Meetings and Bylaws

Radiation Protection Advisory Committee Bylaws (PDF)

The Radiation Protection Advisory Committee will meet in the:
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101

Meeting dates are indicated below:

• April 27, 2023 - Hybrid meeting. In person meeting will be held in the 14th Floor Conference Room. Additional details to follow.
• October 19, 2023 - Hybrid meeting. In person meeting will be held in Room 105. Additional details to follow.
• December 9, 2022 - Hybrid meeting. In person will be held in Room 105 from 9-12. Additional details to follow.
• March 3, 2022 - Hybrid meeting. In person will be held in Room 105 from 9-3. Additional details to follow.
• June 10, 2021 - Webex meeting
• October 29, 2020 - Webex meeting
• July 9, 2020
• March 19, 2020 - Canceled

December 9, 2022

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• Agenda (PDF)
• Draft Minutes of the March 3, 2022 Meeting (PDF)
• NMED Events February 2022 through November 2022 (PDF)
• MRE Events December 2021 through September 2022 (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice IN 2022-01 (PDF)
• Presentation of Draft Final Form Annex Chapter 218 Fees (PDF)

March 3, 2022

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• Agenda (PDF)
• Draft Minutes of the June 10, 2021 Meeting (PDF)
• MRE Events June 2021 through January 2022 (PDF)
• NMED Events April 1, 2021 through January 2022 (PDF)
• Review of Radon Technical Guidance Document (PDF)
• Review Radiation Safety Requirements for Non-Healing Arts Radiation Generating Devices Draft Final Annex for Chapters 227a and 228 (PDF)
• Radiation Protection Fee and Program Cost Analysis Report Presentation (PDF)
• Review Radiation Protection Program Regulatory Fee Report and Draft Proposed Annex for Radiation Protection Program Fees (Chapter 218) (PDF)
  

June 10, 2021

Event: Radiation Protection Advisory Committee Meeting - June 10, 2021
Event address for attendees:
Date and time: Thursday, June 10, 2021 9:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Duration: 3 hours
Audio conference: +1-415-655-0003
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• Agenda (PDF)
• Draft Minutes of the RPAC Meeting of October 29, 2020 (PDF)
• NMED Events September 2020 through March 2021 (PDF)
• MRE Events September 2020 through March 2021 (PDF)
• Draft SW Radiation Monitoring Final Guide for RPAC Discussion (PDF)

October 29, 2020

Event: Radiation Protection Advisory Committee – October 29, 2020
Event address for attendees
Date and time: Thursday, October 29, 2020 9:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Duration: 3 hours
Audio conference: 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 132 665 2008 

July 9, 2020

Event: Radiation Protection Advisory Committee Meeting - July 9, 2020
Event address for attendees
Date and time: Thursday, July 9, 2020 9:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Duration: 6 hours
Audio conference: United States Toll +1-415-655-0003 Access code: 132 386 9816

• Agenda (PDF)
  
• Draft Minutes of the RPAC Meeting, October 10, 2019 (PDF)
  
• Annex A Chapter 225, 227, 227a and 228  (PDF)
  
• MRE Events October 2018 through 2019 (PDF)
  
• RPAC NMED Events October 2018 through August 2019 (PDF)
  

October 10, 2019

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of the RPAC Meeting, February 14, 2019 (PDF)
• Chapter 227 Radiation safety Requirements for Analytical X-Ray Equipment (PDF)
• Part H Radiation Safety Requirements for Non-Healing Arts Radiation Generating Devices (PDF)
• Annex A Chapter 225, 227, 227a and 228 (PDF)
  
• Radiation Protection Compliance and Enforcement Guidance (PDF)
  

February 14, 2019

• Agenda (PDF)
• Draft Minutes of the RPAC Meeting, April 19, 2018 (PDF)
• Part H Radiation Safety Requirements for Non-Healing Arts Radiation Generating Devices (PDF)
• Radiation Safety Requirements for Analytical X-ray Equipment, X-ray Gauging Equipment, Electron Microscopes and X-ray Calibration Systems (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice 2018-02 (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice 2018-03 (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice 2018-04 (PDF)

April 19, 2018

• RPAC Extremity April 2018 (Pptx)
• Agenda (Word)
• DRAFT Minutes of the RPAC Meeting, October 19, 2017 (PDF)
• PA Radiological Society Support Letter for Licensure of Radiological Technologists (PDF)
• NMED Events March 2017 – October 2017 (PDF)
• Information Notice 2017-03 (PDF)
• Information Notice 2018-01 (PDF)

October 19, 2017

• Agenda (PDF)
• DRAFT Minutes of the RPAC Meeting, April 7, 2016 (PDF)
• Radiological Health revised Annex A (PDF)
• Whole Body Imaging Systems for Non-Medical Use Fact Sheet (PDF)
• NMED and MRE Events November 2016 - March 2017 (PDF)

April 6, 2017

• Agenda (PDF)
• DRAFT Minutes of the RPAC Meeting, April 7, 2016 (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice 2017-01: Category 3 Source Security and Accountability (PDF)
• NMED Events April 2016 - November 2016 (PDF)
• Category 3 Source Security and Accountability NRC FR Notice (PDF)

November 17, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• DRAFT Minutes of the RPAC Meeting, April 7, 2016 (PDF)
• Radiation Protection Fees Final Annex A (PDF)
• NMED Events July 2015 - April 2016 (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice 2016-02: Security Advisory for Licensees That Possess, Use, Ship, or Receive Risk-Significant Radioactive Materials Near Philadelphia (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice 2016-03: Chapter 218 Fee Increase (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice 2016-04: Chapter 240 Fee Increase and Radon Mitigation Tags (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice 2016-05: Regulatory Requirements for Transfer of Control of Specific Radioactive Materials Licenses (PDF)

April 7, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• DRAFT Minutes of the RPAC Meeting, July 23, 2015 (PDF)
• Summation of Changes from the July 23, 2015, RPAC Meeting (PDF)
• Chapter 215. General Provisions: Rights and Responsibilities of the Department (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice 2015-01: Voluntary Security Enhancements for Category 1 and 2 Radioactive Sources (PDF)
• DEP Information Notice 205-02: Quality Assurance Associated with Fluoroscopically Guided Interventions (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice 2015-03: Security Advisory for Licensees that Possess, Use, Ship, or Receive Risk-Significant Radioactive Materials (PDF)
• BRP Information Notice 2016-01: Part 37, Physical Protection of Radioactive Material, Implementation Update (PDF)

July 23, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• DRAFT Minutes of the RPAC Meeting, June 4, 2015 (PDF)
• Summation of Changes from the June 4, 2015, RPAC Meeting (PDF)
• Regulatory Revisions, July 2015 (PDF)

June 4, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• DRAFT Minutes of the RPAC Meeting, Apr. 2, 2015 (PDF)
• Final Package: June 2015 Revision (PDF)
• Chap. 240: Radon Certification (PDF)
• Timeline for Revisions to Radiological Health Regulations: Chap. 215-240 (PDF)
• Summation of Changes from the April 2, 2015, RPAC Meeting (PDF)

April 2, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• DRAFT Minutes of the RPAC Meeting, Dec. 11, 2014 (PDF)
• Summation of Changes from the Dec. 11, 2014, RPAC Meeting (PDF)
• Timeline for Revisions to Radiological Health Regulations, Chaps. 215-240 (PDF)
• April 2015 Regulation Revision Package (PDF)
• Decision Memo for Screening for Lung Cancer with Low Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) (PDF)
• Screening for Lung Cancer: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (PDF)

Dec. 11, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Draft Minutes of the Radiation Protection Advisory Committee, Oct. 16, 2014 (PDF)
• Summation of Changes from the Oct. 16, 2014, RPAC Meeting (PDF)
• Timeline for Revisions to Radiological Health Regulations Chapters 215-240 (PDF)
• Timeline for Revisions to Radiological Health Fee Regulations Chapters 218 and 240, Appendix A (PDF)
• Chapter 215: General Provisions (PDF)

Oct. 16, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Draft Minutes of June 12, 2014 (PDF)
• Revision of Oct. 2014, Chapter 215: General Provisions (PDF)
• Comprehensive Revisions to Chapter 240, Radon Regulations (PDF)
• Overview of Proposed Revisions to Fee Schedules in Chapters 215 and 240, Appendix A (PDF)
• Chapter 218: Fees, Appendix A: Fees for Radioactive Material Licenses (PDF)
• Chapter 240: Radon Certification (PDF)
• Summation of Changes from the June 12, 2014, RPAC Meeting (PDF)
• Radiation Protection Program 3-Year Regulatory Fee and Program Cost Analysis Report to the Environmental Quality Board (PDF)

June 12, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Draft minutes of the Radiation Protection Advisory Committee Meeting, March 6, 2014 (PDF) (PDF)
• Action Items: Part 37 Regulatory Revisions:
• Timeline for Incorporation by Reference of 10 CFR Part 37 Amendments, Chapter 215 (PDF)
• Timeline for Revisions to Radiological Health Regulations, Chap. 215-240 (PDF)
• Regulatory Revisions:
• Chapter 215: General Provisions (PDF)
• Comment Responses to Revision 2, Chap. 219-221 (PDF)
• Revisions to Chap. 215-230 (PDF)
• Chapter 221 (PDF)

March 6, 2014

• Agenda
• Minutes of the Radiation Protection Advisory Committee Meeting, Dec. 12, 2013
• Regulatory Revisions:
• Comment Responses to Rev. 1, Chaps. 215-220
• Comment Responses to Rev. 2, Chaps. 221-230

Dec. 12, 2013

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of the Apr. 11, 2013, RPAC Meeting (PDF)
• BRP IN 2013-03 (PDF)
• BRP IN 2013-04 (PDF)
• BRP IN 2013-05 (PDF)
• Nuclear Material Event Database-NMED (PDF)
• Regulation Revisions - Chapter 240: Radon Certification (PDF)
• Regulation Revisions - Chapters 215-220 (PDF)

April 11, 2013

• Agenda (PDF)