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PUBLIC LAW 100-408—AUG. 20, 1988 by the Commission within 18 months of the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.— (1) ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE

GUIDELINES.—For

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purpose of making the determination required under subsection (a), the Commission shall, to the extent consistent with the provisions of this Act, conduct a negotiated rulemaking in accordance with the guidance provided by the Administrative Conference of the United States in Recommendation 82-4, "Procedures for Negotiating Proposed Regulations" (42 Fed. Reg. 30708, July 15, 1982). (2) DESIGNATION OF CONVENER.—Within 30 days of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall designate an individual or individuals recommended by the Administrative Conference of the United States to serve as a convener for such negotiations. Contracts.

(3) SUBMISSION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONVENER.—The

convener shall, not later than 7 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Commission recommendations for a proposed rule r ^ a r d i n g whether the Commission should enter into Indemnity agreements under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) with radiopharmaceutical licensees and, if so, the terms and conditions of such indemnification. If the convener recommends that such indemnity be provided for radiopharmaceutical licensees, the proposed rule submitted by the convener shall set forth the procedures for the execution of indemnification agreements with radiopharmaceutical licensees. (4) PUBLICATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSED RULE.—

If the convener recommends that such indemnity be provided for radiopharmaceutical licensees, the (Commission shall publish the recommendations of the convener submitted under paragraph (3) as a notice of proposed rulemaking within 30 days of the submission of such recommendations under such paragraph. (5) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.—To the extent consistent with the provisions of this Act, the Commission shall conduct the proceeding required under subsection (a) in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States (Dode. 42 USC 2014

SEC. 20. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be applicable with respect to nuclear incidents occurring on or after such date. (b)(1) The amendments made by section 11 shall apply to nuclear incidents occurring before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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