A free single copy of the draft MARSSIM...

[CAREY JOHNSTON <JOHNSTON.CAREY@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV>]

Dear Radsafers:

The following appears in todays edition of the FR (1/6/97).

ACTION: Notice of availability with request for public comment.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) are announcing for public comment the availability of a draft document, entitled the ‘‘Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual ‘‘ (MARSSIM). MARSSIM provides information on planning, conducting, evaluating, and documenting environmental radiological surveys for demonstrating compliance with dose-based regulations. The MARSSIM, when finalized, will be a multi-agency consensus document. The agencies are seeking public comment in order to receive feedback from the widest range of interested parties and to ensure that all information relevant to developing the document is received....

A free single copy of the draft MARSSIM may be requested by writing to: the Distribution and Mail Services Section, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555*0001 or by fax to (301) 415*2260. The document is also available through the Internet at:

http:// www.epa.gov/radiation/cleanup/

Happy New Year,

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Carey A. Johnston (US EPA)
Radiation Protection Division
ph: (202) 233 9341
fx: (202) 233 9650
johnston.carey@epamail.epa.gov
http://www.epa.gov/radiation/
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