-415-2320 (e-mail: kxs@nrc.gov,) or

Monica Orendi at 301-415-3938 (e-mail: mlo1@nrc.gov ). 

Sincerely,

\RA By S.W. Moore\

Scott W. Moore, Deputy Director

Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements

Office of Federal and State Materials and

Environmental Management Programs

Enclosures: 

As stated
November 27, 2006

Cindy Cardwell, Manager

Bureau of Radiation Control

Department of State Health Services

Division for Regulatory Services

Radiation Policy Standards and Q/A Group

1100 West 49th Street, MC 2828

Austin, TX 78756-3189

Dear Ms. Cardwell:

We have reviewed the final revisions to the TX regulations 25 TAC 289.201, 205, 252 and

Health and Safety Code Statute 401.003 and Subpart J, received by our office on October 26,

2006. These regulations were reviewed by comparison to the equivalent Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) rules in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 150 and the requirements of

the two amendments identified in the enclosed State Regulation Status (SRS) Data Sheet. We

discussed our review of the regulations with you on November 13, 2006.

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. We have determined that the

regulations, as adopted, 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 the status of other Texas regulations, 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, is

posted on the FSME website: http://www.hrsd.ornl.gov/nrc/rulemaking.htm. 

If you have any questions regarding the review results, the compatibility and health and safety

categories, or any of the NRC regulations used in the review, please contact Kathleen

Schneider, State Regulation Review Coordinator at 301-415-2320 (e-mail: kxs@nrc.gov,) or

Monica Orendi at 301-415-3938 (e-mail: mlo1@nrc.gov ). 

Sincerely,

\RA By S.W. Moore\

Scott W. Moore, Deputy Director

Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements

Office of Federal and State Materials and

Environmental Management Programs

Enclosures: As stated

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State: Texas(2 Amendments reviewed identified by a i Tat the beginning of the equivalent NRC requirement.) 

NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

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Rule /LicenseCondition(LC) ML #5

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ML #5

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

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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 N

11/6/97

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

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Quality Management Program and Misadministrations-Part 35 56 FR 34104; (1/27/95) 1992-1 Eliminating 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]-Parts30, 40 

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

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 Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators-Part36

58 FR 7715; (7/1/96) 1993-2 F

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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

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Uranium Mill Tailings Regulations: Conforming NRCRequirements to EPA Standards-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

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Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use ofByproduct Material for Medical Use-Parts 30, 32, 35

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

1995-1 F N 3/17/99

 Frequency of Medical Examinations for Use of RespiratoryProtection Equipment-Part 20 

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

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 Low-Level Waste Shipment Manifest Information and Reporting- 60 FR 15649; 60 FR 25983 1995-3 F Y 10/31/05 
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Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended Definitions andCriteria-Parts 19, 20 

60 FR 36038; (8/14/98) 1995-5 F N

3/17/99

 Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements-Parts 30,40, 70

60 FR 38235; (11/24/98) 1995-6 F

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 10 CFR Part 71: Compatibility with the International AtomicEnergy Agency-Part 71

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

1996-1 F

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One Time Extension of Certain Byproduct, Source and SpecialNuclear Materials 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 F (Part 30)

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

61 FR 65120; (1/9/00) 1997-1 F N 7/7/00 

iRecognition of Agreement State Licenses in Areas Under

Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction Within an Agreement State-Part 150

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

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Criteria for the Release of Individuals Administered RadioactiveMaterial-Parts 20, 35

62 FR 4120; (5/29/00) 1997-3 F N 7/7/00 

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

Licenses for Industrial Radiography and Radiation SafetyRequirements for Industrial Radiography Operations-Parts 30, 34,71, 150

62 FR 28947; (6/27/00) 1997-5 F N 7/7/00 

Radiological Criteria for License Termination-Parts 20, 30, 40, 70 62 FR 39057; (8/20/00) 1997-6 F N 7/7/00  Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive Drug Containing OneMicrocurie of Carbon-14 Urea-Part 30 

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

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NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(State Due Date)

RATS ID Proposed (P) 

Final (F)1

Rule /LicenseCondition(LC) ML #5

NRC Review Y, N2 / Date /

ML #5

iDeliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed Persons-Parts 30, 40, 61,

70, 71, 150

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

1998-1 F

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Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning Funding by Nonprofit andNon-Bond-Issuing 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 SafetyRequirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations-Part 34

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

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Minor Corrections, Clarifying Changes, and a Minor PolicyChange-Parts 20, 35, 36

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

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

63 FR 50127; (11/20/01) 1998-6 F N 7/7/00 

Radiological Criteria for License Termination of Uranium RecoveryFacilities-Part 40

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

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64 FR 42269; (none) 1999-2 

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

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

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

65 FR 79162; (2/16/04) 2001-1 F7

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

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NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(State Due Date)

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Final (F)1

Rule /LicenseCondition(LC) ML #5

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

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

7. A re-review was completed on this item due to the change in compatibility category of 31.5 and 31.6. More information can be found in the 

STP 05-072.

Medical Use of Byproduct Material-Parts 20, 32, and 35 67 FR 20249; (10/24/05) 2002-2 F

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Financial Assurance for Materials Licensees – Parts 30, 40, 70 68 FR 57327; (12/3/06) 2003-1Compatibility with IAEA Transportation Safety Standards andOther Transportation SafetyAmendments - Part 71

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

Security Requirements for Portable Gauges Containing ByproductMaterial - Part 30

70 FR 2001; (7/11/08) 2005-1

Medical Use of Byproduct Material - Recognition of SpecialtyBoards - Part 35

70 FR 16336; 71 FR 1926(4/29/08)

2005-2

Increased Controls for Risk-Significant Radioactive Sources (NRCOrder EA-05-090)6

70 FR 72128; (12/1/05) 2005-3 LC

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Minor Amendments - Parts 20, 30, 32, 35, 40, and 70 71 FR 15005 (3/27/09) 2006-1