[Federal Register: February 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 31)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8588-8589]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 19, 20, and 50
RIN 3150-AH40
Occupational Dose Records, Labeling Containers, and the Total
Effective Dose Equivalent; Confirmation of Effective Date
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule: Confirmation of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the
effective date of February 15, 2008, for the final rule that was
published in the Federal Register on December 4, 2007 (72 FR 68043).
The final rule amended the NRC's regulations on the reporting of annual
dose to workers, the definition of Total Effective Dose Equivalent
(TEDE), the labeling of certain containers holding licensed material,
and the determination of cumulative occupational radiation dose. On
December 20, 2007 (72 FR 72233), the NRC published a document that
deferred the effective date of this final rule until February 15, 2008.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of February 15, 2008, is confirmed
for this final rule.
ADDRESSES: 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 O1F21, 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 are available electronically at the NRC's
Electronic Reading Room at
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http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, the
public can gain entry into the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and
Management System (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 NRC's
PDR Reference staff at (800) 397-4209, (301) 415-4737, or by e-mail to
pdr@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stewart Schneider, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone (301) 415-4123; e-mail sxs4@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission published
a final rule amending regulations that would become effective January
3, 2008. The final rule, published December 4, 2007 (72 FR 68043)
related to the reporting of annual dose to workers, the definition of
Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE), the labeling of certain
containers holding licensed material, and the determination of
cumulative occupational radiation dose. This final rule limits the
routine reporting of annual doses to those workers whose annual dose
exceeds a specific dose threshold or who request a report. The rule
also modifies the labeling requirements for certain containers holding
licensed material within posted areas in nuclear power facilities, and
will amend the definition of TEDE to be consistent with current
Commission policy. Finally, this rule removes the requirement that
licensees attempt to obtain cumulative exposure records for workers
unless these individuals are being authorized to receive a planned
special exposure. These revisions reduce the administrative and
information collection burdens on NRC and Agreement State licensees
without affecting the level of protection for either the health and
safety of workers and the public, or for the environment.
This final rule amends information collection requirements
contained in 10 CFR parts 19, 20, and 50, and NRC Form 4 that are
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). These information collection requirements were sent for approval
to the Office of Management and Budget on November 28, 2007. The
effective date of this final rule was deferred to allow sufficient time
for OMB to complete its review of the information collections
requirements imposed in this rule. Because the rule will reduce the
burden for existing information collection requirements, the public
burden for the information collections in 10 CFR parts 19 and NRC Form
4 is expected to be decreased by 235 and 44 hours per licensee,
respectively. This reduction includes the time required for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the
information collection. The NRC has received final approval for these
amended requirements by the Office of Management and Budget, approval
number(s) 3150-0044, 3150-0014, 3150-0011, and 3150-0005.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of February, 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael T. Lesar,
Chief, Rulemaking, Directives and Editing Branch, Division of
Administrative Services, Office of Administration.
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