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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 194 (Monday, October 6, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 58063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23534]

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Proposed Rules
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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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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 194 / Monday, October 6, 2008 / 
Proposed Rules

[[Page 58063]]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 35

[NRC-2008-0071]
RIN 3150-AI26

Medical Use of Byproduct Material--Amendments/Medical Event 
Definitions; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On August 6, 2008 (73 FR 45635), the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) published for public comment a proposed rule that 
would amend its regulations in 10 CFR Part 35, ``Medical Use of 
Byproduct Material'' to change medical event definitions. The public 
comment period for this proposed rule was to have expired on October 
20, 2008.
    By letter dated September 16, 2008, the NRC's Advisory Committee on 
the Medical Use of Isotopes (ACMUI) requested an extension to November 
7, 2008. As explained in the letter, the fall meeting of the ACMUI is 
scheduled for October 27 and 28, 2008, and the subject matter in the 
proposed rule is on the agenda for discussion at this public meeting. 
ACMUI believes that it will be able to provide better comment on the 
proposed rule following this discussion. Due to the complex nature of 
the proposed medical rule and the high public interest of the medical 
community, the NRC has decided to extend the comment period until 
November 7, 2008.

DATES: The comment period has been extended and now expires on November 
7, 2008. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is 
practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only 
for comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Please include the following number RIN 3150-AI26 in the 
subject line of your comments. Comments on rulemakings submitted in 
writing or in electronic form will be made available to the public in 
their entirety on the NRC's Web site in the Agencywide Documents Access 
and Management System (ADAMS) and at http://www.regulations.gov. 
Personal information, such as your name, address, telephone number, e-
mail address, etc., will not be removed from your submission. You may 
submit comments by any one of the following methods.
    Electronically: Via the Federal eRulemaking Portal (Docket ID NRC-
2008-0071) and follow instructions for submitting comments. Address 
questions about this docket to Carol Gallagher 301-415-5905; e-mail 
[email protected].
    Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
    E-mail comments to: [email protected]. If you do not 
receive a reply e-mail confirming that we have received your comments, 
contact us directly at 301-415-1966.
    Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 
20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays. (Telephone 
301-415-1966).
    Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 
301-415-1101.
    You may submit comments on the information collections by the 
methods indicated in the Paperwork Reduction Act Statement.
    Publicly available documents related to this rulemaking may be 
viewed electronically on the public computers located at the NRC's 
Public Document Room (PDR), Room O-1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR reproduction contractor 
will copy documents for a fee.
    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 [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward M. Lohr, Office of Federal and 
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone 301-415-
0253, e-mail, [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of September 2008.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-23534 Filed 10-3-08; 8:45 am]
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