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Day Event/activity 

25 ........... If NRC staff finds no ‘‘need,’’ ‘‘need to know,’’ or likelihood of standing, the deadline for petitioner/requester to file a motion seeking 

a ruling to reverse the NRC staff’s denial of access; NRC staff files copy of access determination with the presiding officer (or 

Chief Administrative Judge or other designated officer, as appropriate). If NRC staff finds ‘‘need’’ for SUNSI, the deadline for any 

party to the proceeding whose interest independent of the proceeding would be harmed by the release of the information to file a 

motion seeking a ruling to reverse the NRC staff’s grant of access. 

30 ........... Deadline for NRC staff reply to motions to reverse NRC staff determination(s). 

40 ........... (Receipt +30) If NRC staff finds standing and need for SUNSI, deadline for NRC staff to complete information processing and file 

motion for Protective Order and draft Non-Disclosure Affidavit. Deadline for applicant/licensee to file Non-Disclosure Agreement for 

SUNSI. 

190 ......... (Receipt +180) If NRC staff finds standing, need to know for SGI, and trustworthiness and reliability, deadline for NRC staff to file 

motion for Protective Order and draft Non-disclosure Affidavit (or to make a determination that the proposed recipient of SGI is not 

trustworthy or reliable). Note: Before the Office of Administration makes an adverse determination regarding access, the proposed 

recipient must be provided an opportunity to correct or explain information. 

205 ......... Deadline for petitioner to seek reversal of a final adverse NRC staff determination either before the presiding officer or another designated officer. 

A ............ If access granted: Issuance of presiding officer or other designated officer decision on motion for protective order for access to sensitive information (including schedule for providing access and submission of contentions) or decision reversing a final adverse determination by the NRC staff. 

A + 3 ...... Deadline for filing executed Non-Disclosure Affidavits. Access provided to SUNSI and/or SGI consistent with decision issuing the 

protective order. 

A + 28 .... Deadline for submission of contentions whose development depends upon access to SUNSI and/or SGI. However, if more than 25 

days remain between the petitioner’s receipt of (or access to) the information and the deadline for filing all other contentions (as 

established in the notice of hearing or opportunity for hearing), the petitioner may file its SUNSI or SGI contentions by that later 

deadline. 

A + 53 .... (Contention receipt +25) Answers to contentions whose development depends upon access to SUNSI and/or SGI. 

A + 60 .... (Answer receipt +7) Petitioner/Intervener reply to answers. 

B ............ Decision on contention admission. 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2008–0419] 

Security and Continued Use of 

Cesium–137 Chloride Sources: 

Granting Extension of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of Granting of Request to 

Extend the Comment Period on the 

Issues described in the Notice on the 

Security and Continued Use of Cesium– 

137 Chloride Sources. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

John P. Jankovich, Office of Federal and 

State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs, telephone (301) 

415–7904, e-mail 

john.jankovich@nrc.gov, or Dr. Cynthia 

Jones, Office of Nuclear Security and 

Incident Response, telephone (301) 415– 

0298, e-mail cynthia.jones@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

On July 31, 2008, the NRC issued a 

notice in the Federal Register which 

requested, in part, public comments on 

the issues presented in the notice on the 

security and continued use of cesium– 

137 chloride sources (73 FR 44780). The 

notice requested early public input on 

major issues associated with the use of 

certain forms of cesium–137 chloride 

currently used by NRC- and Agreement 

State-licensees. While the NRC has not 

initiated rulemaking on this subject, 

NRC used the conventionally 

established rulemaking comment 

channels for obtaining comments. 

II. Further Information 

The NRC staff requested receipt of 

comments on the notice by September 

30, 2008. By this action, the NRC staff 

is extending the comment period until 

October 15, 2008. Comments received 

after October 15, 2008, will be 

considered if practical to do so, but the 

NRC is unable to ensure consideration 

only for comments received on or before 

this date. Although a time limit is given, 

comments and suggestions in 

connection with the use of cesium–137 

chloride sources are encouraged at any 

time. 

In addition to inviting public 

comments on the issues presented in 

section III of the July 31, 2008 notice, 

the NRC also solicited specific 

comments related to: (1) Quantitative 

information on the costs and benefits 

resulting from consideration of the 

factors described in the Issues Paper; (2) 

operational data on radiation exposures 

(increased or reduced) that might result 

from implementing any of the options 

described in the Issues Paper; (3) 

whether the presented issues are 

addressed comprehensively; and (4) 

whether other options should be 

considered, including quantitative 

information on the costs and benefits for 

these other options. The Commission 

believes that stakeholder comments 

help to quantify the potential impact of 

these proposed changes and will assist 

the NRC as potential regulatory action(s) 

are developed. 

III. Request To Extend the Comment 

Period 

Basis for the Request 

The NRC received the following 

extension request: 

On behalf of industry, the Nuclear Energy 

Institute (NEI) respectfully requests an 

extension of the comment period identified 

in the subject Federal Register notice (FRN) 

entitled, ‘‘Request for Comments on the 

Security and Continued Use of Cesium–137 

Chloride Sources and Notice of Public 

Meeting’’ dated July 31, 2008. Specifically, 

the FRN states that stakeholder comments on 

the Cesium–137 Chloride source issues 

raised therein should be submitted to NRC no 

later than September 30, 2008. This date 

coincides with the last day of the scheduled 

public meeting, which industry fully 

supports. We believe that industry, the 

public and other stakeholder comments on 

these complex matters would be greatly 

informed by the deliberations that will 

inevitably occur during the two day meeting 

which commences on September 29, 2008. 

Therefore, we request that the comment 

period be extended, at a minimum, 30 days 

so as to close no earlier than October 30, 

2008. 

The NRC received similar requests 

from the Conference of Radiation 

Control Program Directors, Inc., 

(CRCPD), and from the International 


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Source Suppliers and Producers 

Association (ISSPA), both dated 

September 19, 2008, for extension of the 

comment period from September 30 to 

October 30, 2008. 

Response to Request 

The request for an extension to the 

comment period is approved for 15 

days. 

The staff understands that NEI, 

CRCPD and ISSPA requested an 

extension of 30 days. However, NRC can 

not grant the full extension because the 

comments are needed by mid-October 

for development of future NRC actions 

for Commission consideration by 

November 2008. Therefore, the staff is 

approving a 15-day extension to the 

original public comment period, with 

the public comment period to end on 

October 15, 2008. The staff recognizes 

that the public and other stakeholder 

comments may be impacted by the 

discussions that will occur during the 

two-day public meeting which 

concludes on September 30, 2008, and 

therefore agrees to extend the comment 

period an additional 15 days. 

Members of the public are invited and 

encouraged to submit comments 

electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Search on Docket 

ID: [NRC–2008–0419] and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments may also be sent by mail to 

Michael Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking, 

Directives and Editing Branch, Office of 

Administration, Mail Stop T–6D59, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

Requests for technical information 

may be directed to the NRC contacts, Dr. 

John P. Jankovich, Office of Federal and 

State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs, telephone (301) 

415–7904, e-mail 

john.jankovich@nrc.gov, or Dr. Cynthia 

Jones, Office of Nuclear Security and 

Incident Response, telephone (301) 415– 

0298, e-mail cynthia.jones@nrc.gov. 

You can also access publicly available 

documents related to the July 31, 2008 

notice using the following methods: 

Regulations.gov: Documents related to 

this notice, including public comments, 

are accessible at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, by searching on 

docket ID: NRC–2008–0419. Electronic 

copies of the July 31, 2008 notice and 

the workshop agenda are also available 

through NRC’s public Web site at 

http://www.nrc.gov/materials/miau/ 

licensing.html. 

NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR): 

The public may examine and have 

copied for a fee, publicly available 

documents at the NRC’s PDR, Public 

File Area O–1F21, One White Flint 

North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

NRC’s Agency wide Document Access 

and Management System (ADAMS): 

Publicly available documents created or 

received at the NRC after November 1, 

1999, are available electronically at the 

NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. From this site, the public 

can gain entry into ADAMS, which 

provides text and image files of NRC’s 

public documents. If you do not have 

access to ADAMS or if there are 

problems in accessing the documents 

located in ADAMS, contact the PDR 

Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 

415–4737 or by e-mail to 

pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd 

day of September 2008. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

John P. Jankovich, 

Team Leader, Office of Federal and State 

Materials and Environmental Management 

Program. 

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB 

Review, Request for Comments 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad 

Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding 

an Information Collection Request (ICR) 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

request an extension without change of 

a currently approved collection of 

information: 3220–0038, Medical 

Reports. Our ICR describes the 

information we seek to collect from the 

public. Review and approval by OIRA 

ensures that we impose appropriate 

paperwork burdens. 

The RRB invites comments on the 

proposed collection of information to 

determine (1) The practical utility of the 

collection; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden of the collection; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information that is the 

subject of collection; and (4) ways to 

minimize the burden of collections on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain 

the OMB control number of the ICR. For 

proper consideration of your comments, 

it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them 

within 30 days of publication date. 

Under Sections 2(a)(1)(iv), 2(a)(2) and 

2(a)(3) of the Railroad Retirement Act 

(RRA), annuities are payable to qualified 

railroad employees whose physical or 

mental condition is such that they are 

unable to (1) work in their regular 

occupation (occupational disability); or 

(2) work at all (permanent total 

disability). The requirements for 

establishment of disability and proof of 

continuance of disability are prescribed 

in 20 CFR 220. 

Under Sections 2(c)(1)(ii)(c) and 

2(d)(1)(ii) of the RRA, annuities are also 

payable to qualified spouses and 

widow(ers), respectively, who have a 

qualified child who is under a disability 

which began before age 22. Annuities 

are also payable to surviving children 

on the basis of disability under Section 

2(d)(1)(iii)(C) if the child’s disability 

began before age 22 and to widow(ers) 

on the basis of disability under section 

2(d)(1) (i)(B). To meet the disability 

standard, the RRA provides that 

individuals must have a permanent 

physical or mental condition such that 

they are unable to engage in any regular 

employment. 

Under section 2(d)(1)(v) of the RRA, 

annuities are also payable to remarried 

and surviving divorced spouses on the 

basis of, inter alia, disability or having 

a qualified disabled child in care. 

However, the disability standard in 

these cases is that found in the Social 

Security Act. That is, individuals must 

be able to engage in any substantial 

gainful activity by reason of any 

medically determinable physical or 

mental impairment. The RRB also 

determines entitlement to a period of 

early disability and early Medicare 

entitlement for qualified claimants in 

accordance with Section 216 of the 

Social Security Act. 

When making disability 

determinations, the RRB needs evidence 

from acceptable medical sources. The 

RRB currently utilizes Forms G–3EMP, 

Report of Medical Condition by 

Employer; G–197, Authorization to 

Release Medical Information, G–250, 

Medical Assessment; G–250a, Medical 

Assessment of Residual Functional 

Capacity; G–260, Report of Seizure 

Disorder; RL–11b, Disclosure of 

Hospital Medical Records; RL–11d, 

Disclosure of Medical Records from a 

State Agency; and RL–250, Request for 

Medical Assessment, to obtain the 

necessary medical evidence. The RRB 

proposes no changes to the information 

collection. Completion of the forms is 

voluntary. One response is requested of 

each respondent. 

Previous Requests for Comments: The 

RRB has already published the initial 

60-day notice (73 FR 22183 on April 24, 


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