April 9, 2008

William A. Passetti, Chief 

Bureau of Radiation Health Control 

Department of Health 

4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C21 

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1741 

Dear Mr. Passetti: 

We have reviewed the final changes to the Florida regulations, Control of Radiation Hazard 

Regulations, Chapter 64E-5, received by our office on March 17, 2008. These regulations were 

reviewed by comparison to the equivalent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rules in 10 

CFR Parts 20, 30, 31, 32, 34, 39, 71, 150 and the requirements of the seven amendments 

identified in the enclosed State Regulation Status (SRS) Data Sheet. We discussed our review 

of the regulations with Mike Stephens on April 3, 2008. 

As noted in All Agreement States letter FSME-07-087, dated September 20, 2007, NRC staff will 

continue to hold in abeyance any determination on those rules and compatibility of 10 CFR 31.5 

and 31.6, if the Agreement State has the essential elements of the NRC’s rule and is more 

restrictive than the NRC’s rule. 

As a result of our review against the GL Device Rule Compatibility Category B designation, we 

have one comment as listed in the enclosure. Comment two, which stands from letter dated 

November 28, 2007, indicates that the State’s regulations are more restrictive than the NRC’s 

regulations, and there is no corrective action required for this comment at this time. 

As a result of the rest of our review, we have one additional comment which stands from letter 

dated November 28, 2007 that has been identified in the enclosure. Please note that we have 

limited our review to regulations required for compatibility and/or health and safety. We have 

determined that if these regulations are revised, incorporating our comments and without other 

significant change, they would meet the compatibility and health and safety categories 

established in the Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 

Programs (FSME) Procedure SA-200. 

We request that when you revise your regulations to address our comments, a copy of the Aas 

published@ regulations be provided to us for review. As requested in FSME Procedure SA-201, 

AReview of State Regulatory Requirements,@ please highlight the location of any changes made 

by Florida, in response to our comments, and provide a copy to Division of Materials Safety and 

State Agreements, FSME. 

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of the status of other Florida 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.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/rulemaking.htm. 

William A. Passetti, Chief -2- April 9, 2008 
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 Kathleen 

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

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

Sincerely, 

\ RA by ADWhite for \ 

Robert J. Lewis, Director 

Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements 

Office of Federal and State Materials and 

Environmental Management Programs 

Enclosures: 

As stated 
William A. Passetti, Chief -2- April 9, 2008 

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 Kathleen 

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

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

Sincerely, 

\ RA by ADWhite for \ 

Robert J. Lewis, 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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COMPATIBILITY COMMENTS ON FLORIDA FINAL REGULATIONS 

STATE SECTION NRC SECTION RATS ID CATEGORY SUBJECT and COMMENTS 

1 64E5.101(154) 

34.3 1997-5 B Definitions: Temporary Jobsite 

Florida=s definition is more restrictive 

than NRC=s definition for Atemporary 

jobsite.@ Florida=s definition specifies 

that the site supports a Asingle job 

lasting for less than 2 years.@ NRC=s 

definition does not quantify a time 

frame. 

Florida needs to remove the 

requirement for less than 2 years to 

meet the Compatibility Category B 

designation assigned to 10 CFR 34.3 

definition Temporary Jobsite. 

Comment Stands: From letter 

dated November 28, 2007.

2 64E-5.206(4) 

(c)(12) 

31.5(c)(13) 2001-1 B Certain detecting, measuring, 

gauging, or controlling 

devices and certain devices for 

producing light or an ionized 

atmosphere

64E-5.206(4)(c)(12)(a) indicates that 

all devices need to be registered, 

except tritium exit signs. Under 

31.5(c)(13)(i), only those devices 

containing certain isotopes above a 

certain threshold activity level need to 

be registered. By not listing the 

specific isotopes and their threshold 

activities listed in 10 CFR 

31.5(c)(13)(i), Florida=s regulation is 

more restrictive. 

Florida needs to add the isotopes and 

their threshold activities indicated in 

31.5(c)(13)(i), in order to meet the 

Compatibility Category B designation 

assigned to section 31.5(c)(13). 

As noted in the September 20, 2007 

All Agreement States Letter FSME07-087, the determination on this 

provision will be held in abeyance until 

such time that the NRC completes the 

GL device rulemaking initiated in 

August 2007. 

Comment Stands: From letter 

dated November 28, 2007.
STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: Florida Tra[ 7 amendment(s) reviewed is identified by a i Da

at the beginning of the equivalent NRC requirement.] 

RATS ID NRC Chronology Identification Date Due for State 

Adoption 

Incoming Package 

Outgoing Package Notes 

1991-1 Safety Requirements for Radiographic Equipment 

Part 34 55 FR 843 (Superceded by 1997-5) 

01/10/1994 Final No Comments 

11/08/2000 

Florida equiva

1991-2 ASNT Certification of Radiographers 

Part 34 56 FR 11504 (Superceded by 1997-5) 

none Not Required Not Required Florida 

equiva

1991-3 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; 

01/01/1994 Final 

ML010250079 

No Comments 02/08/2001 ML010430124 

1991-4 Notification of Incidents 

Parts 20, 30, 31, 34, 39, 40, 70 56 FR 64980; 

10/15/1994 Final No Comments 

11/08/2000 

1992-1 Quality Management Program and Misadministrations 

Part 35 56 FR 34104 (Superceded by 2002-2)

01/27/1995 Final No Comments 

11/08/2000 

Florida Regula2002-2

1992-2 Eliminating the Recordkeeping Requirements 

for Departures from Manufacturer's Instructions Parts 30, 35 57 FR 45566 

none Not Required Not Required These 

requireCompa

1993-1 Decommissioning Recordkeeping and License 

Termination: Documentation Additions [Restricted areas and spill sites] Parts 30, 40 58 FR 39628 

10/25/1996 Final No Comments 

11/08/2000 

1993-2 Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for 

Irradiators Part 36 58 FR 7715 

07/01/1996 Final No Comments 

11/08/2000 

1993-3 Definition of Land Disposal and Waste Site QA Program 07/22/1996 Not Applicable1 Not Applicable Florida 
RATS ID NRC Chronology Identification Date Due for State 

Adoption 

Incoming Package 

Outgoing Package Notes 

Part 61 58 FR 33886 

subjecSECY

1994-1 Self-Guarantee as an Additional Financial Mechanism 

Parts 30, 40, 70 58 FR 68726; 59 FR 1618 

none Not Required Not Required These 

requireCompa

1994-2 Uranium Mill Tailings Regulations: Conforming NRC 

Requirements to EPA Standards Part 40 59 FR 28220 

07/01/1997 Not Applicable Not Applicable Florida 

its agr

1994-3 Timeliness in Decommissioning Material Facilities 

Parts 30, 40, 70 59 FR 36026 

08/15/1997 Final No Comments 

11/08/2000 

1995-1 Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and 

Use of Byproduct Material for Medical Use Parts 30, 32, 35 59 FR 61767; 59 FR 65243; 60 FR 322 

01/01/1998 Final 

ML020460297 

No Comments 04/24/2002 ML021150491 

1995-2 Frequency of Medical Examinations for Use of 

Respiratory Protection Equipment Part 20 60 FR 7900 

03/13/1998 Final No Comments 

11/08/2000 

1995-3 Low-Level Waste Shipment Manifest Information and 

Reporting Parts 20, 61 60 FR 15649; 60 FR 25983 

03/01/1998 Final No Comments 

11/08/2000 

1995-4 Performance Requirements for Radiography Equipment 

Part 34 60 FR 28323 (Superceded by 1997-5) 

06/30/1998 Final No Comments 

11/08/2000 

Florida equiva

1995-5 Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended Definitions 

and Criteria Parts 19, 20 60 FR 36038 

08/14/1998 Final No Comments 

11/08/2000 

1995-6 Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements 

Parts 30, 40, 70 60 FR 38235 

11/24/1998 Final No Comments 

11/08/2000 

1995-7 Medical Administration of Radiation and Radioactive 

Materials 

10/20/1998 Final 

ML010250079 

No Comments 02/08/2001 ML010430124 

Florida Regula2002-2 
RATS ID NRC Chronology Identification Date Due for State 

Adoption 

Incoming Package 

Outgoing Package Notes 

Parts 20, 35 60 FR 48623 (Superceded by 2002-2 and 2005-2) 

1996-1 Compatibility with the International Atomic Energy Agency

Part 71 60 FR 50248; 61 FR 28724 (Superceded by 2004-1) 

04/01/1999 Final 

ML010250079 

No Comments 02/08/2001 ML010430124 

Florida equiva

1996-2 One Time Extension of Certain Byproduct, Source and 

Special Nuclear Materials Licenses Parts 30, 40, 70 61 FR 1109 

02/15/1999 Not Required Not Required These 

requireCompa

1996-3 Termination or Transfer of Licensed Activities: Record 

keeping Requirements Parts 20, 30, 40, 61, 70 61 FR 24669 

06/17/1999 Final 

ML010250079 

No Comments 02/08/2001 ML010430124 

1997-1 Resolution of Dual Regulation of Airborne Effluents of 

Radioactive Materials; Clean Air Act Part 20 61 FR 65120 

01/9/2000 Final 

ML010250079 

No Comments 02/08/2001 ML010430124 

1997-2 Recognition of Agreement State Licenses in Areas Under 

Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction Within an Agreement StatePart 150 62 FR 1662 

02/27/2000 Final 

ML010250079 

No Comments 02/08/2001 ML010430124 

1997-3 Criteria for the Release of Individuals Administered 

Radioactive Material Parts 20, 35 62 FR 4120 

05/29/2000 Final 

ML010250079 

No Comments 02/08/2001 ML010430124 

1997-4 Fissile Material Shipments and Exemptions 

Part 71 62 FR 5907 (Superceded by 2004-1) 

02/10/2000 Not Required Not Required Florida 

equivaSTP-9

i1997-5 Licenses for Industrial Radiography and Radiation Safety 

Requirements for Industrial Radiography Operations Parts 30, 34, 71, 150 62 FR 28947 

06/27/2000 Final 

ML080780044 

Comments 04/09/2008 ML080990829 

1997-6 Radiological Criteria for License Termination 

Parts 20, 30, 40, 70 62 FR 39057 

08/20/2000 Final 

ML020460297 

No Comments 04/24/2002 ML021150491 
RATS ID NRC Chronology Identification Date Due for State 

Adoption 

Incoming Package 

Outgoing Package Notes 

1997-7 Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive Drug Containing 

One Micro curie of Carbon-14 Urea Part 30 62 FR 63634 

01/02/2001 Final 

ML010250079 

No Comments 02/08/2001 ML010430124 

1998-1 Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed Persons 

Parts 30, 40, 61, 70, 71, 150 63 FR 1890; 63 FR 13773 

02/12/2001 Final 

ML010250079 

No Comments 02/08/2001 ML010430124 

1998-2 Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning Funding by Nonprofit 

and Non-Bond-Issuing Licensees Parts 30, 40, 70 63 FR 29535 

07/01/2001 Not Required Not Required These 

requireCompa

1998-3 License Term for Medical Use Licenses 

Part 35 63 FR 31604 (Superceded by 2002-2) 

07/10/2001 Not Required Not Required These 

requireCompa

1998-4 Licenses for Industrial Radiography and Radiation Safety 

Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations Part 34 63 FR 37059 

07/09/2001 Final 

ML020460297 

No Comments 04/24/2002 ML021150491 

1998-5 Minor Corrections, Clarifying Changes, and a Minor Policy 

Change Parts 20, 35, 36 63 FR 39477; 63 FR 45393 

10/26/2001 Final 

ML010250079 

No Comments 02/08/2001 ML010430124 

1998-6 Transfer for Disposal and Manifests: Minor Technical 

Conforming Amendment Part 20 63 FR 50127 

11/20/2001 Final 

ML070510098 

No Comments 04/23/2007 ML071100132 

1999-1 Radiological Criteria for License Termination of Uranium 

Recovery Facilities Part 40 64 FR 17506 

06/11/2002 Not Applicable Not Applicable Florida 

regulaAgree

1999-2 Requirements for Those Who Possess Certain Industrial 

Devices Containing Byproduct Material to Provide Requested Information Part 31 

10/04/2002 Not Required Not Required These 

be adoCompa
RATS ID NRC Chronology Identification Date Due for State 

Adoption 

Incoming Package 

Outgoing Package Notes 

64 FR 42269 

i1999-3 Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal 

Exposure Part 20 64 FR 54543; 64 FR 55524 

02/02/2003 Final 

ML080780044 

No Comments 04/09/2008 ML080990829 

i2000-1 Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging and 

Other Regulatory Clarifications Part 39 65 FR 20337 

05/17/2003 Final 

ML080780044 

No Comments 04/09/2008 ML080990829 

2000-2 New Dosimetry Technology 

Parts 34, 36, 39 65 FR 63750 

01/08/2004 Final 

ML070510098 

No Comments 04/23/2007 ML071100132 

i2001-1 Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial 

Devices Containing Byproduct Material Parts 30, 31, 32 65 FR 79162 

02/16/2004 Final 

ML080780044 

Comments 04/09/2008 ML080990829 

2002-1 Revision of the Skin Dose Limit 

Part 20 67 FR 16298 

04/05/2005 Final 

ML070510098 

No Comments 04/23/2007 ML071100132 

2002-2 Medical Use of Byproduct Material 

Parts 20, 32, 35 67 FR 20249 

10/24/2005 

2003-1 Financial Assurance for Materials Licensees 

Parts 30, 40, 70 68 FR 57327 

12/03/2006 Final 

ML070510098 

No Comments 04/23/2007 ML071100132 

i2004-1 Compatibility With IAEA Transportation Safety Standards 

and Other Transportation Safety Amendments Part 71 69 FR 3697 

10/01/2007 Final 

ML080780044 

No Comments 04/09/2008 ML080990829 

2005-1 Security Requirements for Portable Gauges Containing 

Byproduct Material Part 30 70 FR 2001 

07/11/2008 Final 

ML070510098 

No Comments 04/23/2007 ML071100132 

2005-2 Medical Use of Byproduct Material - Recognition of 

Specialty Boards Part 35 70 FR 16336; 71 FR 1926 

04/29/2008 
RATS ID NRC Chronology Identification Date Due for State 

Adoption 

Incoming Package 

Outgoing Package Notes 

2005-3 Increased Controls for Risk-Significant Radioactive 

Sources (NRC Order EA-05-090)

70 FR 72128 

12/01/2005 License Condition 

ML052700048 

No Comments 09/28/2005 ML052720029 

2006-1 Minor Amendments 

Parts 20, 30, 32, 35, 40 and 70 71 FR 15005 

03/27/2009 

i2006-2 National Source Tracking System - Serialization 

Requirements Part 32 with reference to Part 20 Appendix E 71 FR 65685 

02/06/2007 Final 

ML080780044 

No Comments 04/09/2008 ML080990829 

i2006-3 National Source Tracking System 

Part 20 71 FR 65865, 72 FR 59162 

01/31/2009 Final 

ML080780044 

No Comments 04/09/2008 ML080990829 

2007-1 Medical Use of Byproduct Material - Minor Corrections 

and Clarifications Parts 32 and 35 72 FR 45147, 54207 

10/29/2010 

2007-2 Exemptions From Licensing, General Licenses, and 

Distribution of Byproduct Material: Licensing and Reporting Requirements Parts 30, 31, 32, 150 72 FR 58473 

12/17/2010 

2007-3 Requirements for Expanded Definition of Byproduct 

Material Parts 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 61, 150 72 FR 55864 

11/30/2010 

2007-4 Order Imposing Fingerprinting Requirements and 

Criminal History Records Check Requirements for Unescorted Access to Certain Radioactive Material NRC Order EA-07-305 72 FR 70901 

06/05/2008 License Condition 

ML080420366 

No Comments 02/28/2008 ML080590007 

2008-1 Occupational Dose Records, Labeling Containers, and 

Total Effective Dose Equivalent Parts 19, 20 72 FR 68043 

01/03/2011 
1 IMPEP Team: verify that Florida does not have any licensees subject to these regulations during each review.