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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]AIR, ENERGY AND MATERIALS SUSTAINABILITY
\nDIVISION OF AIR QUALITY AND RADIATION PROTECTION
\nCOMMISSION ON RADIATION PROTECTION
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notice of Rule Proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Radiation Protection Programs
\nProposed Amendments: N.J.A.C. 7:28-3.12, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.9, 15.10, 16.2, 16.3, 16.9, and 16.10
\nProposed New Rules: N.J.A.C. 7:28-14.6, 16.7, and 16.8
\nProposed Recodifications with Amendments: N.J.A.C. 7:28-15.6 and 15.12 as 14.5 and 15.6, Respectively<\/p>\n

Public Notice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take notice\u00a0<\/strong>that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Commission on Radiation Protection (Commission) are proposing amendments to N.J.A.C. 7:28-3.12, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.9, 15.10, 16.2, 16.3, 16.9, and 16.10. The Department and Commission are also proposing the promulgation of new rules at N.J.A.C. 7:28-14.6, 16.7, and 16.8, and the recodification with amendments of N.J.A.C. 7:28-15.6 and 15.12 as 14.5 and 15.6, respectively.<\/p>\n

The proposed amendments, new rules, and recodifications will update the Radiation Protection Program rules for therapeutic installations, medical diagnostic X-ray installations, and dental radiographic installations to incorporate current technologies, allow flexibility to address emerging and future technologies, and incorporate the latest applicable Federal guidance to reflect national standards in radiation protection.\u00a0 The proposed rulemaking also includes amendments to the annual registration fee tables and requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:28-3.12.<\/p>\n

The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated May 19, 2025.\u00a0 A copy of the proposal is available on the Department\u2019s website at https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/proposals\/proposal-20250519a.pdf<\/a> and LexisNexis free public access to the New Jersey Register<\/p>\n

A public hearing concerning the proposal will be conducted virtually via the Department\u2019s video conferencing software, Microsoft Teams on June 18, 2025, at 1:00 P.M.<\/p>\n

Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/meetup-join\/19%3ameeting_NjZlNmVmOWUtNjg1Ny00ZmU5LTk4MzktNTI0MGM5OWQ0YWYy%40thread.v2\/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%225076c3d1-3802-4b9f-b36a-e0a41bd642a7%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b200b70e-7552-4313-b1b1-3a4c01edaead%22%7d<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also dial in using your phone (audio only).<\/strong><\/p>\n

+1 856-338-7074<\/p>\n

Phone Conference ID: 769 980 944#<\/p>\n

If you are interested in providing oral comments at the virtual public hearing, please email the Department at jennifer.daino@deptest.nj.gov<\/a> no later than 5:00 P.M. on June 16, 2025, with your contact information (name, telephone number, email address, and if applicable, the name of the organization on behalf of which you are speaking).\u00a0You must provide a valid email address so the Department can send you an email confirming receipt of your interest to testify orally at the hearing and provide you with a separate option for a telephone call-in line if you do not have access to a computer or mobile device that can connect to Microsoft Teams.<\/p>\n

Written comments are due by July 18, 2025.\u00a0 The Department encourages electronic submittal of comments.\u00a0 Written comments may be submitted electronically at https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/rule-comment-form\/<\/a>. In the alternative, comments may be submitted on paper to:<\/p>\n

Attn:\u00a0Amanda Parker, Esq.
\nDEP Docket Number: 03-25-04
\nOffice of Legal Affairs
\nDepartment of Environmental Protection
\n401 East State Street, 7th Floor
\nMail Code 401-04L
\nPO Box 402
\nTrenton, New Jersey 08625-0402<\/p>\n

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