This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 20

[Docket No. PRM–20–24]

Petition for Rulemaking; University of

Cincinnati

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is docketing, as a

petition for rulemaking, a document

dated April 7, 1996, and filed with the

Commission by the University of

Cincinnati. The petition was assigned

Docket No. PRM–20–24 on April 15,

1996. The petitioner requests that the

Commission amend its regulations to

authorize specified visitors of radiation

patients, as members of the public, to

receive up to 500 mrem per year. In this

document, the NRC is announcing the

receipt of the petition and requesting

public comment on the suggested

amendment.

DATES: Submit comments by September

4, 1996.

Comments received after this date

will be considered if it is practical to do

so. However, assurance of consideration

cannot be given except as to comments

received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Attention: Docketing and Service

Branch, Office of the Secretary,

Washington, DC 20555–001. For a copy

of the petition, write to the Rules

Review Section, Rules Review and

Directives Branch, Division of Freedom

of Information and Publications

Services, Office of Administration, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555.

Deliver comments to 11555 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30

a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.

For information on submitting

comments electronically, see

‘‘Electronic Access’’ under the

Supplementary Information section of

this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rules Review

Section, at the same address as above or

by telephone, 301–415–7163, or toll

free, 1–800–368–5642, or E-mail,

MTL@NRC.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In § 20.1301(a)(1), each licensee is

required to conduct operations so that

the total effective radiation dose limit

for members of the public does not

exceed 0.1 rem (1 millisievert) in a year.

The dose equivalent must be exclusive

of the dose contributions from

background radiation, any medical

administration the individual has

received, voluntary participation in

medical research programs, and the

licensee’s disposal of radioactive

material into sanitary sewerage in

accordance with § 20.2003. The current

regulations state in § 20.1301(c) that a

licensee or license applicant may apply

for prior NRC authorization to operate

up to an annual dose limit for an

individual member of the public of 0.5

rem (5 mSv).

Petitioner’s Request

The petitioner states that, as

recommended in a report from the

National Committee on Radiation

Protection (NCRP 91), the proposed

amendment would permit a small

population of the general public to be

infrequently exposed to an annual

exposure limit of 500 mrem total

effective dose equivalent. The petitioner

presents the following specific

recommendations concerning the

requested amendment:

1. The individuals to whom the 500 mrem

annual limit applies would be specified

visitors of radiation therapy patients

hospitalized under 10 CFR 35.75 or specified

visitors of radiation therapy patients

receiving temporary brachytherapy implants

under 10 CFR 35.400.

2. The dose limit is not requested for all

visitors of all radiation therapy patients

hospitalized under 10 CFR 35.75 or receiving

a temporary implant under 10 CFR 35.400.

The dose limit would apply only to specified

visitors determined by the physician to be

necessary for the emotional and/or physical

support of the patient (e.g., parents of

children, elderly patients who need support

from a familiar individual, etc.).

3. The specified visitors would be limited

to adult (18 or older) non-pregnant

individuals who are members of the family

or are individuals with a significant personal

relationship to the patient.

4. The specified visitors would be

instructed by the licensee or authorized user

to maintain their exposure as low as

reasonable achievable (ALARA). The

instruction would emphasize the radiation

safety precautions of time, distance and

shielding.

5. The dose limit would apply only to dose

received while the patient is hospitalized

under 10 CFR 35.75 and/or receiving a

temporary brachytherapy implant under 10

CFR 35.400. A personnel monitor (pocket

dosimeter, film badge, TLD or electronic

dosimeter) would document compliance.

The Petitioner’s Proposed Amendment

The petitioner proposes that § 20.1301

be amended to permit specified visitors

of radiation patients to be exposed to an

exposure limit of 500 mrem total

effective dose per year.

Electronic Access

Comments may be submitted

electronically, in either ASCII text or

WordPerfect format (version 5.1 or

later), by calling the NRC Electronic

Bulletin Board (BBS) on FedWorld. The

bulletin board may be accessed using a

personal computer, a modem, and one

of the commonly available

communications software packages, or

directly via Internet. Background

documents on this petition also are

available for downloading and viewing

on the bulletin board.

If using a personal computer and

modem, the NRC rulemaking subsystem

on FedWorld can be accessed directly

by dialing the toll-free number 800 303–

9672. Set communication software

parameters as follows: parity to none,

data bits to 8, and stop bits to 1 (N,8,1).

Using the ANSI or VT–100 terminal

emulation, the NRC rulemaking

subsystem can then be accessed by

selecting the ‘‘rules menu’’ option from

the ‘‘NRC main menu.’’ Users will find

the ‘‘FedWorld On-line User’s Guides’’

particularly helpful. Many NRC

subsystems and data bases also have a

‘‘Help/Information Center’’ option that

is tailored to the particular subsystem.

The NRC subsystem on FedWorld also

can be accessed by a direct-dial

telephone number for the main

FedWorld BBS, (703)321–3339, or by

using Telnet via Internet: fedworld.gov.

If using (703)321–3339 to contact

FedWorld, the NRC subsystem will be
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accessed from the FedWorld main menu

by selecting the ‘‘Regulatory,

Government Administration and State

Systems,’’ then selecting ‘‘Regulatory

Information Mall.’’ At that point, a

menu will be displayed that has an

option ‘‘U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission’’ that will take you to the

NRC on-line main menu. The NRC online area also can be accessed directly

by typing ‘‘/go nrc’’ at a FedWorld

command line. If NRC is accessed from

FedWorld’s main menu, the user may

return to FedWorld by selecting the

‘‘Return to FedWorld’’ option from the

NRC on-line main menu. However, if

NRC at FedWorld is accessed by using

NRC’s toll-free number, the user will

have full access to all NRC systems but

not to the main FedWorld system.

If FedWorld is contacted using Telnet,

the user will see the NRC area and

menus, including the rules menu.

Although the user will be able to

download documents and leave

messages, he or she will not be able to

write comments or upload files

(comments). If FedWorld is contacted

using File Transfer Program (FTP), all

files can be accessed and downloaded

but uploading files is not allowed—the

user will see only a list of files without

descriptions (normal gopher look). An

index file is available that lists all files

within a subdirectory, with descriptions

of those files. There is a 15-minute time

limit for FTP access.

Although FedWorld also can be

accessed through the Worldwide Web,

like FTP, that mode only provides

access for downloading files and does

not display the NRC rules menu.

For more information on NRC bulletin

boards call Mr. Arthur Davis, Systems

Integration and Development Branch,

NRC, Washington, DC 20555–0001,

telephone (301)415–5780; E-mail

AXD3@nrc.gov.

Single copies of this petition may be

obtained by written request or telefax

((301)415–5144) from the Rules Review

Section, Rules Review and Directives

Branch, Division of Freedom of

Information and Publications Services,

Office of Administration, Mail Stop T6–

D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001. Certain documents related to this

petition, including comments received,

may be examined at the NRC Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street NW.

(Lower Level), Washington, DC. These

same documents also may be viewed

and downloaded electronically via the

Electronic Bulletin Board established by

NRC for this petition as indicated above.

Dated at Rockville, MD., the 17th day of

June, 1996.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John C. Hoyle,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 96–15837 Filed 6–20–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Part 2

RIN 1076–AD50

Appeals From Administrative Actions

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs

is proposing to amend its regulations on

appeals. We are proposing this

amendment as part of the President’s

National Performance Review regulatory

reform initiative. The proposal will

enhance its usability by clarifying the

language.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 19, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Deborah

Maddox, Director of the Office of Tribal

Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849

C Street, NW, MS 4603–MIB,

Washington, D.C. 20240. Comments

may be hand delivered to the same

address from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Maddox, Office of Tribal

Services at 202–208–3463.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authority to issue rules and regulations

is vested in the Secretary of the Interior

by 5 U.S.C. § 301 and sections 463 and

465 of the Revised Statutes, 25 U.S.C.

§§ 2 and 9. The proposed rule has been

written to facilitate its use by the

general public, tribes, and individual

Indians affected by the rule. No

substantive revisions are proposed in

this rule.

Public Participation Statement

Publication of the proposed rule by

the Department of the Interior

(Department) provides the public an

opportunity to participate in the

rulemaking process. Interested persons

may submit written comments regarding

the proposed rule to the location

identified in the ‘‘addresses’’ section of

this document.

Executive Order 12778

The Department has certified to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) that these proposed regulations

meet the applicable standards provided

in sections 2(a) and 2(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12778.

Executive Order 12866

This proposed rule is not a significant

regulatory action under Executive Order

12866 and has not been reviewed by the

Office of Management and Budget.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

This proposed rule will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5

U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

Executive Order 12630

The Department has determined that

this proposed rule does not have

‘‘significant takings’’ implications. The

proposed rule does not pertain to

‘‘taking’’ of private property interests,

nor does it impact private property.

Executive Order 12612

The Department has determined that

this proposed rule does not have

significant federalism effects because it

pertains solely to Federal-tribal relations

and will not interfere with the roles,

rights and responsibilities of states.

NEPA Statement

The Department has determined that

this proposed rule does not constitute a

major Federal action significantly

affecting the quality of the human

environment and that no detailed

statement is required under the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995

This rule imposes no unfunded

mandates on any governmental or

private entity and is in compliance with

the provisions of the Unfunded

Mandates Act of 1995.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

This rule has been examined under

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

and has been found to contain no

information collection requirements.

Drafting Information

The primary author of this document

is Kimberly Toyekoyah, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Department of the

Interior.

List of Subjects in 25 CFR Part 2

Indians-law, Indians—administrative

practice and procedure, Indians—

administrative appeals.

For the reasons given in the preamble,

part 2 of title 25, chapter I of the Code

of Federal Regulations is proposed to be

revised as set forth below.