[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44401-44402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20813]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Call for 
Nominations

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Call for Nominations.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is advertising 
for nominations for the nuclear medicine physician position and the 
radiation oncologist position on the Advisory Committee on the Medical 
Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). Nuclear medicine physician nominees should 
currently be practicing nuclear medicine in a clinical setting. 
Radiation oncologist nominees should currently be practicing radiation 
oncology to include clinical use of the Gamma Knife[supreg] unit.

DATES: Nominations are due on or before October 27, 2009.
    Nomination Process: Submit an electronic copy of resume or 
curriculum vitae, along with a cover letter, to Ms. Ashley Cockerham, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5a4b6ada9a0bceba6aaa6aea0b7ada4a885abb7a6eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d2c3e25212834632e222e26283f252c200d233f2e632a223b">[email protected]</span></a>. The cover letter should describe the 
nominee's current duties and responsibilities and express the nominee's 
interest in the position. Please ensure that resume or curriculum vitae 
includes the following information, if applicable: Education; 
certification; professional association membership and committee 
membership activities; duties and responsibilities in current and 
previous clinical, research, and/or academic position(s).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ashley Cockerham, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs; (240) 888-7129; 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c0d1f04000915420f030f07091e040d012c021e0f420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92f3e1fafef7ebbcf1fdf1f9f7e0faf3ffd2fce0f1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACMUI nuclear medicine physician 
provides advice to NRC staff on issues associated with the regulation 
of diagnostic and therapeutic applications of byproduct material. This 
advice includes providing input on NRC proposed rules and guidance 
documents, providing recommendations on the training and experience 
requirements for physicians specializing in diagnostic and therapeutic 
nuclear medicine, identifying medical events associated with these 
uses, evaluating non-routine medical uses of byproduct material, 
bringing key issues in the nuclear medicine community to the attention 
of NRC staff, and other nuclear medicine issues as they relate to 
radiation safety and NRC medical-use policy.
    The ACMUI Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery (GSR) radiation 
oncologist provides advice on issues associated with radiation oncology 
and the clinical use of GSR. This advice includes providing input on 
NRC proposed rules and guidance documents, providing recommendations on 
the training and experience requirements for physicians specializing in 
this use, identifying medical events associated with this use, 
evaluating new models of GSR units, bringing key issues in the 
radiation oncology community to the attention of NRC staff, and other 
radiation oncology issues as they relate to radiation safety and NRC 
medical-use policy.
    ACMUI members are selected based on their educational background, 
certification(s), work experience, involvement and/or leadership in 
professional society activities, and other information obtained in 
letters or during the selection process. ACMUI members currently serve 
a four-year term and may be considered for reappointment to an 
additional term. The current membership is comprised of the following 
professionals: (a) Nuclear medicine physician; (b) nuclear 
cardiologist; (c) nuclear medicine physicist; (d) therapy medical 
physicist; (e) radiation safety officer; (f) nuclear pharmacist; (g) 
two radiation oncologists; (h) patients' rights advocate; (i) Food and 
Drug Administration representative; (j) Agreement State representative; 
and (k) health care administrator. For additional information about 
membership on the ACMUI, visit the ACMUI Membership Web page, http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/advisory/acmui/membership.html.
    Nominees must be U.S. citizens and be able to devote approximately 
160 hours per year to Committee business. Members are expected to 
attend semi-

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annual meetings in Rockville, Maryland and to participate in 
teleconferences, as needed. Members who are not Federal employees are 
compensated for their service. In addition, these members are 
reimbursed for travel and correspondence expenses. Full-time Federal 
employees are reimbursed travel expenses only.
    Security Background Check: The selected nominee will undergo a 
thorough security background check. Security paperwork may take the 
nominee several weeks to complete. Nominees will also be required to 
complete a financial disclosure statement to avoid conflicts of 
interest.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of August 2009.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-20813 Filed 8-27-09; 8:45 am]
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