UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 

June 27, 2016 

MEMORANDUM TO: Sabrina Atack, Acting Chief 

 Source Management and Protection Branch 

 Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal, 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

FROM: George E. Smith, Senior Project Manager /RA/ 

 Source Management and Protection Branch 

 Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal, 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF MARCH 31, 2016, 10 CFR PART 37 ASSESSMENT 

 WEBINAR 

On March 31, 2016, a webinar was held to attain feedback from NRC stakeholders on the 

effectiveness of the requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 

Part 37, “Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive 

Material,” and associated guidance documents. 

The feedback received during the webinar will be used to inform the ongoing assessment of 

the effectiveness of 10 CFR Part 37. The results of the staff’s assessment will be reported to 

Congress in December 2016. 

In order to encourage stakeholder feedback on the rule and associated guidance documents, 

specific questions were provided in a Federal Register Notice (81 FR 13263) that was issued 

on Monday, March 14, 2016. These questions were used to facilitate discussion during the 

webinar. 

A total of 178 stakeholders participated in the webinar. A list of the meeting participants is 

provided in Enclosure 2. The staff received 25 comments relating to 10 CFR Part 37 and its 

associated guidance documents during the webinar. These comments are summarized in 

Enclosure 3. 

CONTACT: George E. Smith, NMSS/MSTR 

 (301) 415-7201 

Enclosures: 

1. List of NRC Attendees 

2. List of Meeting Participants 

3. Summary of Stakeholder Comments 
June 27, 2016 

MEMORANDUM TO: Sabrina Atack, Acting Chief 

 Source Management and Protection Branch 

 Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal, 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

FROM: George E. Smith, Senior Project Manager /RA/

 Source Management and Protection Branch 

 Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal, 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF MARCH 31, 2016, 10 CFR PART 37 ASSESSMENT 

 WEBINAR 

On March 31, 2016, a webinar was held to attain feedback from NRC stakeholders on the 

effectiveness of the requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 

Part 37, “Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive 

Material,” and associated guidance documents. 

The feedback received during the webinar will be used to inform the ongoing assessment of 

the effectiveness of 10 CFR Part 37. The results of the staff’s assessment will be reported to 

Congress in December 2016. 

In order to encourage stakeholder feedback on the rule and associated guidance documents, 

specific questions were provided in a Federal Register Notice (81 FR 13263) that was issued 

on Monday, March 14, 2016. These questions were used to facilitate discussion during the 

webinar. 

A total of 178 stakeholders participated in the webinar. A list of the meeting participants is 

provided in Enclosure 2. The staff received 25 comments relating to 10 CFR Part 37 and its 

associated guidance documents during the webinar. These comments are summarized in 

Enclosure 3. 

CONTACT: George E. Smith, NMSS/MSTR 

 (301) 415-7201 

Enclosures: 

1. List of NRC Attendees 

2. List of Meeting Participants 

3. Summary of Stakeholder Comments 

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OFFICE SMPB SMPB

NAME LEusebio SAtack 

DATE 6/6/16 6/9/16 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
 Enclosure 1 

NRC Staff Attendees 

1. Adams, John (NRR) 

2. Atack, Sabrina (NMSS) 

3. Cervera, Margaret (NMSS) 

4. Coggins, Angela (OGC) 

5. Crawford, Carrie (NMSS) 

6. Eusebio, Linda (NMSS) 

7. Gattone, Robert (RIII) 

8. Goldberg, Paul (NMSS) 

9. Gray, Anita (NMSS) 

10. Lee, Willie (NMSS) 

11. Lukes, Kim (NMSS) 

12. Peralta, Juan (NRR) 

13. Smith, George (NMSS) 

14. Williams, Vince (NSIR) 

15. Wu, Irene (NMSS) 
 Enclosure 2 

Stakeholder Attendees 

 

1. Andersen, Eric 48. Gersman, Jennifer 95. Loween, Melissa 

2. Angel, Adam 49. Gonzalez, Mariza 96. Manley, Raymond 

3. Antony, Jose 50. Gottsacker, Cheryl 97. Mar, Gloria 

4. Barnes, Jaime 51. Gough, John 98. Martin, David 

5. Bellscheidt, Paul 52. Graves, Joe 99. Mathews, Barbara 

6. Bertocchi, Dave 53. Gray, Paul 100. McCoy, Mike 

7. Blacker, James 54. Greif, Andrew 101. McDonald, Nancy 

8. Bowden, Beverly 55. Grooms, Arlene 102. McGuire, Jeanne 

9. Burchell, Nanci 56. Guo, Yuanqing 103. McKenney, Sarah 

10. Burkhart, Mary 57. Gutierrez, Janet 104. Melnic, Joseph 

11. Caster, Michael 58. Hadden, Matt 105. Miller, Bryan 

12. Chase, Vincent 59. Hall, Angie 106. Miller, John 

13. Chibbaro, Anthony 60. Hampton, Stan 107. Mohaupt, Tom 

14. Chippo, John 61. Harrison, Steven 108. Morgan, Thomas 

15. Clark, Nicole 62. Hayes, Pat 109. Morris, Kimberly 

16. Clarke, Kat 63. Hibbing, Dan 110. Mossman, Tim 

17. Classic, Kelly 64. Hollander, William 111. Mothersell, Micky 

18. Collier, Jason 65. Hope, Patrick 112. Muzzalupo, Robin 

19. Cowart, Logan 66. Horn, Kelly 113. Myers, Joshua 

20. Cox, Whitney 67. Jackson, David 114. Nelson, Robert 

21. Crase, Michele 68. James, Stephen 115. Nordstrom, Jeffrey 

22. Crawford, Carrie 69. Jaqua, Scott 116. Noska, Michael 

23. Davis, Philip 70. Jo, Myung 117. O'Brien, Dan 

24. Davis, Claude 71. Johnson, Martin 118. Ortiz, Michael 

25. DelGaudio, Jeffrey 72. Kantack, Kelly 119. Owens, Greg 

26. Diaz, Victor 73. Kaounas, Kostas 120. Parker, Larry 

27. Dorman, Mary 74. Kostas, Joanne 121. Pegram, Amy 

28. Dresios, Richard 75. Kleehammer, Danielle 122. Pleasant, Helen 

29. Edens, Cristina 76. Konate, Dramane 123. Quinn, Justin 

30. Edmonds, Cathleen 77. Korienek, John 124. Quinones, Ernesto 

31. Edwards, Ben 78. Kovats, Catalina 125. Richardson, Martin 

32. Epp, Michael 79. Krieman, Christine 126. Ramirez, Linda 

33. Esteban-Trexler, Josephine 80. Kuney, Marc 127. Reddick, Darani 

34. Fairobent, Lynne 81. Lahey, Ed 128. Reiter, Matt 

35. Farnum, Debi 82. Langley, Karen 129. Rice, Shawn 

36. Fay, Steve 83. Laramee, Tina 130. Rodriguez, Santiago 

37. Fitzmaurice, Matthew 84. Lawrence, Craig 131. Roque, Myria 

38. Flaherty, Sherrie 85. Leavey, Jeff 132. Rost, Justin 

39. Fonderwhite, Abigail 86. Lemieux, Bryan 133. Ruiz, Alyssa 

40. Franklin, Serelia 87. Lesses, Elliott 134. Stinson, Narvarez 

41. Fravel, Melvin 88. Lieto, Ralph 135. Scalise, David 

42. Freeman, Billy 89. Lindley, Terry 136. Schlueter, Janet 

43. Frick, Ronald 90. Lorah, Brian 137. Senglaub, Todd 

44. Fulford, Greg 91. Lorenzen, William 138. Sinisterra, Andres 

45. Furr, Walter 92. Lemieux, Bryan 139. Skydel, David
 

140. Galanek, Mitchell 

141. Lynch, Jim 

142. Macklin, Roger 

143. Smith, Ken 

144. Smith, Henry 

145. Smith, Lauren 

146. Snapp, Sandra 

147. Snyder, Paula 

148. Stemen, Tammy 

149. Stephens, Mike 

150. Stone, Craig 

151. Sutton, Craig 

152. Swinger, Tracy 

153. Tallman, Jimmy 

154. Teager, Sharon 

155. Tirrell, Adam 

156. Tygart, Vicky 

157. Uitti, Stan 

158. Vassy, David 

159. Walsh, Mark 

160. Wang, Chu 

161. Wassenaar, Richard 

162. Wen, Xiaoqian (Carol) 

163. Wickline, Robert 

164. Wynne, Paul 

165. Younan, Jack 

166. Young, Jonathan 

167. Zimmer, Mike 

169. Andrews, Mark 

166. Hickey, Danna 

170. Kamen, Jacob 

171. Kennan, Wendy 

172. Kessinge, Sandi 

173. Lorenzo, Jose 

174. Miller, Norman 

175. Navara, Mary 

176. Trump, mark 

177. Vansickle, Monica 

178. Welling, Mike 
Enclosure 3 

 

Stakeholder Comments 

The NRC received 25 comments from stakeholders during the webinar: 

• Four comments were related to clarification related of the Local Law Enforcement 

Agency (LLEA) requirements. These comments covered the expectations of a 

reasonable LLEA agreement and guidance related to LLEA notifications that also require 

a notification to the regulatory agency; 

• Fourteen comments were related to the trustworthiness and reliability (T&R) process. 

These comments were related to alignment of requirements in 10 CFR Parts 37 and 73; 

guidance for third party arbitration; relief of some T&R background investigation 

requirements for hired police officers and individuals who have received a Federal 

background check; frequency of criminal history checks; establishment of a for-fee 

background check service by the NRC; clarification related to individuals requiring T&R 

determinations; clarification of information required for 7-year period review, clarification 

for where to submit information on newly approved Reviewing Officials; provisions for 

information sharing between licensees for T&R determinations; and guidance to support 

licensees with bifurcated T&R processes involving Human Resources; and 

• Seven comments were related to communications between the regulators and licensees 

regarding writing of clear and succinct requirements and guidance; early stakeholder 

feedback for guidance and requirements; providing samples of T&R-related letters; and 

providing expectations for inspection oversight.