31319280, 64E-5.101 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 31319280

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division:

Division of Environmental Health

Chapter:

CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS

Overview

RULE:

64E-5.101	Definitions
64E-5.102	Exemptions

PURPOSE:

To update definitions as required to maintain compatibility with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations for the use and transportation of radioactive materials and the use of radiation from radioactive materials; to add definitions related to former phosphate mining lands, and to add exemptions for common carriers.

SUMMARY:

Defines terms used in Chapter 404, F.S., and Chapter 64E-5, F.A.C.; clarifies that the Department grants exemptions as required to maintain compatibility with NRC regulations.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

404.051(4), (11), 404.056(1), (6), 404.061(2), 404.081(1), 404.111(1)(d), 404.20(1) FS.

LAW:

404.022(2)(c), 404.051, 404.051(10), 404.056, 404.0561, 404.061(2), 404.081(1), 404.111(1)(d), 404.20, 404.22 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

9/1/2026 Vol. 52/170

COMMENTS:

From 9/1/2026 To 9/22/2026 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-03472 49 C.F.R. 173.403
Ref-19721 10 CFR 71 Appendix A, effective January 1, 2024
Ref-19722 49 CFR section 173.403, effective October 1, 2023
Ref-19723 49 CFR 171-180 and 390-397, effective October 1, 2023
Ref-19724 49 CFR 172.202-204, effective October 1, 2023
Ref-19725 10 CFR 71.4, effective October 1, 2023
Ref-20034 DH9031-EPCS-06-2026, Request for Gamma Radiation Survey, effective July 2026
Ref-20035 DH9032-EPCS-06-2026, Request for Additional Gamma Radiation Survey, effective July 2026

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