[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7316]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Nominations of New Members of the Advisory Committee on the 
Medical Uses of Isotopes

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

ACTION: Call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is inviting nominations 
for three positions on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of 
Isotopes (ACMUI) to fill current and upcoming committee vacancies. One 
position is for a physician practicing nuclear cardiology. The second 
position is for a patients' rights and care advocate. The third 
position is for an individual with State or local government 
perspective.

DATES: Nominations are due May 23, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to: The Office of Personnel, Attn: Ms. 
Jude Himmelberg, Mail Stop T2D32, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William B. McCarthy, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555, Telephone: 301-415-7894.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACMUI advises NRC on policy and 
technical issues that arise in regulating the medical use of byproduct 
material for diagnosis and therapy. Responsibilities include providing 
guidance and comments on changes in NRC rules, regulations, and guides 
concerning medical use; evaluating certain non-routine uses of 
byproduct material for medical use; and providing technical assistance 
in licensing, inspection, and enforcement cases.
    Committee members possess the medical and technical skills needed 
to address evolving issues. Currently, the ACMUI membership consists 
of: (a) three practicing physicians; (b) a physician representing the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug 
Administration; (c) a nuclear pharmacist; (d) two medical physicists 
(nuclear medicine and therapy); (e) a health care administrator; (f) a 
certified medical dosimetrist; and (g) a patients' rights and care 
advocate (whose term expires September 30, 1997). Presently, the 
specialties of the physicians on the ACMUI are: therapeutic radiology, 
with expertise in teletherapy and brachytherapy (two), and nuclear 
medicine research (one). The staff is in the process of finalizing the 
appointment of a nominee for the position of nuclear medicine 
physician.
    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is inviting nominations for 
three positions on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of 
Isotopes (ACMUI). One position is for a physician practicing nuclear 
cardiology. The second position is for a patients' rights and care 
advocate. The third position is for an individual with State or local 
government perspective.
    Nominees must include four copies of their resumes, describing 
their educational and professional qualifications, and provide their 
current addresses and telephone numbers.
    All new committee members will serve 3-year terms, with possible 
reappointment to an additional 3-year term.
    Nominees must be U.S. citizens and be able to devote approximately 
80 hours per year to committee business. Members will be compensated 
and reimbursed for travel (including per diem in lieu of subsistence), 
secretarial, and correspondence expenses. Nominees will undergo a 
security background check and will be required to complete financial 
disclosure statements, to avoid conflict-of-interest issues.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of March, 1997.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary of the 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 97-7316 Filed 3-21-97; 8:45 am]
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