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MARSSIM update notice in Federal Register
Radsters,
This notice of an update to the MARSSIM was in yesterday's FR. Thanks to
the folks at Colo Dept. of Public Health & Environment for bringing it to
my attention!
Phil Egidi
AIMTech/Grand Junction Operations
egidipv@y12.doe.gov
[Federal Register: October 18, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 62531-62533]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr18oc00-108]
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Part V
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Environmental Protection Agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual, Revision
1; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. A-96-44]
Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual,
Revision 1
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) are announcing the availability for
use of the August 2000 Revision 1, of the December 1997 ``Multi-Agency
Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual'' (MARSSIM). In response
to comments received on the December 1997 MARSSIM, the MARSSIM has been
updated to reflect resolution of these comments and to make minor
editorial corrections. The changes are simple clarifications and
corrections of errata, and they do not change the methods originally
described. Therefore, the purpose of this new Federal Register Notice
is to inform the public that the newly revised MARSSIM is available.
The MARSSIM provides information on planning, conducting, evaluating,
and documenting environmental radiological surveys of surface soils and
building surfaces for demonstrating compliance with regulations.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the MARSSIM, Revision 1, and all public comments
received may be examined or copied for a fee at the EPA Docket Room
M1500, Docket No. A-96-44, First Floor Waterside Mall, 401 M Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20460; and the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555-0001. The EPA docket may be inspected
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays in Room M1500 at the address above. NRC documents may be
inspected from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays in the lower level of the building at the address
above.
Copies of the MARSSIM, Revision 1, may be purchased by requests in
writing to: The Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC 20402-9328. The NRC document
number is NUREG-1575, Rev. 1, and the EPA document number is EPA 402-R-
97-016, Rev. 1, and the DOE number is DOE/EH-0624, Rev. 1.
The manual, changed pages, and summary of comments received are
also available through the Internet at: http://www.epa.gov/radiation/
marssim or by linkage from the NRC home page at: http://www.nrc.gov; or
the DOE home page at: http://www.doe/gov.
The author agencies continue to seek comments arising from use of
the MARSSIM. Comments will be reviewed periodically by the author
agencies, resolved as appropriate, and incorporated into revisions of
the MARSSIM. Members of the public are invited to submit written
comments to EITHER the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ATTN: Air
and Radiation Docket, Mail Stop 6102, Air Docket No. A-96-44, Room
M1500, First Floor Waterside Mall, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460 or the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch,
Division of Administrative Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Copies of all comments received
by one agency will be periodically copies and sent to the others.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any of the following points of
contact for each agency for technical information (see ADDRESSES
section above for directions on obtaining a copy of the MARSSIM): DOE:
Harold Peterson, Telephone: (202) 586-9640, U.S. Department of Energy
(EH-412), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, e-mail:
peterson.harold@eh.doe.gov; EPA: Mark Doehnert; Telephone: (202) 564-
9386, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Stop 6608J, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, e-mail:
doehnert.mark@epa.gov; NRC: Robert A. Meck, Telephone: (301) 415-6205,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T-9C24, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, e-mail: ram2@nrc.gov. Questions concerning the multi-agency
document development project should be addressed to CDR Colleen
Petullo, Telephone: (702) 798-2476, U.S. Public Health Service at U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, R&IE, P.O. Box 98517, Las Vegas, NV
89193-8517, e-mail: petullo.colleen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MARSSIM provides information on
planning, conducting, evaluating, and documenting environmental
radiological surveys of surface soil and building surfaces for
demonstrating compliance with regulations. The MARSSIM, now as Revision
1, is a multi-agency consensus document. The MARSSIM was developed
collaboratively over a four-year period by the technical staffs of four
Federal agencies having authority for control of radioactive materials:
DOD, DOE, EPA, and NRC. These staffs have continued to meet in order to
discuss the future approaches to structural and environmental radiation
surveys, future updates to the manual, using implementation tools such
as training and software, and the schedule of future meetings. Members
of the public and contractors to the Federal agencies have been present
during the open meetings of the MARSSIM work group and have been
provided opportunities for input.
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The author agencies solicited comments arising from review and use
of the final MARSSIM. In response to comments received to date, minor
modifications were made to individual pages. Modifications to the
manual correct errors, clarify guidance, and provide additional
information. The methods originally described are not changed. The
format of the MARSSIM has been changed to three-hole-punched pages for
use in a binder. This format change will facilitate the insertion of
the user's notes and future pages changes, if any. A complete list of
comments and resolutions is available on the internet at the MARSSIM
world wide website at: http://www.epa.gov/radiation/marssim.
Dated in Arlington, VA, this 15th day of September 2000.
For the Department of Defense.
Sherri W. Goodman,
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, (Environmental Security).
Dated in Washington, DC, this 11th day of September 2000.
For the U.S. Department of Energy.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Health.
Dated in Washington, DC, this 16th day of August 2000.
For the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Frank Marcinowski,
Acting Director, Radiation Protection Division, Office of Radiation and
Indoor Air.
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of August 2000.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ashok Thadani,
Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 00-26668 Filed 10-17-00; 8:45 am]
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