[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 13905] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-7316] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Nominations of New Members of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ACTION: Call for nominations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is inviting nominations for three positions on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) to fill current and upcoming committee vacancies. One position is for a physician practicing nuclear cardiology. The second position is for a patients' rights and care advocate. The third position is for an individual with State or local government perspective. DATES: Nominations are due May 23, 1997. ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to: The Office of Personnel, Attn: Ms. Jude Himmelberg, Mail Stop T2D32, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William B. McCarthy, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Telephone: 301-415-7894. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACMUI advises NRC on policy and technical issues that arise in regulating the medical use of byproduct material for diagnosis and therapy. Responsibilities include providing guidance and comments on changes in NRC rules, regulations, and guides concerning medical use; evaluating certain non-routine uses of byproduct material for medical use; and providing technical assistance in licensing, inspection, and enforcement cases. Committee members possess the medical and technical skills needed to address evolving issues. Currently, the ACMUI membership consists of: (a) three practicing physicians; (b) a physician representing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration; (c) a nuclear pharmacist; (d) two medical physicists (nuclear medicine and therapy); (e) a health care administrator; (f) a certified medical dosimetrist; and (g) a patients' rights and care advocate (whose term expires September 30, 1997). Presently, the specialties of the physicians on the ACMUI are: therapeutic radiology, with expertise in teletherapy and brachytherapy (two), and nuclear medicine research (one). The staff is in the process of finalizing the appointment of a nominee for the position of nuclear medicine physician. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is inviting nominations for three positions on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). One position is for a physician practicing nuclear cardiology. The second position is for a patients' rights and care advocate. The third position is for an individual with State or local government perspective. Nominees must include four copies of their resumes, describing their educational and professional qualifications, and provide their current addresses and telephone numbers. All new committee members will serve 3-year terms, 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 will be compensated and reimbursed for travel (including per diem in lieu of subsistence), secretarial, and correspondence expenses. 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 18th day of March, 1997. For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Andrew L. Bates, Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 97-7316 Filed 3-21-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P