AGREEMENT APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE STATE OF VERMONT |
Agreement Process |
Vermont's Status |
Governor submits Letter of Intent to NRC Chairman |
July 6, 2015; ML15197A124 |
NMSS assigns a Project Manager |
Duncan White: Duncan.White@nrc.gov; 301-415-2598 |
State develops draft Agreement application |
July 2015 – September 2017 |
State submits draft Agreement application |
September 15, 2017; ML17265A779
Regulations: NMSS – Vermont State Regulations and Legislation |
NRC staff reviews draft Agreement application for completeness |
September 2017 – January 2018 |
NRC provides letter to State detailing review team's comments |
December 18, 2017; ML17319A171 (Sections 4.1 – 4.2)
December 18, 2017; ML17346A705
(Sections 4.3 – 4.4)
March 25, 2018; ML18017A124
(Sections 4.5 – 4.7)
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State submits revised draft Agreement application |
June 18, 2018; ML18171A235 (Sections 4.1 – 4.2)
November 7, 2018; ML18319A348 and ML18320A091 (Sections 4.3 – 4.7) |
NRC provides responses to State detailing review team's comments on revised draft application |
August 7, 2018; ML18220B075 (Sections 4.1 – 4.2)
January 14, 2019; ML19031C942 (Sections 4.3 – 4.4)
January 14, 2019; ML19037A060 (Sections 4.5 – 4.7)
February 27, 2019; ML19052A254 (Completion of application review)
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State develops Formal Request for an Agreement |
November 2018 – February 2019 |
Governor submits Formal Request and certifies State has adequate program |
April 12, 2019; ML19109A085; ML19107A432; and ML19140A393 |
NRC staff prepares Commission Paper that includes draft analysis, draft Agreement and Federal Register notice requesting comments |
April – May 2019 |
Commission approves publication in the Federal Register for public review and comment |
June 17, 2019; ML19115A212 and ML19169A104 |
Draft Agreement and staff analysis published in Federal Register for four consecutive weeks |
June 25, 2019
July 2, 2019
July 9, 2019
July 16, 2019 |
NRC staff analyzes public comments |
Completed; July 26, 2019 |
NRC staff prepares Commission Paper that includes final draft analysis, Agreement and resolution to public comments |
SECY-19-0085
August 29, 2019; ML19192A115 |
Commission approves Agreement |
SRM-SECY-19-0085
September 6, 2019; ML19249D437 |
Chairman and Governor sign Agreement |
September 9 and 13, 2019 |
State assumes regulation authority |
September 30, 2019 |
Final Agreement published in Federal Register |
September 30, 2019; 84 FR 51365 |
Orderly transfer and assumption of authority |
October 2019 |
NRC staff and the new Agreement State continue post-Agreement exchange-of-information and assessment of program performance. |