70742 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 228 / Monday, November 27, 2000 / Notices

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Farouk Eltawila,

Acting Director, Division of Systems Analysis

and Regulatory Effectiveness Office of

Nuclear Regulatory Research.

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Consolidated Guidance: 10 CFR Part

20—Standards for Protection Against

Radiation

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of availability and

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The NRC is announcing the

availability of, and requesting comments

on, draft NUREG–1736, ‘‘Consolidated

Guidance: 10 CFR Part 20—Standards

for Protection Against Radiation,’’ dated

September 2000. This document,

consolidates numerous guidance

documents into a single, comprehensive

source. It complements the NUREG–

1556 series, ‘‘Consolidated Guidance

about Materials Licenses.’’ Since Part 20

applies to all NRC licensees, in varying

degrees, the applicability of this

document extends beyond the materials

scope of the NUREG–1556 series. This

document is intended for use by

applicants, all licensees, Part 76

certificate holders, NRC license

reviewers, inspectors, and other NRC

personnel. It combines references to the

guidance for applicants and licensees

previously found in various Regulatory

Guides, NUREG reports, Information

Notices, etc.

Discussion: Each section within

NUREG 1736 provides the following:

• A statement of the requirement

(reflecting revisions published in the

Federal Register through October 13,

1999);

• A discussion of the requirement;

• A statement of the requirement’s

applicability;

• A guidance statement;

• A list of existing regulatory

guidance (Regulatory Guides, NUREG

reports);

• A list of existing implementation

guidance (Information Notices, health

physics positions, Part 20 questions and

answers, etc.).

This document also identifies prior

guidance, which is now outdated. For

those ‘‘Existing Regulatory Guidance

Documents’’ that are designated as

‘‘outdated,’’ plans will be underway for

withdrawal or revision prior to this

document being published in its final

form. Documents in this category are

limited to Regulatory Guides.

‘‘Implementing Guidance Documents,’’

or document sections, that are

designated as ‘‘outdated’’ are considered

historical and are presently not subject

to updating or augmenting. This

‘‘outdated’’ guidance is being

superceded by the guidance contained

within NUREG 1736. Documents in this

category include Health Physics

Positions (HPPOS), Part 20 Questions

and Answers (Q&As), and Circulars.

Note that this document is strictly for

public comment. It is not for use in

preparing, reviewing, or implementing

licenses until it is published in its final

form. It is being distributed for

comments to encourage public

participation in its development. The

NRC staff’s disposition of public

comments will be documented in

NUREG 1736 as an appendix once it is

published in its final form, and will be

made publicly available electronically

by visiting the NRC’s Home Page (http:/

/www.nrc.gov/nrc/nucmat.html).

DATES: The comment period ends

February 26, 2001. Comments received

after that time will be considered if

practicable.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch,

Division of Administrative Services,

Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20555–0001. Hand-deliver

comments to 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland, between 7:15 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m. on Federal workdays.

Comments may also be submitted

through the Internet by addressing

electronic mail to dlm1@nrc.gov.

Those considering public comment

may request a free single copy of draft

NUREG–1736, by writing to the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Mrs. Carrie Brown, Mail Stop TWFN 9–

C24, Washington, D.C. 20555–0001.

Alternatively, submit requests through

the Internet by addressing electronic

mail to cxb@nrc.gov. A copy of draft

NUREG–1736, is also available for

inspection and/or copying for a fee in

the NRC Public Document Room, 2120

L Street, NW. (Lower Level),

Washington, D.C. 20555–0001.

The Presidential Memorandum dated

June 1, 1998, entitled, ‘‘Plain Language

in Government Writing,’’ directed that

the Federal government’s writing be in

plain language. The NRC requests

comments on this licensing guidance

NUREG specifically with respect to the

clarity and effectiveness of the language

used. Comments should be sent to the

address listed above.

The NRC staff notes the correct title

for NUREG 1736 is ‘‘Consolidated

Guidance : 10 CFR Part 20—Standards

for Protection Against Radiation.’’ This

will be corrected once this document is

issued in its final form.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Mrs. Carrie Brown, TWFN 9–F–C24,

Division of Industrial and Medical

Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20555, telephone

(301) 415–8092; electronic mail address:

cxb@nrc.gov.

Electronic Access

Draft NUREG–1736 is available

electronically by visiting the NRC’s

Home Page (http://www.nrc.gov/nrc/

nucmat.html).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day

of November, 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Patricia K. Holahan,

Chief, Rulemaking and Guidance Branch,

Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear

Safety, NMSS.

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November 17, 2000.

Notice is hereby given that the

following filing(s) has/have been made

with the Commission pursuant to

provisions of the Act and rules

promulgated under the Act. All

interested persons are referred to the

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transaction(s) summarized below. The

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any amendment(s) is/are available for

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Reference.

Interested persons wishing to

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