HPS Public Comments to Various Agencies
Comments made by the Health Physics Society president in response to requests for public comments from a federal agency or other organization are organized by agency/organization in reverse chronological order.
President John Cardarelli signs letter stating that Health Physics Society supports the Programmatic Agreement for the NS Savannah (1/31/23).
President John Cardarelli responds to International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) request for research suggestions to support the application/implementation of the System of Radiological Protection (9/30/22).
President John Cardarelli responds to letter from Roger Coates regarding recent release of the documentary series titled "Historial Foundations of the Linear No-Threshold Dose Response Model for Cancer Risk Assessment" (5/8/22).
President John Cardarelli provides comments to Council of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) Suggested State Regulation for Control of Radiation: Part X - Medical Therapy (9/26/22).
President John Cardarelli provides comments to Nuclear Regulatory Commission regarding Decommissioning Financial Assurance for Sealed and Unsealed Radioactive Materials (Docket ID NRC-2017-0031) (6/27/22).
President Eric Goldin provides comments to International Radiation Protection Agency (IRPA) on "IRPA Guiding Principles on 'Reasonableness' in the Optimisation of Radiation Protection" (1/31/21).
President Eric Goldin provides comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on "Reporting Nuclear Medicine Injection Extravasations as Medical Events" (Docket ID NRC-2020-0141) (10/14/20).
President Eric Goldin proposes collaboration between the HPS and The Joint Commission (10/14/20).
President Eric Goldin provides comments to the International Radiation Protection Association on "IRPA Statement on 'Reasonableness' in Optimisation of Protection" (9/13/20).
Group letter including President Eric Goldin provides comments to the US Secretaries of Energy and Health and Human Services to make a joint certification to halt exports of highly enriched uranium as required in the American Medical Isotopes Production Act (AMIPA) of 2013 (12/18/19).
President Eric Goldin provides comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the draft regulatory basis analysis for handling Greater Than Class C and transuranic waste (Docket ID NRC-2017-0081) (11/19/19).
President Eric Goldin provides comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the revision to Regulatory Guide 8.39 "Release of Patients Administered Radioactive Material" (Docket ID NRC–2019–0154) (9/26/19).
President Eric Goldin provides comments to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on 42 CFR Part 81 [Docket Number CDC–2019–0050; NIOSH–329] RIN 0920–AA74 about the guidelines for determining the probability of causation (09/18/19).
President Eric Abelquist provides comments to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on 42 CFR Part 81 [Docket Number CDC–2019–0050; NIOSH–329]: Guidelines for Determining the Probability of Causation Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000; Technical Amendments (12/22/2017).
President Eric Abelquist provides comments to Representative Lamar Smith on the Society's strong support of H.R. 4675, the Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2017 (12/22/2017).
President-elect Eric Abelquist provides comments to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on the Patient Release Program (06/13/17).
President-elect Eric Abelquist provides comments to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on NUREG 1556 Vol 9 Rev 3 "Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific About Medical Use Licenses" (03/29/17).
Scientific and Public Issues Committee Chair Nancy P. Kirner provides comments to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to its request for comments to the Regulatory Reform Task Force (05/15/17).
President Nancy P. Kirner provides comments to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in response to petitions regarding the Linear No-Threshold Model and Standards for Protection Against Radiation (11/05/15).
President Nancy P. Kirner provides comments to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in response to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Potential Changes to 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix I, Reactor Effluents (10/01/15).
President Hamrick provides comments to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Proposed Revision to 10 CFR 20 (05/20/15).
President Hamrick sends letters to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee regarding the Health Physics Society’s strong support of H.R. 35, the Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2015, which passed the House of Representatives on 7 January 2015 (02/10/15).
President Hamrick provides comments to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding medical uses of by-product material and proposed changes to 10 CFR 35 (11/13/14).
President Hamrick provides comments on isotope production to the Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear Science Advisory Committee Isotopes Subcommittee (11/05/14).
President Hamrick provides comments to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (40 CFR 190) Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Nuclear Power Operations (8/3/14).
The Health Physics Society provides comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-1064, Proposed Federal Guidance Report No. 14: Radiation Protection Guidance for Diagnostic and Interventional X-Ray Procedures (5/31/13).
President Pryor provides comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on low-level radioactive waste management issues (7/12/12).
President Pryor comments on "Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities: Phase I" (5/3/12).
President Pryor provides comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the Draft Report "Background and Preliminary Assumptions for an Environmental Impact Statement—Long-Term Waste Confidence Update" (2/13/12).
President Pryor provides comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's solicitation for comments on proposed changes to its Consumer Products Policy Statement (12/21/11).
President Pryor provides comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's solicitation for comment on Recommendations on the Annual Dose Limit to the Lens of the Eye (10/13/11).
President Pryor provides comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's solicitation for comment on the Draft Policy Statement on Volume Reduction and Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management (9/6/11).
President Pryor provides comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's solicitation for public comment on the impact of reduced dose limits on NRC Licensed Activities (8/12/11).
President Pryor sends Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian of the Environmental Protection Agency HPS recommendations for the revision of MARSSIM (7/21/11).
