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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG–8054, "Applications of Bioassay for Uranium." This guidance provides acceptable guidance for NRC licensees, for the development and implementation of a bioassay program that will monitor the intake of mixtures of the naturally occurring isotopes of uranium (²³⁴U, ²³⁵U, and ²³⁸U) by occupational workers. A bioassay is a determination of the kind, quantity, location, or retention of radionuclides in the body by direct (in vivo) measurement or by indirect (in vitro) analysis of material excreted or removed from the body.

Comments must be submitted by 5 December 2014. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received by the submittal deadline.

Review and comment on the document at the NRC website. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher (phone: 301–287–3422, email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov). For technical questions, contact Harriet Karagiannis (phone: 301–251–7477, email: harriet.karagiannis@nrc.gov) or Casper Sun (phone: 301–251–7912, email: casper.sun@nrc.gov). Mail comments to Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 3WFN–06–A44M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001.

When commenting, include Docket ID NRC–2014–0210 in the subject line of your comment submission to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission.