November 10, 2005

Mr. Jay Hyland, Manager

Division of Health Engineering

Radiation Control Program

11 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333

Dear Mr. Hyland:

We have reviewed the Maine commitment to implement increased controls for certain licensees

that possess certain radioactive materials in quantities of concern, received by our office on

November 8, 2005. This commitment noted that Maine will use a license condition identical to

that provided by the Organization of Agreement States, Inc. (OAS) on September 6, 2005. The

OAS suggested 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 Mr. Shawn Seeley on November 8, 2005.

We have determined that the proposed Maine 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 Maine licensees.

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of the status of other Maine 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 
November 10, 2005

Mr. Jay Hyland, Manager

Division of Health Engineering

Radiation Control Program

11 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333

Dear Mr. Hyland:

We have reviewed the Maine commitment to implement increased controls for certain licensees

that possess certain radioactive materials in quantities of concern, received by our office on

November 8, 2005. This commitment noted that Maine will use a license condition identical to

that provided by the Organization of Agreement States, Inc. (OAS) on September 6, 2005. The

OAS suggested 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 Mr. Shawn Seeley on November 8, 2005.

We have determined that the proposed Maine 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 Maine licensees.

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of the status of other Maine 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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DATE 11/08/05* 11/09/05* 11/10/05*

ML053180036 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: Maine [1 license condition reviewed is identified by a i at the 

beginning of the equivalent NRC requirement.]

NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due for StateImplementation)

RATS ID Proposed 

/ Final (F)

Rule / ML 

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

ML012710

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

ML012710

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

ML012710

Quality Management Program and Misadministrations-Part 35 56 FR 34104; (1/27/95) 1992-1 F

ML012710

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

ML012710

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 

Uranium Mill Tailings Regulations: Conforming NRC Requirements 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

ML012710

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

ML012710
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due for StateImplementation)

RATS ID Proposed 

/ Final (F)

Rule / ML 

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

(3/1/98)

1995-3 F

ML021830ML021990

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

ML021830ML021990

Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended Definitions and Criteria-Parts 19, 20 60 FR 36038; (8/14/98) 1995-5 F

ML021830ML021990

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

ML021830ML021990

Medical Administration of Radiation and Radioactive Materials-Parts 20, 35 60 FR 48623; (10/20/98) 1995-7 F

ML021830ML021990

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

ML021830ML021990

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 FML012710

Recognition of Agreement State Licenses in Areas Under Exclusive Federal JurisdictionWithin an Agreement State-Part 150

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

ML012710

Criteria for the Release of Individuals Administered Radioactive Material-Parts 20, 35 62 FR 4120; (5/29/00) 1997-3 F

ML012710

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

Licenses for Industrial Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial 62 FR 28947; (6/27/00) 1997-5 F 
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due for StateImplementation)

RATS ID Proposed 

/ Final (F)

Rule / ML 

Radiography Operations-Parts 30, 34, 71, 150 ML021830

ML021990

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

(2/12/01)

1998-1 F

ML021830ML021990

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

ML012710

Minor Corrections, Clarifying Changes, and a Minor Policy Change-Parts 20, 35, 36 63 FR 39477; 63 FR 45393;

(10/26/01)

1998-5 F

ML021830ML021990

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

ML021830ML021990

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 

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

(2/2/03)

1999-3 F

ML021830ML021990

Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging and Other Regulatory Clarifications-Part 39 65 FR 20337; (5/17/03) 2000-1 F

ML021830ML021990

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

ML012710
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due for StateImplementation)

RATS ID Proposed 

/ Final (F)

Rule / ML 

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 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 giv

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

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

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

ML032930

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

ML032930

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

ML032930

Financial Assurance for Materials Licensees – Parts 30, 40, 70 68 FR 57327; (12/3/06) 2003-1Compatibility with IAEA Transportation Safety Standards and Other Transportation SafetyAmendments - 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 ML053130