UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 

November 17, 2015 

Ms. Jenny Goodman, Acting Manager 

Bureau of Environmental Radiation 

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 

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

Trenton, NJ 08625-0420 

Dear Ms. Goodman: 

We have reviewed the proposed revisions to the New Jersey Radiation Protection Rules, 

received by our office on October 19, 2015. These regulations were reviewed by comparison to 

the equivalent U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rules and the requirements of the 

one amendment identified in the enclosed State Regulation Status (SRS) Data Sheet. We 

discussed our review of the regulations with you on November 17, 2015. 

As a result of our review, we have three comments that are related to compatibility. These have 

been identified in the enclosure. Please note that we have limited our review to regulations 

required for compatibility and/or health and safety. Under our current procedure, a finding that 

the New Jersey regulations meet the compatibility and health and safety categories of the 

equivalent NRC regulation may only be made based on a review of the final New Jersey 

regulations. However, we have determined that if your regulations were adopted, incorporating 

our comments and without other significant change, they would meet the compatibility and 

health and safety categories established in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 

Safeguards (NMSS) Procedure SA-200, “Compatibility Categories and Health and Safety 

Identification for NRC Regulations and Other Program Elements.” We request that when the 

proposed regulations are adopted and published as final regulations, a copy of the “as 

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

”Review of State Regulatory Requirements,” please highlight any final changes and provide a 

copy to the Division of Material, Safety, State, Tribal, and Rulemaking Programs, NMSS. 

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 NMSS State Communication Portal: https://scp.nrc.gov/rulemaking.html. 
J. Goodman -2- 

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

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

Beardsley, State Regulation Review Coordinator, at (610) 337-6942 

(michelle.beardsley@nrc.gov) or Stephen Poy at (301) 415-7135 (stephen.poy@nrc.gov). 

Sincerely, 

/RA Duncan White for/ 

Pamela J. Henderson, Deputy Director 

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

Enclosures: 

1. Compatibility Comments 

2. New Jersey SRS Data Sheet

 
J. Goodman -2- 

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

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

Beardsley, State Regulation Review Coordinator, at (610) 337-6942 

(michelle.beardsley@nrc.gov) or Stephen Poy at (301) 415-7135 (stephen.poy@nrc.gov). 

Sincerely, 

/RA Duncan White for/ 

Pamela J. Henderson, Deputy Director 

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

Enclosures: 

1. Compatibility Comments 

2. New Jersey SRS Data Sheet 

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COMPATIBILITY COMMENTS ON NEW JERSEY PROPOSED REGULATIONS 

STATE SECTION NRC SECTION RATS ID CATEGORY SUBJECT and COMMENTS 

1 7.28-

65.1(c)(1)(ix) 

37.77(a) – (d) 2013-1 B Advance notification of shipment 

of category 1 quantities of 

radioactive material 

In 7:28-65.1(c)(1)(ix), New Jersey 

incorporates 10 CFR 37.77 by 

reference while maintaining that all 

references to the “NRC” in 37.77 

mean the “U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission.” However, the 

notifications required in the 

introductory paragraph to 37.77, 

37.77(a)(1), (a)(3), (c)(1), (c)(2), and 

(d) should be provided to New Jersey, 

not the NRC. 

NJ needs to amend its regulations to 

address the comment above in order 

to meet the Compatibility Category B 

designation assigned to 10 CFR 

37.77(a)-(d). 

2 7.28-1.5(b) 37.27(a) 2013-1 C Reporting of events 

The language in 7.28-1.5(b) requiring 

that “all communications regarding 

radioactive materials....be addressed 

to the New Jersey Department of 

Environmental 

Protection...” conflicts with NJ 

regulations that require 

communications be addressed to the 

NRC, such as in 10 CFR 37.27(a). 

NJ should amend 7.28-1.5(b) to 

indicate that only communications 

intended for NJ should addressed 

according to 7.28-1.5(b). 

NJ needs to amend 7.28-1.5(b) to 

address the comment above in order 

to meet the Compatibility Category B 

designation assigned to 10 CFR 

37.27(a). 

3 7.28-1.6(i), 

Table 1 

7.28-

37.5, 

Agreement 

State 

2013-1 B Definitions 

The word and term replacements in 

7.28-1.6(i), Table 1, change the 
STATE SECTION NRC SECTION RATS ID CATEGORY SUBJECT and COMMENTS 

65.1(c)(1) & 

(3) 

definition of Agreement State in 10 

CFR 37.5 so that it does not meet the 

Compatibility Category B designation 

assigned to it. 

New Jersey should include 10 CFR 

37.5, Agreement State, in the list of 

regulations in 7.28-65.1(c)(1) & 7.28-

65.1(c)(3). 

NJ needs to amend its regulations to 

address the comment above in order 

to meet the Compatibility Category B 

designation assigned to 10 CFR 37.5, 

Agreement State. 
STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: New Jersey Tracking Ticket Num

Date: November 17, 

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

RATS ID NRC Chronology Identification Date Due for 

State Adoption 

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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 

09/28/2012 Final 

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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 

11/14/2014 Final 

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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 

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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 

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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 Proposed 

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NJ a

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 

2015-1 Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material – 

Written Reports and Clarifying Amendments Part 70 79 FR 57721, 80 FR 143 

01/26/2018 

2015-2 Safeguards Information - Modified Handling 

Categorization, Change for Materials Facilities Parts 30, 37, 73, and 150 79 FR 58664, 80 FR 3865 

01/28/2018 

2015-3 Revisions to Transportation Safety Requirements 

and Harmonization with International Atomic Energy Agency Transportation Requirements Part 71 80 FR 33987 

07/13/2018 

2015-4 Miscellaneous Corrections, Parts 37 and 40 

80 FR 45841 

09/02/2018 
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State Adoption 

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