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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[NRC–2010–0008]
Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide 7.5
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide
7.5, ‘‘Administrative Guide for
Obtaining Exemptions From Certain
NRC Requirements Over Radioactive
Material Shipments.’’
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas J. Herrity, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–251–
7447 or e-mail Thomas.Herrity@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is withdrawing
Regulatory Guide (RG) 7.5,
‘‘Administrative Guide for Obtaining
Exemptions From Certain NRC
Requirements Over Radioactive Material
Shipments.’’
Prior to expansion of the Department
of Transportation (DOT) regulations in
1998 to include hazardous material
transported while in intrastate
commerce, most intrastate shipments of
NRC-licensed material were not subject
to DOT regulations. Recognizing this, in
10 CFR 71.5, ‘‘Transportation of
Licensed Material,’’ the NRC imposed
the same DOT requirements on these
shipments (through 10 CFR 71.5(b)) that
were already imposed on shipments in
interstate commerce. Additionally, in 10
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CFR 71.5(b), NRC provided licensees a
method to request a modification,
waiver, or exemption from the DOT
regulations imposed in § 71.5(a). RG 7.5,
originally published in May 1977,
provided guidance on obtaining a
modification, waiver, or exemption from
the NRC-imposed DOT regulations via
10 CFR 71.5(b).
The number of shipments currently
not subject to DOT regulations is
markedly lower than in 1997.
Shipments of licensed material that
would not be subject to DOT regulations
are those shipments that are not in
commerce, e.g., Federal, State, or local
government radioactive material
shipments transported by government
employees in government vehicles. In
the almost 11 years after the DOT final
rule became effective on October 1,
1998, NRC has not approved any
requests for exemption, waiver, or
modification of DOT requirements
under 10 CFR 71.5(b).
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The withdrawal of RG 7.5 does not
alter any prior or existing licensing
commitments based on its use. The
guidance provided in this RG is neither
necessary nor current. RGs may be
withdrawn when their guidance is
superseded by congressional action or
no longer provides useful information.
Regulatory guides are available for
inspection or downloading through the
NRC’s public Web site under
‘‘Regulatory Guides’’ in the NRC’s
Electronic Reading Room at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections. Regulatory guides are also
available for inspection at the NRC’s
Public Document Room (PDR), Room O–
1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852–2738. You can reach the PDR
staff by telephone at 301–415–4737 or
800–397–4209, by fax at 301–415–3548,
and by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day
of January 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea D. Valentin,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch,
Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research.
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with title 39, chapter 36 and whether
service standards in effect were met. To
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2010-0008]
Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide 7.5
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide 7.5, ``Administrative Guide for
Obtaining Exemptions From Certain NRC Requirements Over Radioactive
Material Shipments.''
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Herrity, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-251-7447 or e-mail Thomas.Herrity@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing
Regulatory Guide (RG) 7.5, ``Administrative Guide for Obtaining
Exemptions From Certain NRC Requirements Over Radioactive Material
Shipments.''
Prior to expansion of the Department of Transportation (DOT)
regulations in 1998 to include hazardous material transported while in
intrastate commerce, most intrastate shipments of NRC-licensed material
were not subject to DOT regulations. Recognizing this, in 10 CFR 71.5,
``Transportation of Licensed Material,'' the NRC imposed the same DOT
requirements on these shipments (through 10 CFR 71.5(b)) that were
already imposed on shipments in interstate commerce. Additionally, in
10 CFR 71.5(b), NRC provided licensees a method to request a
modification, waiver, or exemption from the DOT regulations imposed in
Sec. 71.5(a). RG 7.5, originally published in May 1977, provided
guidance on obtaining a modification, waiver, or exemption from the
NRC-imposed DOT regulations via 10 CFR 71.5(b).
The number of shipments currently not subject to DOT regulations is
markedly lower than in 1997. Shipments of licensed material that would
not be subject to DOT regulations are those shipments that are not in
commerce, e.g., Federal, State, or local government radioactive
material shipments transported by government employees in government
vehicles. In the almost 11 years after the DOT final rule became
effective on October 1, 1998, NRC has not approved any requests for
exemption, waiver, or modification of DOT requirements under 10 CFR
71.5(b).
II. Further Information
The withdrawal of RG 7.5 does not alter any prior or existing
licensing commitments based on its use. The guidance provided in this
RG is neither necessary nor current. RGs may be withdrawn when their
guidance is superseded by congressional action or no longer provides
useful information.
Regulatory guides are available for inspection or downloading
through the NRC's public Web site under ``Regulatory Guides'' in the
NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections. Regulatory guides are also available for inspection at the
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), Room O-1 F21, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738. You can reach the
PDR staff by telephone at 301-415-4737 or 800-397-4209, by fax at 301-
415-3548, and by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of January 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea D. Valentin,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering,
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2010-336 Filed 1-11-10; 8:45 am]
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