ML20155D286

Responds to 980701 Request to Relinquish Arkansas Authority to Evaluate & Approve Ss&D Applications.Nrc Staff Preparing Paper on Issue So Commission Can Act on Request

ML20155D286
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Issue date:	10/23/1998
From:	Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:	Huckabee M ARKANSAS, STATE OF
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P UNITED STATES p%, d( 4 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 2055A001

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October 23, 1998 CHAIRMAN l

l The Honorable Mike Huckabee Governor of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 l

Dear Governor Huckabee:

In response to your July 1,1998, request to relinquish Arkansas' authority to evaluate and approve sealed source and device (SS&D) applications, I asked the Nuclear Regulatory l

Commission (NRC) staff to prepare a paper on the issue so that the Commission could act on your request. After reviewing your proposal and the staff's analysis, the Commission has l

decided to reassume regulatory authority for SS&D evaluations and approvals within the State of Arkansas, effective October 1,1998. For your information, I have enclosed a copy of the Federal Reoister notice announcing this change. Arkansas will retain authority to regulate the manufacture and use of sealed sources and devices within the State in accordance with its Section 274b Agreement with the NRC.

Your staff may contact Richard L. Bangart, Director, Office of State Programs, at (301) 415-3340, if they have any questions regarding this matter.

Sincerely, Shirley Ann Jackson

Enclosure:

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' As stated l

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David D, Snellings, Jr., Director Division of Radiation Control and Emergency Management Arkansas Department of Health l

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