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(4) Teletherapy;

(5) High-dose rate remote afterloaders;

(6) Gamma stereotactic surgery; and

(7) Emerging technologies.

This list is not viewed as allinclusive. Additional categories may be

developed, depending on the breadth of

the areas to be covered, and the

similarity of requirements in a given

area.

Development of rule text alternatives,

including draft guidance documents,

would be done using a governmental

working group (or groups) and steering

group approach. State participants have

been identified for both the working and

steering groups and will enhance State

participation in this process.

The NRC staff plans to solicit public

input on the revision to part 35,

associated guidance, and the 1979

Medical Policy Statement on an

informal and formal basis during the

rulemaking process. It is expected that

the first version of the draft rule

language will be available to the public

on the NRC Technical Conference

Forum and through the NRC Public

Document Room, in August 1997.

During the development process, the

NRC staff will make drafts publicly

available, but will need to cut off

consideration of informal public input

at a point approximately two to three

months before providing the draft

proposed rule language and associated

draft documents to the Commission for

approval. (Currently the draft proposed

rule and associated draft documents are

scheduled to be provided to the

Commission in May 1998.) Public input

received after that time would be

considered as part of the ongoing

interaction process, and as part of the

comments received during the formal

public comment period on the proposed

rule after Commission approval. The

NRC staff plans to interact with

professional societies on an ongoing

basis to solicit input. The NRC staff will

conduct facilitated public meetings in

the Fall of 1997. These meetings will be

used to focus discussion on specific rule

text proposals. Discussions would also

be held in meetings with the Advisory

Committee on the Medical Uses of

Isotopes (ACMUI) and the Organization

of Agreement States in the Fall of 1997.

After Commission approval of the

proposed rule language and associated

documents, the proposed rule and

associated draft documents will be

published in the Federal Register for

public comment for 75 days. The NRC

staff will also make these documents

available on the NRC rulemaking

website. The NRC staff plans to hold

two public meetings during the formal

comment period to facilitate comment

submittal.

Development of the final rule,

associated documents, and final

guidance will be done using a

governmental working group and

steering group. The NRC staff will

continue to make draft documents

available on the NRC Technical

Conference Forum, but will not be able

to consider further public input on these

documents, beginning approximately

four months before the submission of

the draft documents for Commission

approval (currently scheduled for May

1999). The NRC staff plans to discuss

the draft final documents with the

ACMUI and the Agreement States before

submitting them to the Commission.

Reference Information

1. Strategic Assessment Direction-Setting

Issues Paper Number 7 is available by writing

to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Attention: NRC Public Document Room,

Washington, DC 20555–0001. (Telephone:

(202) 634–3273; fax: (202) 634–3343.)

2. The memorandum ‘‘Management Review

of Existing Medical Use Regulatory Program

(COMIS–92–026)’’ (dated June 16, 1993) is

available by writing to the U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Attention: NRC

Public Document Room, Washington, DC

20555–0001. (Telephone: (202) 634–3273;

fax: (202) 634–3343.)

3. ‘‘Radiation in Medicine: A Need for

Regulatory Reform’’ (1996) is available from

the National Academy Press at 2101

Constitution Avenue, NW, Box 285,

Washington, DC 20055.

4. Summary minutes and transcripts of the

ACMUI April 1997 meeting or transcripts of

the May 8, 1997, Commission briefing are

available by writing to the U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Attention: NRC

Public Document Room, Washington, DC

20555–0001. (Telephone: (202) 634–3273;

fax: (202) 634–3343.)Transcripts of the May

8, 1997, briefing are also available by Internet

at http://www.nrc.gov.

5. The NRC Medical Policy Act Statement

of 1979 was published in the Federal

Register, Volume 44, page 8242, on February

9, 1979.

6. SECY–97–115, Program for Revision of

10 CFR part 35, ‘‘Medical Uses of Byproduct

Material’’ and Associated Federal Register

Notice; SECY–97–131, Supplemental

Information on SECY–97–131, Supplemental

Information on SECY–97–115, ‘‘Program for

Revision of 10 CFR part 35, ‘Medical Uses of

Byproduct Material,’ and Associated Federal

Register Notice; and the associated SRM

(dated June 30, 1997) are available by writing

to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Attention: NRC Public Document Room,

Washington, DC 20555–0001. (Telephone:

(202) 634–3273; fax: (202) 634–3343.)

Copies are also available on the NRC

Technical Conference Forum at http://

techconf.llnl.gov/noframe.html.

Dated at Rockville, MD., this 31st day of

July, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John C. Hoyle,

Secretary of the Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

31 CFR Part 27

Departmental Offices; Civil Penalty

Assessment for Misuse of Department

of the Treasury Names, Symbols, Etc.

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

by cross-reference to interim

regulations.

SUMMARY: In the rules and regulations

portion of this Federal Register, the

Department of the Treasury is issuing

interim regulations setting forth the

procedures by which civil penalties will

be imposed for violations of the

statutory prohibition against misuse of

Department of the Treasury names,

symbols, titles, abbreviations, initials,

seals, or badges. Section 333(c) of title

31, United States Code authorizes the

Secretary of the Treasury to impose

these civil penalties. The regulations are

being promulgated to ensure that

persons assessed with a civil penalty

under 31 U.S.C. 333(c) are accorded due

process. The interim regulations also

serve as the text of this notice of

proposed rulemaking for final

regulations.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before October 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:

Karen Wehner, Senior Advisor, Office of

Enforcement, Room 4414, Department of

the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Wehner, Senior Advisor, Office of

Enforcement, 202–622–0300 (not a tollfree call).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

interim regulations in this issue of the

Federal Register establish 31 CFR part

27. For the text of the interim

regulations, see Civil Penalty

Assessment for Misuse of Department of

the Treasury Names, Symbols, etc.,

Interim rule, published in the rules and

regulations section of this issue of the

Federal Register.

Executive Order 12866

It has been determined that this

proposed rule is not a significant

regulatory action as defined in E.O.

12866. Therefore, a regulatory

assessment is not required.
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Regulatory Flexibility Act

It is hereby certified that these

proposed regulations will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

Accordingly, a regulatory flexibility

analysis is not required. This regulation

provides due process protections for

persons assessed a civil penalty for

misusing Department of the Treasury

names, symbols, titles, abbreviations,

initials, seals, or badges. Furthermore,

the imposition of any civil penalty on

small businesses flows directly from the

underlying statute.

Public Participation

The Department of the Treasury

requests comments from all interested

persons. Comments received on or

before the closing date will be carefully

considered. Comments received after

that date will be given the same

consideration if it is practical to do so,

but assurance of consideration cannot

be given except as to comments received

on or before the closing date.

The Department of the Treasury will

not recognize any material in comments

as confidential. Comments will be

available to the public. Any material

which the commenter considers to be

confidential or inappropriate for

disclosure to the public should not be

included in the comment. The name of

the person submitting a comment is not

exempt from disclosure.

Drafting Information

The principal author of this document

is Abigail Roth, Attorney-Advisor,

Office of the Assistant General Counsel

(Enforcement). However, other

personnel in the Departmental Offices

contributed to this document both as to

substance and style.

Dated: July 18, 1997.

Raymond W. Kelly,

Under Secretary for Enforcement.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[WA61–7136, WA64–7139b; FRL–5869–9]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Implementation Plans: Washington

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) approves in part several

minor revisions to the state of

Washington Implementation Plan (SIP).

Pursuant to section 110 (a) of the Clean

Air Act (CAA), the Director of the

Washington Department of Ecology

(WDOE) submitted two requests to EPA

dated November 25, 1996 and April 7,

1997 to revise certain regulations of a

local air pollution control agency,

namely, the Puget Sound Air Pollution

Control Agency (PSAPCA). In the final

rules Section of this Federal Register,

the EPA is approving the State’s SIP

revision as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because the Agency

views this as a noncontroversial

revision amendment and anticipates no

adverse comments. A detailed rationale

for the approval is set forth in the direct

final rule. If no adverse comments are

received in response to this proposed

rule, no further activity is contemplated

in relation to this rule. If the EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period on this action.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received in writing by

September 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Montel Livingston,

Environmental Protection Specialist

(OAQ–107), Office of Air Quality, at the

EPA Regional Office listed below.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

proposed rule are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations. The

interested persons wanting to examine

these documents should make an

appointment with the appropriate office

at least 24 hours before the visiting day.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 10, Office of Air Quality, 1200

6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. The

State of Washington Department of

Ecology, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia,

Washington 98504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa

Jacobsen, Office of Air Quality (OAQ–

107), EPA, 1200 6th Avenue, Seattle,

WA 98101, (206) 553–6917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action which is located in the rules

section of this Federal Register.

Dated: July 17, 1997.

Chuck Findley,

Acting Regional Administrator.

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AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 141 and 142

[FRL–5870–9]

RIN 2040 AA 94

Withdrawal of the Proposed National

Primary Drinking Water Regulation for

Radon-222

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of

proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document announces the

Environmental Protection Agency’s

(EPA) withdrawal of drinking water

regulations proposed for radon-222 (56

FR 33050, July 18, 1991). EPA is

withdrawing the proposed Maximum

Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG),

Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL),

monitoring, reporting, and public

notification requirements for radon-222

as required by section 1412(b)(13)(A) of

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as

amended. No other provision of the July

18, 1991 proposal is affected by today’s

action.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sylvia Malm, (202) 260–0417. For

information on radon in drinking water

and other EPA activities under the Safe

Drinking Water Act, please contact the

Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1–800–

426–4791. For information on radon in

indoor air, please contact the National

Safety Council’s National Radon Hotline

at 1–800–SOS–RADON.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July

18, 1991 (56 FR 33050), EPA proposed

a maximum contaminant level goal

(MCLG), a maximum contaminant level

(MCL), monitoring, reporting, and

public notification requirements for

radon and a number of other

radionuclides in public water supplies

(systems serving over 25 individuals or

with greater than 15 connections). EPA

proposed to regulate radon at 300 pCi/

L.

On August 6, 1996, Congress passed

amendments to the SDWA. Section

1412(b)(13)(A) of the SDWA, as

amended, directs EPA to withdraw the

proposed national primary drinking

water regulation for radon. With this

Federal Register document, EPA

withdraws the proposed MCLG, MCL,

monitoring, reporting, and public

notification requirements for radon-222.

No other provision of the July 18, 1991

proposal is affected by this action.

Congress has directed EPA to propose

an MCLG and National Primary

Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for