Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses, 4059-4060 [2022-01492]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 26, 2022 / Notices For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2022–01493 Filed 1–25–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2021–0217] Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; extension of comment period. AGENCY: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) solicited comments on draft regulatory guide (DG), DG–8060, ‘‘Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses.’’ The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on January 31, 2022. The NRC has decided to extend the public comment period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments. SUMMARY: The due date for comments requested in the document published on December 17, 2021 (86 FR 71676) is extended until March 2, 2022. Comments should be filed no later than March 2, 2022. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. DATES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal Rulemaking Website: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2021–0217. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Jan 25, 2022 Jkt 256001 For additional direction on accessing information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Garry, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301–415–2766, email: Steven.Garry@nrc.gov, and Harriet Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301– 415–2493, email: Harriet.Karagiannis@ nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2021– 0217 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this action, by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2021–0217. • 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 ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For questions regarding use of ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, or 301–415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents, by appointment, at the NRC’s PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. B. Submitting Comments The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal Rulemaking Website (https:// www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC–2021–0217 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 posts all comment PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4059 submissions at https:// www.regulations.gov as well as enters 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 submissions into ADAMS. II. Additional Information This DG, titled ‘‘Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses,’’ is temporarily identified by its task number, DG–8060. The DG is a proposed Revision 1 of RG 8.34 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21068A160). The proposed revision of RG 8.34 (Revision 1) describes acceptable methods for calculating the total effective dose equivalent. Proposed Revision 1 also provides acceptable methods for: • Performing prospective dose evaluations, • monitoring of unintended doses, • monitoring dose from hot particles, • assessing dose from wound injuries, • calculating soluble uranium intakes, and • processing of dosimetry devices. On October 25, 2013, the NRC staff issued DG–8031, ‘‘Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses,’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML13168A098), for public comment (78 FR 64030). DG–8031 was the proposed Revision 1 to RG 8.34. The NRC staff has elected not to finalize DG– 8031 and is issuing DG–8060 as a replacement. The staff notes that DG– 8060 considers and addresses technical issues and public comments related to the issuance of DG–8031. III. Discussion On December 17, 2021, the NRC published in the Federal Register (86 FR 71676) requesting comments on DG– 8060, ‘‘Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses.’’ Upon the request of the Nuclear Energy Institute, the NRC has decided to extend the public comment period on this document until March 2, 2022, to allow more time for members of the public to submit their comments. Dated: January 20, 2022. E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1 4060 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 26, 2022 / Notices For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2022–01492 Filed 1–25–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., January 19, 2022.i 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: (1) Internal Personnel Matters PLACE: CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Stephanie Hillyard, Secretary to the Board, Phone No. 312–751–4920. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. Dated: January 21, 2022. Stephanie Hillyard, Secretary to the Board. [FR Doc. 2022–01563 Filed 1–24–22; 11:15 am] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 2 and Order Approving on an Accelerated Basis a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 2, To Make Clarifying Changes Regarding Its Periodic Auctions January 20, 2022. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES On October 14, 2021, Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BYX’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to make certain clarifying changes regarding its Periodic Auctions. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on October 26, 2021.3 On i By unanimous, recorded vote of the Board members of the Railroad Retirement Board, such Board members determined that agency business required that this meeting be called with less than one week notice. 5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(1). 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 93390 (October 20, 2021), 86 FR 59202. Jkt 256001 In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. 1. Purpose [Release No. 34–94012; File No. SRCboeBYX–2021–024] 17:34 Jan 25, 2022 I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 5 A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change BILLING CODE 7905–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 January 12, 2022, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change. On January 14, 2022, the Exchange withdrew Amendment No. 1 and filed Amendment No. 2, which replaces in its entirety the proposal as originally submitted on October 14, 2021.4 The Commission received no comment letters regarding the proposal. This order approves the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 2, on an accelerated basis. This Amendment No. 2 to SR– CboeBYX–2021–024 amends and replaces in its entirety the proposal as originally submitted on October 14, 2021.6 The Exchange submits this Amendment No. 2 in order to clarify certain points and add additional details to the proposal. The purpose of this proposed rule change is to make certain clarifying changes to Exchange Rule 11.25 related to periodic auctions for the trading of U.S. equity securities (‘‘Periodic Auctions’’).7 The Commission approved the Exchange’s proposal to introduce Periodic Auctions on March 26, 2021.8 4 The amendments to the proposed rule change are available at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/srcboebyx-2021-024/srcboebyx2021024.htm. 5 This description of the proposed rule change was substantially prepared by the Exchange. 6 The Exchange notes that it submitted Amendment No. 1 to this proposal on January 12, 2022, which it subsequently withdrew on January 14, 2022. 7 The term ‘‘Periodic Auction’’ shall mean an auction conducted pursuant to Rule 11.25. See Rule 11.25(a)(4). 8 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 91423 (March 26, 2021), 86 FR 17230 (April 1, 2021) (SR– BYX–2020–021, Amendments No. 3 and 4) (the ‘‘Approved Proposal’’). The Exchange also notes that the original proposal to adopt Periodic Auctions (the ‘‘Original Proposal’’) was submitted on July 17, 2020. See Securities Exchange Act PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Exchange has not yet implemented Periodic Auctions. The Exchange is submitting this proposal in order to simplify certain portions of the Periodic Auction process and to add clarity to the rule text prior to implementation. Specifically, the Exchange is proposing that: (i) Periodic Auction Eligible Orders 9 will be ranked as nondisplayed limit orders consistent with the priority of orders outlined in Rule 11.12(a); (ii) incoming Periodic Auction Eligible Orders that are eligible both to trade on the Continuous Book and initiate a Periodic Auction against a Periodic Auction Only Order at the same price will trade immediately with the Continuous Book, and other incoming Periodic Auction Eligible Orders will upon entry interact with Continuous Book Orders 10 and other Periodic Auction Eligible Orders according to their rank under Rule 11.12(a); and (iii) Periodic Auction Eligible Orders that are also Minimum Quantity Orders 11 will only initiate a Periodic Auction upon entry where a single contra-side Periodic Auction Order would satisfy the specified minimum size. The Exchange is also proposing to make a simplifying change to reject Periodic Auction Orders that are immediate-or-cancel (‘‘IOC’’). Finally, the Exchange is proposing to make certain clean-up changes to Rule 11.25(b)(1), (2), and (3) to eliminate certain typos from the rule text. Ranking Periodic Auction Eligible Orders Rule 11.25(b)(2) currently reads as follows: Periodic Auction Eligible Orders. A ‘‘Periodic Auction Eligible Order’’ is a Non-Displayed Limit Order eligible to trade on the Continuous Book that is entered with an instruction to also initiate a Periodic Auction, if possible, pursuant to this Rule 11.25. An incoming Periodic Auction Eligible Order that is eligible both to trade on the Continuous Book and initiate a Periodic Auction will trade immediately with the Continuous Book. The first sentence makes clear that Periodic Auction Eligible Orders are Release No. 89424 (July 29, 2020), 85 FR 47262 (August 4, 2020). 9 The term ‘‘Periodic Auction Order’’ shall mean a ‘‘Periodic Auction Only Order’’ or ‘‘Periodic Auction Eligible Order’’ as those terms are defined in Rules 11.25(b)(1)–(2), and the term ‘‘Periodic Auction Book’’ shall mean the System’s electronic file of such Periodic Auction Orders. See Rule 11.25(a)(6). 10 The term ‘‘Continuous Book Order’’ shall mean an order on the BYX Book that is not a Periodic Auction Order, and the term ‘‘Continuous Book’’ shall mean System’s electronic file of such Continuous Book Orders. See Rule 11.25(a)(2). 11 See BYX Rule 11.9(c)(5). E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2022)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2021-0217]


Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational 
Radiation Doses

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) solicited comments on draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-8060, 
``Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation 
Doses.'' The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on 
January 31, 2022. The NRC has decided to extend the public comment 
period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and 
submit their comments.

DATES: The due date for comments requested in the document published on 
December 17, 2021 (86 FR 71676) is extended until March 2, 2022. 
Comments should be filed no later than March 2, 2022. Comments received 
after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but 
the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments 
received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; 
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking Website:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0217. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
     Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
    For additional direction on accessing information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Garry, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-2766, email: 
[email protected], and Harriet Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-2493, email: 
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0217 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this action. You may 
obtain publicly available information related to this action, by any of 
the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0217.
     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 ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For questions regarding use of ADAMS, please contact the 
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or 
301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected].
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make 
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking Website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2021-0217 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 posts all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enters 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 submissions into ADAMS.

II. Additional Information

    This DG, titled ``Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate 
Occupational Radiation Doses,'' is temporarily identified by its task 
number, DG-8060. The DG is a proposed Revision 1 of RG 8.34 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML21068A160). The proposed revision of RG 8.34 (Revision 
1) describes acceptable methods for calculating the total effective 
dose equivalent. Proposed Revision 1 also provides acceptable methods 
for:
     Performing prospective dose evaluations,
     monitoring of unintended doses,
     monitoring dose from hot particles,
     assessing dose from wound injuries,
     calculating soluble uranium intakes, and
     processing of dosimetry devices.
    On October 25, 2013, the NRC staff issued DG-8031, ``Monitoring 
Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses,'' 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML13168A098), for public comment (78 FR 64030). 
DG-8031 was the proposed Revision 1 to RG 8.34. The NRC staff has 
elected not to finalize DG-8031 and is issuing DG-8060 as a 
replacement. The staff notes that DG-8060 considers and addresses 
technical issues and public comments related to the issuance of DG-
8031.

III. Discussion

    On December 17, 2021, the NRC published in the Federal Register (86 
FR 71676) requesting comments on DG-8060, ``Monitoring Criteria and 
Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses.'' Upon the request 
of the Nuclear Energy Institute, the NRC has decided to extend the 
public comment period on this document until March 2, 2022, to allow 
more time for members of the public to submit their comments.

    Dated: January 20, 2022.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Meraj Rahimi,
Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2022-01492 Filed 1-25-22; 8:45 am]
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