UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 

April 4, 2016 

Ms. Jenny Goodman, 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 final revisions to New Jersey Radiation Protection Rules, received by our 

office on March 9, 2016. 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 April 1, 2016. 

As a result of our review, we have one comment 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 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 you revise your regulations to address our comments, 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 the location of any changes made 

by New Jersey, in response to our comments, and provide a copy to 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 comments, 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 David Spackman at (301) 415-6389 

(David.Spackman@nrc.gov). 

Sincerely, 

/RA Paul Michalak for/ 

Pamela J. Henderson, Deputy Director 

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

Enclosure: 

1. Compatibility Comment 

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 Michelle 

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

(Michelle.Beardsley@nrc.gov) or David Spackman at (301) 415-6389 

(David.Spackman@nrc.gov). 

Sincerely, 

/RA Paul Michalak for/ 

Pamela J. Henderson, Deputy Director 

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

Enclosure: 

1. Compatibility Comment 

2. New Jersey SRS Data Sheet 

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COMPATIBILITY COMMENT ON NEW JERSEY FINAL REGULATIONS 

STATE SECTION NRC SECTION RATS ID CATEGORY SUBJECT and COMMENTS 

1 7:28-1.6(f) N/A In 7:28-1.6(f) there are three sets of 

requirements referenced: 

1) “the requirements of the 

provisions incorporated by 

reference from the CFR”, 

2) “the rules set forth in this 

chapter”, and 

3) “the provisions of the CFR”. 

The burden of identifying 

inconsistencies and duplications 

between these requirements and 

determining which set of requirements 

prevail is placed on the licensee, 

which is likely to cause confusion and 

misinterpretations. This approach of 

requiring the licensee to identify 

inconsistencies and duplications 

between these authorities, and then 

to determine which requirement to 

apply is not compatible with NRC 

regulations. 

Additionally, the final sentence in 

7:28-1.6(f) says that the provisions of 

the CFR prevail, for compatibility 

category A or B regulations, in the 

event of inconsistencies or 

duplications. This can be interpreted 

to means that, for compatibility 

category A or B regulations, the 

provisions of the CFR will prevail for 

any NJ regulation that incorporates 

the CFR by reference with 

modifications, thereby negating the 

necessary modifications for 

compatible NJ regulations. 

NJ needs to address the comments 

above on 7:28-1.6(f) in order to be 

compatible with NRC regulations. 

 
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STATE REGULATION STATUS 

State: New Jersey Tracking Ticket 

Date: 04/04/16 

[ 7 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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State Adoption 

Incoming Letter 

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2011-1 Decommissioning Planning 

Parts 20, 30, 40, and 70 76 FR 35512 

12/17/2015 Final 

ML14148A131 Revised Final ML15323A231 

Comments 08/13/2014 ML14148A028 No Comments 01/13/2016 ML15323A228 

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 

08/10/2015 Final 

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No Comments 08/13/2014 ML14148A028 

2012-3 Technical Corrections 

Parts 30, 34, 40, and 71 77 FR 39899 

08/06/2015 Final 

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No Comments 08/13/2014 ML14148A028 

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 

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

03/19/2016 Proposed 

License Condition ML15274A377 Proposed ML15292A555 Final ML16070A204 

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*2013-2 Distribution of Source Material to Exempt Persons 

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

08/27/2016 Proposed 

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*2015-1 Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material – 

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

01/26/2018 Proposed 

ML15323A231 Final ML16070A204 

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*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 Proposed 

ML15323A231 Final ML16070A204 

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State Adoption 

Incoming Letter 

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*2015-3 Revisions to Transportation Safety Requirements 

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

07/13/2018 Proposed 

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*2015-4 Miscellaneous Corrections 

Parts 37 and 40 80 FR 45841 

09/02/2018 Proposed 

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2015-5 Miscellaneous Corrections 

Parts 19, 20, 30, 32, 37, 40, 61, 70, 71, and 150 80 FR 74974 

12/31/2018 

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

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No Comments 08/13/2014 ML14148A028 

*N/A N.J.A.C. 7:28-1.5 and 1.6 N/A Proposed 

ML15323A231 Final ML16070A204 

Comments 01/13/2016 ML15323A228 Comment 04/04/16 ML16070A199