Agreement State Action Items and Due Dates for 2023

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Agreement State Action Items and Due Dates
Action Due Date Agreement
State Letter
Description
12/30/2023 ML23297A225 STC-23-072 requests information needed by the NRC in support of state potassium iodide programs, preferably by 12/30/2023.
12/18/2023 ML23304A276 STC-23-074 informs all Agreement States that NRC staff in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs (DUWP), issued draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG), DUWP-ISG-02, "Radiological Survey and Dose Modeling of the Subsurface to Support License Termination," for public comment. Comments are due 12/18/2023.
12/15/2023 ML23305A175 STC-23-073 provides notice that the comment period on the regulatory basis for the planned 10 CFR Part 35 rulemaking to establish requirements for rubidium-82 generators, emerging technologies, and other medical use of byproduct material, has been extended until 12/15/2023.
12/13/2023 ML23311A078 STC-23-075, as part of the process of the count of radioactive material specific licenses, general licenses/registrations, and generally licensed devices currently active in the National Materials Program, provides the current counts, and requests any updates by 12/13/2023.
12/07/2023 ML23320A259 STC-23-077 notifies States of NRC's hybrid public meeting on the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant License Termination Plan. The meeting will be held on 12/7/2023, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET in Crystal River, Florida and virtually.
11/07/2023 ML23297A012 STC-23-071 notifies all Federally recognized Indian Tribes of NRC's public outreach meeting with TerraPower to be held 11/07/2023, 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM MT in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
10/31/2023 ML23187A446 STC-23-049 notifies States that the NRC has issued for public comment the regulatory basis document titled "Rubidium-82 Generators, Emerging Technologies, and other Medical Use of Byproduct Material." Comments are due by 10/31/2023.
10/23/2023 ML23237A885 STC-23-063 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Advanced Health Physics (H-201) Course to be held 10/23-27/2023, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
10/11/2023,
11/01/2023,
11/09/2023
ML23276A991 STC-23-070 announces that NRC will conduct three public meetings to share staff’s progress on the preliminary proposed rule language, preliminary draft guidance (NUREG-1556, Volume 22), and specific topics of the proposed rule that would form the regulatory framework for fusion systems (formerly fusion energy systems) under Part 30 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (10 CFR), "Rule of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material." The meetings will be on 10/11/2023, 11/01/2023, and 11/09/2023.
10/11/2023 ML23270B446 STC-23-069 announces that NRC will conduct a three public meetings to share staff's progress on the preliminary proposed rule language, preliminary draft guidance (NUREG-1556, Volume 22), and specific topics of the proposed rule that would form the regulatory framework for fusion systems (formerly fusion energy systems) under Part 30 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (10 CFR), "Rule of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material."
10/03/2023 ML23214A145 STC-23-058 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Irradiator Technology (H-315) course to be held 10/3-5/2023, in Arlington, Texas.
09/26/2023 ML23061A051 STC-23-057 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Environmental Monitoring & Air Sampling for Radioactivity Lab (H-130L) course scheduled to be held 09/26-29/2023, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
09/12/2023 ML23226A151 STC-23-062 informs the Agreement States that NRC staff plans to have a 09/12/2023 public meeting on the American Board of Radiology's (ABR) intent to eliminate its NRC-recognized certification processes by the end of 2023, effectively ceasing the NRC's recognition of its certification program.
09/11/2023 ML23201A147 STC-23-050 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Fundamental Health Physics Labs (H-122L) course to be held 09/11-15/2023, in Chattanooga, TN.
09/01/2023 ML23195A065 STC-23-052 notes that the comment period for the information request regarding the rulemaking on the reporting of nuclear medicine injection extravasations as medical events has been extended until 09/01/2023.
08/29/2023 ML23213A218 STC-23-059 notifies Agreement States of a public meeting on the regulatory basis document entitled "Rubidium-82 Generators, Emerging Technologies, and Other Medical Use of Byproduct Material"; the meeting will take place 08/29/2023.
08/26/2023 ML23207A203 STC-23-035 informs NRC and Agreement State radiation control programs of the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) review schedule for NRC fiscal years (FYs) 2024 through 2026 and solicits comments on the proposed schedule by 8/26/2023.
08/21/2023 ML23179A017 STC-23-048 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Licensing Practices and Procedures (G-109) Course to be held 08/21-24/2023, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
08/17/2023 ML23159A151 STC-23-040 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Materials Control, Security Systems & Principles (S-201) course to be held 08/7-11/2023, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
08/14/2023 ML23172A248 STC-23-046 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's offering of the Root Cause Workshop (G-205) course to be held 08/14-18/2023, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
08/14/2023 ML23172A042 STC-23-045 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Materials Control, Security Systems & Principles (S-201) course to be held 08/14-18/2023, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
08/13/2023 ML23207A223 STC-23-055 announces that NRC is reorganizing the Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs, separating the functions in the Materials Safety and Tribal Liaison Branch into a Materials Safety and Licensing Branch and a Tribal Relations Team. The changes are expected to be effective 08/13/2023.
08/13/2023 ML23207A125 STC-23-054 announces that NRC is realigning the Tribal Liaison function to an independent Tribal Relations Team reporting to senior executive management in NMSS/MSST. This team will make the Tribal Liaison function easier to identify within the organization and facilitate engagement with senior management. The changes are expected to be effective 08/13/2023.
07/24/2023 ML23151A621 STC-23-039 informs States of students selected to attend NRC's Inspection Procedures (G-108) Course to be held 07/24-28/2023, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
07/24/2023 ML23143A389 STC-23-038 informs States of students selected to attend NRC’s virtual offering of the Root Cause Workshop (G-205) course to be held 07/24-28/2023.
07/14/2023 ML23136A019 STC-23-037 notifies recipients of the public comment period for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800-171 Rev. 3, "Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations." The period ends 07/14/2023.
07/13/2023 ML23152A005 STC-23-043 notifies all Federally recognized Tribes of NRC's proposed rulemaking to revise its regulations to ensure consistency regarding advance Tribal notification of certain radioactive material shipments with similar regulations for State notification. NRC is also offering a consultation opportunity to Federally recognized Tribes' leadership in accordance with the NRC's Tribal Policy Statement; please schedule meetings by 7/13/2023.
06/26/2023 ML23123A296 STC-23-032 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305) course to be held 06/26-30/2023.
06/20/2023 ML23115A319 STC-23-042 informs Agreement States that NRC staff published a Federal Register notice (FRN) on April 21, 2023, requesting comments on draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-8061, "Release of Patients Administered Radioactive Material"(88 FRN 24495). Comment period closes on 06/20/2023.
06/20/2023 ML23116A257 STC-23-031 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the Advanced RESRAD Workshop (H-412) Course to be held 06/20-22/2023.
06/12/2023 ML23108A121 STC-23-026 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Fundamental Health Physics Labs (H-122L) course to be held 06/12-16/2023, in Chattanooga, TN.
06/05/2023 ML23092A001 STC-23-022 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Advanced Health Physics (H-201) Course to be held 06/5-9/2023, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
05/31/2023 STC-22-070 Notification of Issuance and Opportunity to Comment on the Interim State Agreement (SA) Procedure, SA-400, Management of Agreement State Program Performance Concerns (STC-22-070). STC-22-070 (ADAMS ML22335A573) provides the National Materials Program (NMP) community an opportunity to comment on, and use the interim procedure, SA-400, Management of Agreement State Program Performance Concerns (ADAMS ML ML22243A239). Comments are due by 5/31/2023.
05/26/2023 ML23088A086 STC-23-021 informs States that NRC issued its fiscal year 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for University Nuclear Leadership Program for Research and Development Grants. Applications are due 05/26/2023.
05/24/2023 ML23109A056 STC-23-033 notifies all that NRC has published a Federal Register notice (FRN) that requests feedback in the development of a proposed rulemaking on the reporting of nuclear medicine injection extravasations as medical events. A related public meeting will be held on 05/24/2023.
05/23/2023 ML23086B805 STC-23-019 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Visual Sampling Plan (H-500) course scheduled to be held 05/23-26/2023, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
05/22/2023 ML23086B457 STC-23-020 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Materials Control, Security Systems & Principles (S-201) course to be held 05/22-26/2023, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
05/18/2023 ML23045A107 STC-23-005 provides notice of the rescheduled Annual Organization of Agreement States(OAS) and Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) Commission briefing to be held at NRC Headquarters on 05/18/2023.
05/17/2023 ML23108A055 STC-23-025 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the MILDOS-Area Workshop (H-413) Course to be held 05/17-19/2023.
05/02/2023 ML23073A271 STC-23-015 provides notice, with an enclosed Federal Register extract, that NRC will conduct public meetings to receive comments on a proposed rule to amend the regulations that govern its environmental reviews of license renewal applications for nuclear power plants under the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are best sent by 05/02/2023.
05/02/2023 ML23072A438 STC-23-013 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Environmental Monitoring & Air Sampling for Radioactivity Lab (H-130L) course to be held 05/2-5/2023, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
05/01/2023 ML23063A145 STC-23-010 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Root Cause Workshop (G-205) course to be held 05/1-5/2023, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
04/25/2023 ML23061A151 STC-23-011 notifies all States of NRC's intent to hold an in-person State Liaison Officer (SLO) conference in Rockville, MD, on 06/7-8/2023.
04/25/2023 ML23061A051 STC-23-009 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Environmental Monitoring & Air Sampling for Radioactivity Lab (H-130L) course to be held 04/25-28/2023, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
04/23/2023 STC-22-059 Notification of Issuance and Opportunity to Comment on the Interim State Agreement (SA) Procedure, SA-802, Standing Committee for Reviewing Emerging Medical Technologies (STC-22-059). STC-22-059 provides the National Materials Program (NMP) community an opportunity to comment on, and use the interim procedure, SA-802, Standing Committee for Reviewing Emerging Medical Technologies. The procedure will be in use until 04/04/2023, and comments will be due on that date.
04/17/2023 ML23052A121 STC-23-007 notifies States of students selected to attend the 04/17-20/2023, Licensing Practices and Procedures (G-109) Course in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
04/12/2023 ML23082A123 STC-23-018 provides notice that NRC will conduct an informational meeting on 4/12/2023 with Federally recognized Tribes to discuss a proposed rule to amend the regulations that govern the NRC's environmental reviews of license renewal applications for nuclear power plants under the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments on the rule package may be submitted by 05/02/2023.
04/11/2023 ML23044A103 STC-23-004 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Irradiator Technology (H-315) course scheduled to be held 04/11-13/2023, in Arlington, Texas.
04/10/2023 ML23039A175 STC-23-003 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the RESRAD Overview (H-408) Course to be held 04/0-14/2023.
03/20/2023 ML23024A241 STC-23-002 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305) course to be held 03/13-17/2023.
03/13/2023 ML23017A052 STC-23-001 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Inspection Procedures (G-108) Course to be held 03/20-24/2023, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
02/13/2023 STC-22-072 Notification of Acceptance to the Root Cause Workshop (G-205) Course (STC-22-072). STC-22-072 (ML22346A123) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the Root Cause Workshop (G-205) course to be held 02/13-17/2023.
02/03/2023 STC-22-065 Availability of the Revised Interim Handbook on Nuclear Material Event Reporting for the Agreement States (STC-22-065). STC-22-065 reports that NMSS has issued a corrected version of the interim "Handbook on Nuclear Material Event Reporting for the Agreement States", procedure SA-300. Comments are due 02/03/2022.
02/03/2023 STC-22-033 Notification of the Issuance, and Opportunity to Comment on the Interim Procedure SA-300, Reporting Material Events, and the Interim Handbook on Nuclear Material Event Reporting for The Agreement States (STC-22-033). STC-22-033 (ADAMS ML22035A083) informs the National Materials Program (NMP) community that: (1) the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) State Agreement SA-300 procedure and its Handbook have been approved for interim use; and (2) the NMP community may comment on these interim documents until 02/02/2023.
01/30/2023 STC-22-071 Notification of Acceptance to the Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife and Other Medical Uses (H-313) Course (STC-22-071). STC-22-071 (ADAMS ML22341A086) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife and Other Medical Uses (H-313) Course to be held 01/30-02/03/2023.
01/23/2023 STC-22-068 Notification of Acceptance to the Fundamental Health Physics Labs (H-122L) Course (STC-22-068). STC-22-068 (ADAMS ML22336A118) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Fundamental Health Physics Labs (H-122L) course to be held 01/23-27/2023, in Chattanooga, TN.
01/23/2023 STC-22-067 Notification of Acceptance to the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine (H-304) Course (STC-22-067). STC-22-067 (ADAMS ML22333A792) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC’s Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine (H-304) Course to be held 01/23-27/2023, in Houston, Texas.
01/12/2023 RCPD-22-012 Opportunity to Review and Provide Comments on Inspection Manual Chapter 2800, "Materials Inspection Program" (RCPD-22-012). RCPD-22-012 (ADAMS ML22279B056; Ltr ML22279B057) provides an opportunity to comment on proposed revisions to Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2800, "Materials Inspection Program." The comment period ends 01/12/2023.

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