Individual Monitoring Devices for Industrial Radiographic Personnel, 78732-78733 [2016-27046]

Download as PDF 78732 Proposed Rules Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 217 Wednesday, November 9, 2016 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. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 34 [Docket No. PRM–34–7; NRC–2016–0182] Individual Monitoring Devices for Industrial Radiographic Personnel Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; notice of docketing and request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a petition for rulemaking (PRM), dated July 14, 2016, from Dr. Arny Bereson of the Nondestructive Testing Management Association (NDTMA) and Mr. Walt Cofer of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT). The petitioners request that the NRC amend its regulations to authorize use of improved individual monitoring devices for industrial radiographic personnel. The PRM was docketed by the NRC on August 12, 2016, and has been assigned Docket No. PRM–34–7. The NRC is examining the issues raised in PRM–34– 7 to determine whether they should be considered in rulemaking. DATES: Submit comments by January 23, 2017. 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: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2016–0182. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Email comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do not receive an automatic email reply jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:36 Nov 08, 2016 Jkt 241001 confirming receipt, then contact us at 301–415–1677. • Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301– 415–1101. • Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. • Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal workdays; telephone: 301–415–1677. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Lohr, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–0253, email: Edward.Lohr@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– 0182 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this action by any of the following methods: • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2016–0182. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC–2016– 0182 in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https:// www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. II. The Petitioners The petition was filed jointly by Dr. Arny Bereson and Mr. Walt Cofer on behalf of NDTMA and the ASNT. The petitioners state, among other things, that the NDTMA is a ‘‘U.S. non-profit organization dedicated to nondestructive testing (NDT) management, technology and regulation.’’ In addition, the petitioners state that the ASNT is a ‘‘U.S. non-profit technical society for NDT professionals that provides a forum for exchange of NDT technical information, NDT educational materials and programs, and standards and services for the qualification and certification of NDT personnel. The ASNT promotes NDT as a profession and facilitates NDT research and technology applications. As an independent certifying entity, the ASNT operates the only non-stateadministered radiographer radiation safety certification program in the U.S.A.’’ III. The Petition The petitioners request that the NRC amend its regulations to authorize use of particular individual monitoring devices for industrial radiographic personnel. Specifically, the petitioners E:\FR\FM\09NOP1.SGM 09NOP1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 9, 2016 / Proposed Rules request authorization to use ‘‘improved electronic personnel monitoring dosimeters’’ and ‘‘dual-function alarming rate meters and electronic dosimeters.’’ The PRM is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16228A045. jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS IV. Discussion of the Petition The petitioners propose that the NRC (1) amend parts 20 and 34 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR); and (2) change the guidance in NUREG–1556, Vol. 2, ‘‘Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses; Program-Specific Guidance About Industrial Radiography Licenses’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML16062A091), to reflect the changes in the proposed amendments. The petitioners propose NRC amend 10 CFR 34.47(a) to authorize the use of dual-function electronic dosimeters (ED) and alarm ratemeters (ARM) in place of separate devices. The petitioners state that the proposed revisions would conform to the requirements in 10 CFR 30.33, ‘‘in that the equipment in question (dual-function ED/ARM, digital dosimeter) is adequate to protect health and minimize the danger to workers and the public.’’ The petitioners also state that the dualfunction ED and ARM digital dosimeters ‘‘provide improved efficiencies, lower costs, and enhanced safety features.’’ The petitioners are also proposing NRC amend 10 CFR 34.47(a)(3) to replace the reference to ‘‘ ‘other personnel dosimeters’ with TLDs and OSLDs,’’ in order to leave open the option to use digital dosimeters without replacement. The petitioners note that ‘‘[t]his option should be mentioned in NUREG–1556, Vol. 2.’’ V. Specific Request for Comment The NRC is seeking comments and supporting rationale from the public on the following three questions: 1. Please comment on how the use of a dual-function device could achieve the current safety purpose of using independent devices, or if that requirement should be changed. Please reference publicly-available technical, scientific, or other data or information to support your position. 2. Please comment on whether changes similar to those proposed in the petition should be applied to other radiation protection regulatory requirements, such as 10 CFR parts 36 and 39. Please explain your position. 3. Please comment on what experiences or challenges users have encountered in the use of these dosimeters. Please reference publiclyavailable technical, scientific, or other VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:36 Nov 08, 2016 Jkt 241001 data or information to support your position. VI. Conclusion The NRC has determined that the petition meets the threshold sufficiency requirements for docketing a PRM under 10 CFR 2.802, ‘‘Petition for rulemaking—requirements for filing,’’ and the PRM has been docketed as PRM–34–7. The NRC will examine the issues raised in PRM–34–7, to determine whether they should be considered in the rulemaking process. The NRC is requesting public comments on the petition for rulemaking. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of November, 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2016–27046 Filed 11–8–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 460 [Docket No. EERE–2016–BT–TP–0032] RIN 1904–AC11 Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Manufactured Housing Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing a proposed rule to establish test procedures for manufactured housing (MH). This test procedure would support standards DOE is directed to establish by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. DOE proposes to establish test procedures applicable to manufactured homes for determining compliance with the following metrics that were included in a June 17, 2016, notice of proposed rulemaking: The R-value of insulation; the U-factor of windows, skylights, and doors; the solar heat gain coefficient of fenestration; U-factor alternatives to R-value requirements; the air leakage rate of air distribution systems; and mechanical ventilation fan efficacy. DOE will accept comments regarding this proposed rule. DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) no later than December 9, 2016. See section V, ‘‘Public Participation,’’ for details. 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Telephone: (202) 586–2945. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies. Due to potential delays in DOE’s receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, DOE encourages respondents to submit electronically to ensure timely receipt. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see section V of this document (Public Participation). Docket: The docket, which includes Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/ materials, is available for review at www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. However, some documents listed in the index, such as those containing information that is exempt from public disclosure, may not be publicly available. The docket Web page can be found at https://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=EERE-2016-BT-TP0032. 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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 34

[Docket No. PRM-34-7; NRC-2016-0182]


Individual Monitoring Devices for Industrial Radiographic 
Personnel

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; notice of docketing and request for 
comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a 
petition for rulemaking (PRM), dated July 14, 2016, from Dr. Arny 
Bereson of the Nondestructive Testing Management Association (NDTMA) 
and Mr. Walt Cofer of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing 
(ASNT). The petitioners request that the NRC amend its regulations to 
authorize use of improved individual monitoring devices for industrial 
radiographic personnel. The PRM was docketed by the NRC on August 12, 
2016, and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-34-7. The NRC is examining 
the issues raised in PRM-34-7 to determine whether they should be 
considered in rulemaking.

DATES: Submit comments by January 23, 2017. 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: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0182. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     Email comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do 
not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact 
us at 301-415-1677.
     Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission at 301-415-1101.
     Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
     Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal 
workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Lohr, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0253, email: 
Edward.Lohr@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0182 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0182.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this 
document.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0182 in your comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. The Petitioners

    The petition was filed jointly by Dr. Arny Bereson and Mr. Walt 
Cofer on behalf of NDTMA and the ASNT. The petitioners state, among 
other things, that the NDTMA is a ``U.S. non-profit organization 
dedicated to nondestructive testing (NDT) management, technology and 
regulation.'' In addition, the petitioners state that the ASNT is a 
``U.S. non-profit technical society for NDT professionals that provides 
a forum for exchange of NDT technical information, NDT educational 
materials and programs, and standards and services for the 
qualification and certification of NDT personnel. The ASNT promotes NDT 
as a profession and facilitates NDT research and technology 
applications. As an independent certifying entity, the ASNT operates 
the only non-state-administered radiographer radiation safety 
certification program in the U.S.A.''

III. The Petition

    The petitioners request that the NRC amend its regulations to 
authorize use of particular individual monitoring devices for 
industrial radiographic personnel. Specifically, the petitioners

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request authorization to use ``improved electronic personnel monitoring 
dosimeters'' and ``dual-function alarming rate meters and electronic 
dosimeters.'' The PRM is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML16228A045.

IV. Discussion of the Petition

    The petitioners propose that the NRC (1) amend parts 20 and 34 of 
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR); and (2) change 
the guidance in NUREG-1556, Vol. 2, ``Consolidated Guidance About 
Materials Licenses; Program-Specific Guidance About Industrial 
Radiography Licenses'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML16062A091), to reflect 
the changes in the proposed amendments.
    The petitioners propose NRC amend 10 CFR 34.47(a) to authorize the 
use of dual-function electronic dosimeters (ED) and alarm ratemeters 
(ARM) in place of separate devices. The petitioners state that the 
proposed revisions would conform to the requirements in 10 CFR 30.33, 
``in that the equipment in question (dual-function ED/ARM, digital 
dosimeter) is adequate to protect health and minimize the danger to 
workers and the public.'' The petitioners also state that the dual-
function ED and ARM digital dosimeters ``provide improved efficiencies, 
lower costs, and enhanced safety features.''
    The petitioners are also proposing NRC amend 10 CFR 34.47(a)(3) to 
replace the reference to `` `other personnel dosimeters' with TLDs and 
OSLDs,'' in order to leave open the option to use digital dosimeters 
without replacement. The petitioners note that ``[t]his option should 
be mentioned in NUREG-1556, Vol. 2.''

V. Specific Request for Comment

    The NRC is seeking comments and supporting rationale from the 
public on the following three questions:
    1. Please comment on how the use of a dual-function device could 
achieve the current safety purpose of using independent devices, or if 
that requirement should be changed. Please reference publicly-available 
technical, scientific, or other data or information to support your 
position.
    2. Please comment on whether changes similar to those proposed in 
the petition should be applied to other radiation protection regulatory 
requirements, such as 10 CFR parts 36 and 39. Please explain your 
position.
    3. Please comment on what experiences or challenges users have 
encountered in the use of these dosimeters. Please reference publicly-
available technical, scientific, or other data or information to 
support your position.

VI. Conclusion

    The NRC has determined that the petition meets the threshold 
sufficiency requirements for docketing a PRM under 10 CFR 2.802, 
``Petition for rulemaking--requirements for filing,'' and the PRM has 
been docketed as PRM-34-7. The NRC will examine the issues raised in 
PRM-34-7, to determine whether they should be considered in the 
rulemaking process. The NRC is requesting public comments on the 
petition for rulemaking.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of November, 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-27046 Filed 11-8-16; 8:45 am]
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