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Energy Policy Act of 2005. This
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Coastal Impact Assistance Program.
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OCS Renewable Energy and
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OCS Lands Act to grant management
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regime to manage access, balancing
competing uses while ensuring
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draft report of the OCS Policy
Committee’s Alternative Energy/Use
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USGS/MMS Joint Session on the
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OCS Scientific Committee Update.
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Congressional Update. This
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5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing
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of the next 5-Year Program (2007–2012),
input received during the comment
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Committee Business. Status reports
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Rulemaking To Establish a Regulatory
Framework for the Expanded Definition
of Byproduct Material Established by
the Energy Policy Act; Meeting
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Section 651(e) of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 expanded the
definition of byproduct material as
defined in the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended. To comply with the
Congressional mandate, the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) is
changing its regulations to expand the
definition of byproduct material to
include the following materials
produced, extracted, or converted after
extraction for use for commercial,
medical, or research activities: (1)
Discrete sources of radium-226, (2)
accelerator-produced radioactive
material, and (3) discrete sources of
naturally occurring radioactive material,
other than source material, that the
Commission, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Secretary of
Energy, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and other appropriate Federal
agencies, determines would pose a
threat to public health and safety or the
common defense and security similar to
the threat posed by a discrete source of
radium-226. To aid in the rulemaking
process, NRC is holding a public
meeting with a ‘‘roundtable’’ format
(defined further in the body of this
notice) to solicit input, that may be
useful in drafting a proposed rule, from
stakeholders. The meeting is open to the
public, and all interested parties may
attend. Individuals unable to attend the
meeting will be able to listen by
teleconference.
November 9, 2005, from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Registration is from 8:30 a.m.
to 9 a.m.; however, all persons planning
to attend the meeting are encouraged to
preregister in order to facilitate security
check-in on the day of the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Two White Flint North,
Room T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leslie Kerr, telephone (301) 415–6272,
e-mail lsk@nrc.gov, of the Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001. Questions
on the meeting format, including
participation in the roundtable, should
be directed to the meeting facilitator,
Francis ‘‘Chip’’ Cameron. Mr. Cameron
can be reached at 301–415–1642 or
fxc@nrc.gov. To preregister to attend the
meeting in person or to participate via
teleconference, please contact Jayne
McCausland, telephone (301) 415–6219,
fax (301) 415–5369, or e-mail
jmm2@nrc.gov.
DATES:
Section
651(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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(the Act) expanded the definition of
byproduct material in Section 11e. of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to
include certain naturally occurring and
accelerator produced radioactive
material (NARM) and required the NRC
to provide a regulatory framework for
licensing and regulating the additional
byproduct material. The NRC is
conducting a rulemaking to revise its
regulations to expand the definition of
byproduct material to include: (1) Any
discrete source of radium-226 that is
produced, extracted, or converted after
extraction for use for commercial,
medical, or research activities; (2)
accelerator-produced radioactive
material that is produced, extracted, or
converted after extraction for use for
commercial, medical, or research
activities; and (3) any discrete source of
naturally occurring radioactive material,
other than source material, that is
extracted or converted after extraction
for use for commercial, medical, or
research activities that the Commission
determines, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Secretary of
Energy, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and the head of any other
appropriate Federal agency, would pose
a threat to public health and safety or
the common defense and security
similar to the threat posed by discrete
sources of radium-226.
NRC is holding a public meeting on
November 9, 2005 to solicit input from
stakeholders on the regulation of
NARM. The format for this public
meeting will be a ‘‘roundtable’’ format.
Participants at the roundtable will be
the invited representatives of the broad
spectrum of interests who may be
affected by this rulemaking. The
roundtable format is being used for this
meeting to promote a dialogue among
the representatives at the table on the
issues of concern. Although the focus of
the discussion will be on the invited
participants at the table, an opportunity
will be provided for comment and
questions from the audience. Questions
on the meeting format, including
participation in the roundtable, should
be directed to the meeting facilitator,
Francis ‘‘Chip’’ Cameron. Mr. Cameron
can be reached at 301–415–1642 or
fxc@nrc.gov. An agenda for the meeting
will be posted to the NRC’s rulemaking
website: https://ruleforum.llnl.gov.
Those planning to attend the meeting
are encouraged to preregister for the
meeting by notifying Ms. Jayne M.
McCausland, telephone (301) 415–6219,
fax (301) 415–5369, or e-mail
jmm2@nrc.gov. If an attendee will
require special services, such as services
for the hearing impaired, please notify
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Ms. McCausland of these requirements
when preregistering. Individuals unable
to attend the meeting will be able to
listen by teleconference. For
teleconference information, please
contact Ms. McCausland.
The NRC is accessible to the White
Flint Metro Station. Visitor parking near
the NRC buildings is limited.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day
of October, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Charles L. Miller,
Director, Division of Industrial and Medical
Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
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Rulemaking To Establish a Regulatory Framework for the Expanded
Definition of Byproduct Material Established by the Energy Policy Act;
Meeting
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Section 651(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 expanded the
definition of byproduct material as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended. To comply with the Congressional mandate, the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) is changing its regulations to expand the
definition of byproduct material to include the following materials
produced, extracted, or converted after extraction for use for
commercial, medical, or research activities: (1) Discrete sources of
radium-226, (2) accelerator-produced radioactive material, and (3)
discrete sources of naturally occurring radioactive material, other
than source material, that the Commission, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of
Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other appropriate
Federal agencies, determines would pose a threat to public health and
safety or the common defense and security similar to the threat posed
by a discrete source of radium-226. To aid in the rulemaking process,
NRC is holding a public meeting with a ``roundtable'' format (defined
further in the body of this notice) to solicit input, that may be
useful in drafting a proposed rule, from stakeholders. The meeting is
open to the public, and all interested parties may attend. Individuals
unable to attend the meeting will be able to listen by teleconference.
DATES: November 9, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is from
8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.; however, all persons planning to attend the
meeting are encouraged to preregister in order to facilitate security
check-in on the day of the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Two White Flint North, Room
T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Kerr, telephone (301) 415-6272,
e-mail lsk@nrc.gov, of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001. Questions on the meeting format, including participation in the
roundtable, should be directed to the meeting facilitator, Francis
``Chip'' Cameron. Mr. Cameron can be reached at 301-415-1642 or
fxc@nrc.gov. To preregister to attend the meeting in person or to
participate via teleconference, please contact Jayne McCausland,
telephone (301) 415-6219, fax (301) 415-5369, or e-mail jmm2@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 651(e) of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (the Act) expanded the definition of byproduct material in Section
11e. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to include certain naturally
occurring and accelerator produced radioactive material (NARM) and
required the NRC to provide a regulatory framework for licensing and
regulating the additional byproduct material. The NRC is conducting a
rulemaking to revise its regulations to expand the definition of
byproduct material to include: (1) Any discrete source of radium-226
that is produced, extracted, or converted after extraction for use for
commercial, medical, or research activities; (2) accelerator-produced
radioactive material that is produced, extracted, or converted after
extraction for use for commercial, medical, or research activities; and
(3) any discrete source of naturally occurring radioactive material,
other than source material, that is extracted or converted after
extraction for use for commercial, medical, or research activities that
the Commission determines, in consultation with the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of any other appropriate
Federal agency, would pose a threat to public health and safety or the
common defense and security similar to the threat posed by discrete
sources of radium-226.
NRC is holding a public meeting on November 9, 2005 to solicit
input from stakeholders on the regulation of NARM. The format for this
public meeting will be a ``roundtable'' format. Participants at the
roundtable will be the invited representatives of the broad spectrum of
interests who may be affected by this rulemaking. The roundtable format
is being used for this meeting to promote a dialogue among the
representatives at the table on the issues of concern. Although the
focus of the discussion will be on the invited participants at the
table, an opportunity will be provided for comment and questions from
the audience. Questions on the meeting format, including participation
in the roundtable, should be directed to the meeting facilitator,
Francis ``Chip'' Cameron. Mr. Cameron can be reached at 301-415-1642 or
fxc@nrc.gov. An agenda for the meeting will be posted to the NRC's
rulemaking website: https://ruleforum.llnl.gov.
Those planning to attend the meeting are encouraged to preregister
for the meeting by notifying Ms. Jayne M. McCausland, telephone (301)
415-6219, fax (301) 415-5369, or e-mail jmm2@nrc.gov. If an attendee
will require special services, such as services for the hearing
impaired, please notify Ms. McCausland of these requirements when
preregistering. Individuals unable to attend the meeting will be able
to listen by teleconference. For teleconference information, please
contact Ms. McCausland.
The NRC is accessible to the White Flint Metro Station. Visitor
parking near the NRC buildings is limited.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of October, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Charles L. Miller,
Director, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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