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tion, the Commission is authorized to enter into 

 agreements with the Governor of any State provid- 

 ing for discontinuance of the regulatory authority 

 of the Commission under subchapters V, VI. and 

 VII of this chapter, and section 2201 of this title, 

 with respect to any one or more of the following 

 materials within the State — 



(1) byproduct materials; 



(2) source materials; 



(3) special nuclear materials in quantities not 

 sufficient to form a critical mass. 



During the duration of such an agreement it is 

 recognized that the State shall have authority to 

 regulate the materials covered by the agreement 

 for the protection of the public health and safety 

 from radiation hazards. 



(c) Commission regulation of certain activities. 



No agreement entered into pursuant to subsec- 

 tion (b) of this section shall provide for discon- 

 tinuance of any authority and the Commission shall 

 retain authority and responsibility with respect to 

 regulation of — 



( 1 ) the construction and operation of any pro- 

 duct*on or utilization facility; 



(2) the export from or import into the United 

 States of byproduct, source, or special nuclear 

 material, or of ahy production or utilization 

 facility ; 



(3) the disposal into the ocean or sea of by- 

 product, source, or special nuclear waste materials 

 as defined in regulations or orders of the 

 Commission ; 



(4) the disposal of such other byproduct, 

 source, or special nuclear material as the Commis- 

 sion determines by regulation or order should, 

 because of the hazards or potential hazards 

 thereof, not be so disposed of without a license 

 from the Commission. 



Notwithstanding any agreement between the Com- 

 mission and any State pursuant to subsection (b) 

 of this section, the Commission is authorized by 

 rule, regulation, or order to require that the manu- 

 facturer, processor, or producer of any equipment, 

 device, commodity, or other product containing 

 source, byproduct, or special nuclear material shall 

 not transfer possession or control of such product 

 except pursuant to a license issued by the 

 Conunission. 



(d) Conditions. 



The Commission shall enter into an agreement 

 under subsection (b) of this section with any State 

 If— 



(1) The Governor of that State certifies that 

 the State has a program for the control of radia- 

 tion hazards adequate to protect the public health 

 and safety with respect to the materials within 

 the State covered by the proposed agreement, 

 and that the State desires to assume regulatory 

 responsibility for such materials; and 



(2> the Commission finds that the State pro- 

 gram is compatible with the Commission's pro- 

 gram for the regulation of such materials, and 

 that the State program is adequate to protect 

 the public health and safety with respect to the 

 materials covered by the proposed agreement. 



(e) Publication in Federal Register; comment of in- 

 terested persons. 



(1) Before any agreement under subsection (b) 

 of this section is signed by the Commission, the 

 terms of the proposed agreement and of proposed 

 exemptions pursuant to subsection (f) of this sec- 

 tion shall be published once each week for four con- 

 secutive weeks in the Federal Register; and such 

 opportunity for comment by interested persons on 

 the proposed agreement and exemptions shall be 

 allowed as the Commission determines by regula- 

 tion or order to be appropriate. 



(2) Each proposed agreement shall include the 

 proposed effective date of such proposed agreement 

 or exemptions. The agreement and exemptions 

 shall be published in the Federal Register within 

 thirty days after signature by the Commission and 

 the Governor. 



(f) Exemptions. 



The Commission is authorized and directed, by 

 regulation or order, to grant such exemptions from 

 the licensing requirements contained In subchapters 

 V. VI. and vn of this chapter, and from Its regula- 

 tions applicable to licensees as the Commission finds 

 necessary or appropriate to carry out any agree- 

 ment entered into pursuant to subsection (b) of this 

 section. 



(g) Compatible radiation standards. 



The Commission is authorized and directed to 

 cooperate with the States in the formulation of 

 standards for protection against hazards of radia- 

 tion to assure that State and Commission programs 

 for protection against hazards of radiation will be 

 coordinated and compatible. 



(h) Consultative, advisory and miscellaneous func- 

 tions of the Administrator of the Environmental 

 Protection Agency 



The Administrator of the Environmental Protec- 

 tion Agency shall consult qualified scientists and 

 experts in radiation matters, including the Presi- 

 dent of the National Academy of Sciences, the Chair- 

 man of the NaUonal Committee on Radiation Pro- 

 tection and Measurement, and qualified experts in 

 the field of biology and medicine and in the field of 

 health physics. The Special Assistant to the Presi- 

 dent for Science and Technology, or his designee, is 

 authorized to attend meetings with, participate in 

 the deliberations of, and to advise the Administrator. 

 The Administrator shall advise the President with 

 respect to radiation matters, directly or indirectly 

 affecting health, including guidance for all Federal 

 agencies in the formulation of radiation standards 

 and in the establishment and execution of pro- 

 grams of cooperation with States. The Administra- 

 tor shall also perform such other functions as the 

 President may assign to him by Executive order. 



(i) Inspections and other functions; training and other 

 assistance. 



The Commission in carrying out its licensing and 

 regulatory responsibilities under this chapter is au- 

 thorized to enter into agreements with any State, 

 or group of States, to perform inspections or other 

 functions on a cooperative basis as the Commission 

 deems appropriate. The Commission is also author- 

 ized to provide training, with or without charge, 

 to employees of, and such other assistance to. any 



