UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 

August 13, 2014 

Ms. Jenny Goodman, Acting Manager 

Bureau of Environmental Radiation 

P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 25-01 

Trenton, NJ 08625 

Dear Ms. Goodman: 

We have reviewed the final revision to the New Jersey Radiation Protection Rules, received by 

our office on May 30, 2014. These regulations were reviewed by comparison to the equivalent 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rules 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 you on August 12, 2014. 

As a result of our review, we have four comments that have 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, “Compatibility Categories 

and Health and Safety Identification for NRC Regulations and Other Program Elements.” 

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

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

“Review of State Regulatory Requirements,” please highlight the location of any changes made 

by New Jersey, 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 New Jersey 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 Web site: http://nrc-stp.ornl.gov/rulemaking.html. 
J. Goodman -2- 

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 

(Kathleen.Schneider@nrc.gov) or Donna Janda at (610) 337-5371(Donna.Janda@nrc.gov). 

Sincerely, 

/RA DWhite for/ 

Susan Abraham, Acting Deputy Director 

Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements 

Office of Federal and State Materials 

 and Environmental Management Programs 

Enclosures: 

1. Compatibility Comments 

2. New Jersey SRS Data Sheet
J. Goodman -2- 

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 

(Kathleen.Schneider@nrc.gov) or Donna Janda at (610) 337-5371(Donna.Janda@nrc.gov). 

Sincerely, 

/RA DWhite for/

Susan Abraham, Acting Deputy Director 

Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements 

Office of Federal and State Materials 

 and Environmental Management Programs 

Enclosures: 

1. Compatibility Comments

2. New Jersey SRS Data Sheet

DISTRIBUTION: 

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OFFICE RI/DNMS ASPB OGC ASPB MSSA 

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DATE 7/23/14 7/23/14 8/6/14 8/13/14 8/13/14 

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COMPATIBILITY COMMENTS ON NEW JERSEY FINAL REGULATIONS 

STATE SECTION NRC SECTION RATS ID CATEGORY SUBJECT and COMMENTS 

1 7:28-6.1 

(d)19. 

20.1406(c) 2011-1 C Standards for Protection Against 

Radiation 

7:28-6.1(a) states that “Except as set 

forth in (b) and (c) below, this 

subchapter incorporates by reference 

10 CFR Part 20”. However, in 

addition to 7:28-6.1(b) and (c), 7:28-

6.1(d) incorporates 10 CFR Part 20 

by reference with specified changes. 

New Jersey needs to add 7:28-6.1(d) 

to the exceptions noted in 7:28-6.1(a) 

to meet the Compatibility Category C 

designation assigned to 10 CFR 

20.1406(c). 

2 7:28-6.1 

(d)21. 

20.1501(b) 2011-1 H&S Standards for Protection Against 

Radiation 

7:28-6.1(a) states that “Except as set 

forth in (b) and (c) below, this 

subchapter incorporates by reference 

10 CFR Part 20”. However, in 

addition to 7:28-6.1(b) and (c), 7:28-

6.1(d) incorporates 10 CFR Part 20 

by reference with specified changes. 

New Jersey needs to add 7:28-6.1(d) 

to the exceptions noted in 7:28-6.1(a) 

to meet the Category H&S 

designation assigned to 10 CFR 

20.1501(b). 

3 7:28-58.1 

(c)23. 

40.36(d) 2011-1 H&S Financial assurance and 

recordkeeping for 

decommissioning

7:28-58.1(c)23. states that New 

Jersey incorporates 10 CFR 40.36 

(d)(1)(B) by reference with specified 

changes. This is an incorrect citation. 
STATE SECTION NRC SECTION RATS ID CATEGORY SUBJECT and COMMENTS 

The correct citation is 10 CFR 

40.36(d)(1)(i)(B). 

New Jersey needs to make the above 

change to meet the Category H&S 

designation assigned to 10 CFR 

40.36(d). 

4 7:28-60.1 

(c)14. 

70.25(e) 2011-1 H&S Financial assurance and 

recordkeeping for 

decommissioning 

7:28-60.1(c)14. states that New 

Jersey incorporates 10 CFR 70.25 

(e)(1)(B) by reference with specified 

changes. This is an incorrect citation. 

The correct citation is 10 CFR 

70.25(e)(1)(i)(B). 

New Jersey needs to make the above 

change to meet the Category H&S 

designation assigned to 10 CFR 

70.25(e).
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STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: New Jersey 

 Tracking Ticket 

[7 amendment(s) reviewed is identified by a * Date: August 1at the beginning of the equivalent NRC requirement.] 

RATS ID NRC Chronology Identification Date Due for 

State Adoption 

Incoming Package 

Outgoing Package 

Notes 

1991-1 – 2009-1 

55 FR 843; 56 FR 11504; 56 FR 23360; 56 FR 61352; 57 FR 38588; 57 FR 57877; 58 FR 67657; 59 FR 41641; 60 FR 20183; 56 FR 64980; 56 FR 34104; 57 FR 45566; 58 FR 39628; 58 FR 7715; 58 FR 33886; 58 FR 68726; 59 FR 1618; 59 FR 28220; 59 FR 36026; 59 FR 61767; 59 FR 65243; 60 FR 322; 60 FR 7900; 60 FR 15649; 60 FR 25983; 60 FR 28323; 60 FR 36038; 60 FR 38235; 60 FR 48623; 60 FR 50248; 61 FR 28724; 61 FR 1109; 61 FR 24669; 61 FR 65120; 62 FR 1662; 62 FR 4120; 62 FR 5907; 62 FR 28947; 62 FR 39057; 62 FR 63634; 63 FR 1890; 63 FR 13773; 63 FR 29535; 63 FR 31604; 63 FR 37059; 63 FR 39477; 63 FR 45393; 63 FR 50127; 64 FR 17506; 64 FR 42269; 64 FR 54543; 64 FR 55524; 65 FR 20337; 65 FR 63750; 65 FR 79162; 67 FR 16298; 67 FR 20249; 68 FR 57327; 69 FR 3697; 70 FR 2001; 70 FR 16336; 71 FR 1926; 70 FR 72128; 71 FR 15005; 71 FR 65685; 71 FR 65685, 72 FR 59162; 72 FR 45147; 72 FR 54207; 72 FR 58473; 72 FR 55864; 72 FR 70901; 72 FR 68043; 74 FR 33901 

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*2009-1 Medical Use of Byproduct Material – Authorized User 

Clarification Part 35 74 FR 33901 

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State Adoption 

Incoming Package 

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Notes 

*2011-1 Decommissioning Planning 

Parts 20, 30, 40, 70 76 FR 35512 

12/17/2015 Final 

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*2011-2 Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Materials 

Licensees Parts 30, 36, 39, 40, 70, and 150 76 FR 56951 

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*2012-1 Change of Compatibility of 10 CFR 31.5 and 31.6 

(See RATS ID: 2001-1 for Rule text) 77 FR 3640 

01/25/2015 05/23/2014 

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*2012-2 Advance Notification to Native American Tribes of 

Transportation of Certain Types of Nuclear Waste Part 71 77 FR 34194 

08/10/2015 Final 

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*2012-3 Technical Corrections 

Part 30, 34, 40 and 71 77 FR 39899 

08/06/2015 Final 

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*2012-4 Requirements for Distribution of Byproduct Material 

Parts 30, 31, 32, 40 and 70 77 FR 43666 

10/23/2015 Final 

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2013-1 Physical Protection of Byproduct Material, 10 CFR 

Parts 20, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, and 71 78 FR 16922 

03/19/2016 
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RATS ID NRC Chronology Identification Date Due for 

State Adoption 

Incoming Package 

Outgoing Package 

Notes 

2013-2 Distribution of Source Material to Exempt Persons 

and to General Licensees and Revision of General License and Exemptions, 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 78 FR 32310 

08/27/2016 

*N/A 10 CFR 19.4, 32.1, 35.60 and 70.73 N/A Final 

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