[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 57991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28817]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Call for 
Nominations

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is advertising for nominations for the position 
Interventional Cardiology Physician on the Advisory Committee on the 
Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI).

DATES: Nominations are due on or before January 18, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit four copies of the nominee's resume to the Office of 
Human Resources, Attn: Ms. Joyce Riner, Mail Stop T2D32, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela R. Williamson, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-5030; e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACMUI advises NRC on policy and 
technical issues related to the regulation of the medical use of 
byproduct material. Responsibilities include providing comments on 
changes to NRC rules, regulations, and guidance documents; evaluating 
certain non-routine uses of byproduct material; providing technical 
assistance in licensing, inspection, and enforcement cases; and 
bringing key issues to the attention of NRC for appropriate action.
    ACMUI members possess the medical and technical skills needed to 
address evolving issues. The current membership is comprised of the 
following professionals: (a) Nuclear medicine physician; (b) nuclear 
cardiologist; (c) medical physicist in nuclear medicine; unsealed 
byproduct material; (d) therapy physicist; (e) radiation safety 
officer; (f) nuclear pharmacist; (g) two radiation oncologists; (h) 
patients' rights advocate; (i) Food and Drug Administration 
representative; (j) State representative; and (k) health care 
administrator.
    NRC is inviting nominations for an interventional cardiologist 
physician appointment to the ACMUI. This is a new position. Nominees 
should be interventional cardiologist physicians with experience in 
intravascular brachytherapy use of radiation sources. Committee members 
serve a 3-year term, with possible reappointment to an additional 3-
year term.
    Nominees must be U.S. citizens and be able to devote approximately 
80 hours per year to committee business. Members who are not Federal 
employees are compensated for their service. In addition, members are 
reimbursed travel expenses (including per-diem, in lieu of 
subsistence); and are also reimbursed secretarial and correspondence 
expenses. Members who are full-time Federal employees are reimbursed 
travel expenses only. Nominees will undergo a security background check 
and will be required to complete financial disclosure statements to 
avoid conflict-of-interest issues.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of November, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-28817 Filed 11-16-01; 8:45 am]
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