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 

 Source Management and Protection Branch 

 Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal, 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF MAY 5, 2016, 10 CFR PART 37 ASSESSMENT 

 PUBLIC MEETING AND WEBINAR 

On May 5, 2016, a public meeting was held at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, to 

attain feedback from NRC stakeholders on the effectiveness of the requirements in Title 10 of 

the Code 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 meeting and the associated 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 

meeting. 

A total of 27 stakeholders participated in the webinar. A list of the meeting participants is 

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

its associated guidance documents during the meeting. 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 MAY 5, 2016, 10 CFR PART 37 ASSESSMENT 

 PUBLIC MEETING AND WEBINAR 

On May 5, 2016, a public meeting was held at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, to 

attain feedback from NRC stakeholders on the effectiveness of the requirements in Title 10 of 

the Code 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 meeting and the associated 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 

meeting. 

A total of 27 stakeholders participated in the webinar. A list of the meeting participants is 

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

its associated guidance documents during the meeting. 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/Chief

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. Blackwell. Richard 

2. Courchesne, Amy 

3. Dahl, George 

4. Dugan, Chris 

5. Flaherty, Sherrie 

6. Fravel, Melvin 

7. Loween, Melissa 

8. Lundberg, Rusty 

9. Luongo, Domenico 

10. Manley, Raymond 

11. Martin, Richard 

12. Martinez, Carlos 

13. Melnic, Joseph 

14. Nam, Sangho 

15. Parker, Larry 

16. Perrero, Daren 

17. Ribaudo, Cathy 

18. Richard, Mack 

19. Schippers, Dale 

20. Sheehan, Karen 

21. Sykes, Kevin 

22. Walter, David 

23. Welding, Andrew 

24. Wen, Xiaoqian (Carol) 

25. Williams, Vl 

26. Yusuf, Siaka 

27. Welling, Mike 
 Enclosure 3 

Stakeholder Comments 

Public Meeting 

The NRC received 8 comments from stakeholders during the public meeting: 

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

included comments and questions in the areas of extensiveness of T&R determinations 

that do not require fingerprinting; what information is required for the 7-year period 

review; when the start of the 7-day determination period to remove unescorted access 

for individuals occurs; and expectations for background checks for individuals from 

foreign countries; 

• Two comments were related to the control of sensitive information; 

• One comment was related to clarification of requirements for continuous monitoring of 

Category 1 sources and weekly verification of Category 2 sources; and 

• One comment was related to training.