54658 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 203 / Tuesday, October 21, 1997 / Notices

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Radiography Workshop

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission staff plans to convene a

public workshop to discuss issues

concerning industrial radiography

associated equipment. The workshop

will be held in conjunction with the

American Society for Nondestructive

Testing, Inc.’s (ASNT’s), 1997 Fall

Conference and Quality Testing Show,

Post Conference Seminar. The issues to

be discussed include a vendor petition

for rulemaking to remove the reference

to associated equipment from

radiography equipment regulations and

an NRC proposal for resolving certain

issues. The workshop will also provide

an opportunity for representatives from

the radiography industry to comment on

how associated equipment should be

regulated.

DATE AND TIME: The workshop will meet

on October 24, 1997, from 1:00 p.m. to

2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held

at the David L. Lawrence Convention

Center, Double Tree Hotel Pittsburgh,

1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania 15222. Telephone 412–

281–3700. ASNT telephone number:

(800) 222–ASNT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J.

Bruce Carrico, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Office of Nuclear Material

Safety and Safeguards, MS T8F5,

Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301)

415–7826, e-mail jbc@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 10, 1991, NRC published in the

Federal Register (55 FR 843) a final rule

revising the regulations applicable to

industrial radiography, 10 CFR Part 34.

The revision introduced a new section,

10 CFR 34.20, that required licensees to

only use radiographic exposure devices

and associated equipment that comply

with criteria specified in that section.

Paragraph (d) of 10 CFR 34.20 provided

that all newly manufactured

radiographic exposure devices and

associated equipment (manufactured

after January 10, 1992) acquired by NRC

licensees must meet 10 CFR 34.20

requirements (specified in American

National Standards Institute (ANSI),

N432–1980). In addition, licensees were

to ensure that all equipment used in

radiographic operations after January

10, 1996, complies with the applicable

requirements.

Since the final implementation date,

i.e., January 10, 1996, some confusion

has arisen concerning the regulations’

applicability to associated equipment.

Associated equipment is currently

defined as, ‘‘* * * equipment that is

used in conjunction with a radiographic

exposure device to make radiographic

exposures that drives, guides, or comes

in contact with the source, (e.g., guide

tube, control tube, control (drive) cable,

removable source stop, ‘‘J’’ tube and

collimator when it is used as an

exposure head.’’ In addition, in April

1996, NRC received a Petition for

Rulemaking requesting that ‘‘NRC

amend its regulations to remove

reference to associated equipment from

§ 34.20 so that continued inspection and

enforcement of the rule would be

performed on the basis of source and

device reviews only.’’ The objective of

this workshop is to discuss NRC’s

understanding of the problems and

possible solutions, and provide a forum

for an exchange of ideas between

industry representatives and NRC on

how associated equipment should be

regulated. NRC anticipates that

representatives from the regulated

industry and the equipment

manufacturers will be in attendance.

Conduct of the Workshop: The

workshop will be chaired by Larry W.

Camper, Chief, Medical, Academic, and

Commercial Use Safety Branch, Office

of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards. The workshop will be

conducted in a manner that will

expedite the orderly conduct of

business. Seating will be on a firstcome, first-served basis.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 14th day

of October, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Larry W. Camper,

Chief Medical, Academic, and Commercial

Use Safety Branch, Division of Industrial and

Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards.

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of October 20, 27,

November 3, and 10, 1997.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of October 20

There are no meetings the week of

October 20.

Week of October 27—Tentative

Wednesday, October 29

11:30 a.m.

Affirmation Session (public meeting)

(if needed)

2:00 p.m.

Briefing on Site Decommissioning

Plan (SDMP) (public meeting)

(Contact: John Hickey—301–415–

7234)

Thursday, October 30

10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

All Employees Meetings (public

meetings) on ‘‘The Green’’ Plaza

Area between buildings at White

Flint (Contact: Bill Hill—301–415–

1661)

Week of November 3

Tuesday, November 4

2:00 p.m.

Meeting with Commonwealth Edison

(public meeting)

Wednesday, November 5

9:30 a.m.

Briefing on Staff’s Plans for 50.59

Regulatory Process Improvements

(public meeting)

11:00 a.m.

Affirmation Session (public meeting)

(if needed)

Week of November 10

There are no meetings the week of

November 10.

The schedule for commission

meetings is subject to change on short

notice. To verify the status of meetings

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Bill Hill (301) 415–1661.

* * * * *

The NRC Commission Meeting

Schedule can be found on the Internet

at: http://www.nrc.gov/SECY/smj/

schedule.htm

* * * * *

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