FRN Policy Statement

[Federal Register: January 23, 1981 (Volume 46, Number 15)]
[Notices]
[Page 7540-75461

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory
Authority and Assumption Thereof by States Through Agreement
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Statement of Policy.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has revised its statement of policy regarding
criteria for guidance of States and NRC in discontinuance of NRC regulatory authority and
assumption of regulatory authority by States through agreement. This action is necessary to
make editorial changes to update the policy statement, to allow States to enter into agreements for
low-level waste only, and to incorporate the provisions and requirements of the Uranium Mill
Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978. Adoption of this policy will allow interested States to enter
into agreements with the NRC and regulate low-level waste sites only. Additionally, those States
that meet the criteria for the regulation of uranium mills and tailings may exercise regulatory
authority over these sources as provided by the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of
1978, as amended.
The revised statement of policy reflects the following principal changes:
1. Modification of Criterion 27 to allow a State to seek an agreement for the regulation of low-level
waste as a separate category.
2. Inclusion of additional criteria for States wishing to continue regulating uranium and thorium
processors and mill tailings after November 8, 1981.
3. Editorial and clarifying changes to make the statement current.
DATES: This policy statement is effective January 23, 1981.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John F. Kendig, Office of State Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
D.C. 20555, teiephone: 301-492-7767.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. These criteria were developed to implement a program, authorized by Pub. L. 86-373 which
was enacted in the form of a new section to the Atomic Energy Act (Section 274) and approved by

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