NRC & patient release

[don@radpro.uchicago.edu]

I obtained the following summary of an NRC notice in the Federal Register
from 11 Jul 94 indicating their intent to introduce (?) a new form to
be completed whenever a patient is released who may expose someone else
to 100mRem.  This summary came from Counterpoint Publishing.


Subject: 59 FR 35389:Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requi

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Date="07/11/94"
Citation="59 FR 35389"
Group="energy"
Type="NOTICE"
Department="NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
Agency="NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)"
Subject="Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements; Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review"
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements; 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements; 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has recently submitted 
to OMB for review the following proposal for collection of information 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

   1. Type of submission, new, revised, or extension: Revision.
   2. The title of the information collection: Proposed amendments 
of 10 CFR 35.75, ``Criteria for the Release of Patients Administered 
Radioactive Material.''
   3. The form number if applicable: Not applicable.
   4. How often is the collection required: On occasion; upon 
release of a patient whose dose to another individual is likely 
to exceed 1 millisievert (0.1 rem) in a year.
   5. Who will be required or asked to report: Medical licensees 
administering radiopharmaceuticals and permanent implants and 
releasing patients under the provisions of 10 CFR 35.75.
   6. An estimate of the number of respondents: Approximately 
1,350 NRC and Agreement State licensees.
   7. An estimate of the number of hours annually needed to 
complete the requirement or request: 25,833 hours (includes 
NRC and Agreement State licensees).
   8. The average annual burden per respondent: 19.14 hours.
   9. An indication of whether Section 3504(h), Pub. L. 96-511 
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