Agreement State Communications for 2022

Agreement State Notices and Dates
Date Notice
12/14/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ROOT CAUSE WORKSHOP (G-205) COURSE (STC-22-072). STC-22-072 (ADAMS ML 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.
12/09/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ISSUANCE OF REVISION OF LICENSING OF LUTETIUM-177 (STC-22-074). STC-22-074 (ADAMS ML ML22318A151) informs Agreement States of the NRC Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) PLUVICTO(tm) licensing decision and revision of 2018 memorandum transmitted via STC-18-042.
12/07/2022 ANNUAL COUNT OF ACTIVE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSES IN THE NATIONAL MATERIALS PROGRAM (STC-22-073). STC-22-073 (ADAMS ML ML22340A465) provides the annual count of active specific radioactive material licenses, general licenses, registrations, and generally licensed devices in the National Materials Program.
12/07/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE BRACHYTHERAPY, GAMMA KNIFE AND OTHER MEDICAL USES (H-313) COURSE (STC-22-071). STC-22-071 (ADAMS ML 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.
12/05/2022 FINAL RULE: FITNESS FOR DUTY DRUG TESTING REQUIREMENTS (STC-22-066). STC-22-066 (ADAMS ML ML21111A036) notifies all that NRC has published a final rule to amend the fitness for duty drug testing requirements in Part 26 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), "Fitness for Duty Programs."
12/02/2022 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 ML 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.
12/02/2022 NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETING TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE JOINT U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND AGREEMENT STATE WORKING GROUP EFFORTS ON THE FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL MATERIALS PROGRAM (STC-22-069). STC-22-069 (ADAMS ML ML22335A482) announces that the Future of the National Materials Program Working Group will be holding a public meeting to provide an overview of for the future of the National Materials Program (NMP) assuming an increasing number of Agreement States. The meeting will be held virtually on 12/12/2022.
12/02/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE FUNDAMENTAL HEALTH PHYSICS LABS (H-122L) COURSE (STC-22-068). STC-22-068 (ADAMS ML 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.
11/29/2022 REMINDER TO SHARE INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL FORMS WITH LICENSEES TO ASSIST IN MEETING INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY TREATY OBLIGATIONS (STC-22-064). STC-22-064 (ADAMS ML ML22325A186) notifies States to remind their licensees of the Additional Protocol (AP) forms which provide the Federal Government with information needed to meet its International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) treaty obligations.
11/29/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE (H-304) COURSE (STC-22-067). STC-22-067 (ADAMS ML 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.
11/28/2022 AVAILABILITY OF THE REVISED INTERIM HANDBOOK ON NUCLEAR MATERIAL EVENT REPORTING FOR THE AGREEMENT STATES (STC-22-065). STC-22-065 (ADAMS ML ML22266A092) 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.
11/28/2022 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.
11/15/2022 REVISION OF THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) AMENDMENTS INCLUDING SUMMARY OF CHANGE DOCUMENT FOR MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS, 10 CFR PARTS 20, 35, 50, 51, 52, 72, 73, 110, AND 150 [RATS ID 2022-2] (STC-22-063). STC-22-063 (ADAMS ML ML22319A160) provides States with the corrected Chronology of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Amendments including RATS ID 2022-2.
11/02/2022 SHARING NRC'S RESPONSE TO A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUEST FROM THE STATE OF WISCONSIN ABOUT JURISDICTION OVER ITS LICENSEES' TYPE B PACKAGE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM (STC-22-062). STC-22-062 (ADAMS ML ML22292A013) provides the National Materials Program with NRC's response to a Technical Assistance Request from the State of Wisconsin regarding jurisdiction over its licensees' Type B package quality assurance (QA) programs, as described in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 71.17 and 10 CFR 71, subpart H.
10/19/2022 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S DRAFT FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE FOR "RADIOACTIVE SOURCE SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY RULEMAKING."(RCPD-22-011). RCPD-22-011 (ADAMS ML22287A163, Ltr ML22287A162) provides Agreement States the opportunity to comment on NRC's draft Federal Register notice (FRN) for "Radioactive Source Security and Accountability (RSSA) Rulemaking. " Comments are due 11/10/2022.
10/17/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ADVANCED HEALTH PHYSICS (H-201) COURSE (STC-22-061). STC-22-061 (ADAMS ML22290A135) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Advanced Health Physics (H-201) Course to be held 12/5-9/2022, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
10/06/2022 NOTIFICATION OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON SA-900, TERMINATION OF URANIUM MILLING LICENSES IN AGREEMENT STATES (STC-22-060). STC-22-060 (ADAMS ML21165A141) notifies the National Materials Program (NMP) community that SA-900, Termination of Uranium Milling Licenses in Agreement States has been revised and issued for comment by 60 days from 10/06/2022, i.e. 12/05/2022.
10/04/2022 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 (ADAMS ML22269A547) 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.
10/03/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE HEALTH PHYSIC FOR URANIUM RECOVERY (F-104) COURSE (STC-22-058). STC-22-058 (ADAMS ML22276A241) informs States of students selected to attend NRC's Health Physics for Uranium Recovery (F-104) course to be held 11/14-18/2022, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
09/26/2022 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S PRELIMINARY REGULATORY BASIS FOR THE 10 CFR PART 35 RULEMAKING TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR RUBIDIUM-82 GENERATORS AND EMERGING MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES (RCPD-22-010). RCPD-22-010 (ADAMS ML22251A155, Ltr ML22251A158) provides States the opportunity to comment on NRC's preliminary regulatory basis document: "Rulemaking to Establish Requirements for Rubidium-82 Generators and Emerging Medical Technologies." Comments by 12/01/2022 are requested.
09/14/2022 AVAILABILITY OF PRELIMINARY PROPOSED RULE LANGUAGE FOR "RADIOACTIVE SOURCE SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY RULEMAKING." (RCPD-22-009). RCPD-22-009 (ADAMS ML22243A167, ML22243A170) provides Agreement State Radiation Program Directors a copy of NRC's preliminary proposed rule language for "Radioactive Source Security and Accountability (RSSA) Rulemaking." This preliminary language is provided for information only and in advance of the review and comment period for the proposed rule, which the NRC intends to publish in the Federal Register in 2023.
09/13/2022 NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF THE NUCLEAR MATERIAL EVENTS DATABASE FISCAL YEAR 2021 ANNUAL REPORT (STC-22-056). STC-22-056 (ADAMS ML22256A102) notifies States that the FY2021 Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) Annual Report is publicly available and can be found on the home page of the NMED website (https://nmed.inl.gov) and also in the ADAMS ML22049B538.
09/12/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE FUNDAMENTAL HEALTH PHYSICS LABS (H-122L) COURSE (STC-22-055). STC-22-055 (ADAMS ML22255A152) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Fundamental Health Physics Labs (H-122L) course to be held 10/31/2022-11/04/2022, in Chattanooga, TN.
09/12/2022 NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMMENT: PROPOSED RULE: HARMONIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS WITH INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY STANDARDS (RIN 3150-AJ85; NRC-2016-0179) (STC-22-057) STC-22-057 (ADAMS ML22234A228; ML22234A226, ML22255A036, provides notice to States and Indian Tribes of: (1) publication of NRC's request for public comment on the proposed rule to harmonize the NRC's transportation regulations with the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) safety standard regulations and compatible with amendments to the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) regulations; (2) publication of the NRC's draft regulatory guide DG-1107, "Standard Format and Content of Part 71 Applications for Approval of Packages for Radioactive Material;" and (3) a public meeting tentatively scheduled for 10/26/2022 for comment on the proposed rule and the draft regulatory guide.
09/01/2022 ISSUANCE OF NUREG-1757, VOLUME 2, REVISION 2, "CONSOLIDATED DECOMMISSIONING GUIDANCE, CHARACTERIZATION, SURVEY AND DETERMINATION OF RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA" (STC-22-054) STC-22-054 (ADAMS ML22237A188)) notifies States of the issuance of "Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey and Determination of Radiological Criteria" by the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS).
08/30/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE IRRADIATOR TECHNOLOGY (H-315) COURSE (STC-22-052) STC-22-052 (ADAMS ML22242A233)) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Irradiator Technology (H-315) course to be held 10/18-20/2022, in Arlington, Texas.
08/30/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & AIR SAMPLING FOR RADIOACTIVITY LAB (H-130L) COURSE (STC-22-051) STC-22-051 (ADAMS ML22241A150)) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Environmental Monitoring & Air Sampling for Radioactivity Lab (H-130L) course to be held 10/18-21/2022, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
08/29/2022 ACCEPTANCE TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY (H-305) COURSE (STC-22-050) STC-22-050 (ADAMS ML22241A065)) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305) course to be held 10/17-21/2022.
08/26/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE VISUAL SAMPLING PLAN (H-500) COURSE (STC-22-049) STC-22-049 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Visual Sampling Plan (H-500) course to be held 10/04-07/2022, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
08/04/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ISSUANCE OF MEDICAL SPECIALTY BOARD EVALUATION (STC-22-048)STC-22-048 (ADAMS ML22215A094)) informs the Agreement States that NRC completed an evaluation of the specialty boards previously recognized by the NRC.
08/03/2022 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.
07/29/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & AIR SAMPLING FOR RADIOACTIVITY LAB (H-130L) COURSE (STC-22-047) STC-22-047 (ADAMS ML22210A201) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Environmental Monitoring & Air Sampling for Radioactivity Lab (H-130L) course to be held 09/27-30/2022, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
07/29/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE LICENSING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES (G-109) COURSE (STC-22-046) STC-22-046 (ADAMS ML22210A169) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Licensing Practices and Procedures (G-109) course to be held 09/26-29/2022, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
07/26/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ROOT CAUSE WORKSHOP (G-205) COURSE (STC-22-045) STC-22-045 (ADAMS ML22207B849) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Root Cause Workshop (G-205) course to be held 09/20-23/2022, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
07/25/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE INSPECTION PROCEDURES (G-108) COURSE (STC-22-044) STC-22-044 (ADAMS: ML22205A001) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Inspection Procedures (G-108) course to be held 09/12-16/2022, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
07/21/2022 KEY MESSAGES, BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE INVESTIGATION OF NRC CONTROLS FOR PURCHASES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (RCPD-22-008) RCPD-22-008 provides the Agreement States with key messages, background information, short and long-term actions, and questions and answers regarding the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Investigation of NRC controls for the purchases of radioactive material.
07/14/2022 NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMMENT: PROPOSED RULE FOR ITEMS CONTAINING BYPRODUCT MATERIAL INCIDENTAL TO PRODUCTION (RCPD-22-007) RCPD-22-007 (ADAMS ML22194A886) provides notice of (1) the publication of NRC's request for public comment on the proposed rule to amend 10 CFR Parts 30 and 32 to add a new class exemption from licensing requirements to 10 CFR part 30 and add associated distribution requirements to 10 CFR Part 32; (2) the availability of NRC's draft guidance for the propose rule, "Items Containing Byproduct Material Incidental to Production," for public comment; and (3) a public meeting tentatively scheduled for August 4, 2022.
07/08/2022 NOTIFICATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF PROCEDURE SA-700, PROCESSING AN AGREEMENT (STC-22-043) STC-22-043 (ADAMS ML22189A181) informs the National Materials Program (NMP) community (States and NRC and Federally Recognized Tribes) that Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) State Agreements (SA) procedure SA-700, Processing an Agreement, has been revised and approved for use as of 7/8/2022.
06/28/2022 OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE COMMENTS ON INSPECTION PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER (IMC) 2800, "MATERIALS INSPECTION PROGRAM" (RCPD-22-006) RCPD-22-006 provides an opportunity to comment on proposed revisions to risk-inform the materials inspection procedures (IPs) associated with IMC 2800, by 8/29/2022.
06/27/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE MATERIALS CONTROL, SECURITY SYSTEMS & PRINCIPLES (S-201) COURSE (STC-22-040) STC-22-040 (ADAMS ML22178A120) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Materials Control, Security Systems & Principles (S-201) course to be held 08/15-19/2022, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
06/24/2022 NOTIFICATION OF FINAL RULE - FEE RECOVERY FISCAL YEAR 2022 (STC-22-042) STC-22-042 (ADAMS ML22174A402) informs States NRC has published a final rule to modify Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Parts 170 and 171 regarding the licensing, inspection, and annual fees to recover, to the maximum extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget authority, less the budget authority for excluded activities.
06/22/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE MATERIALS CONTROL, SECURITY SYSTEMS & PRINCIPLES (S-201) COURSE (STC-22-039) STC-22-039 (ADAMS ML22173A197) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Materials Control, Security Systems & Principles (S-201) course to be held 08/08-12/2022, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
06/21/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ROOT CAUSE WORKSHOP (G-205) COURSE (STC-22-038) STC-22-038 (ADAMS ML22172A146) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Root Cause Workshop (G-205) course to be held 08/09-12/2022, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
06/17/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE BRACHYTHERAPY, GAMMA KNIFE AND OTHER MEDICAL USES (H-313) COURSE (STC-22-037) STC-22-037 (ADAMS ML22168A116) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife and Other Medical Uses (H-313) Course to be held 08/08/12/2022, in Houston, Texas.
06/13/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE (H-304) COURSE (STC-22-036) STC-22-036 (ADAMS ML22164A787) informs States of students selected to attend NRC's Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine (H-304) Course to be held 08/1-5/2022, in Houston, Texas.
06/09/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ROOT CAUSE WORKSHOP (G-205) COURSE (STC-22-035) STC-22-035 (ADAMS ML22160A664) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Root Cause Workshop (G-205) course to be held 07/19-22/2022 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
05/31/2022 NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT MEETING ON RULEMAKING PLAN ON RELEASE OF ANIMALS RECEIVING TREATMENT CONTAINING BYPRODUCT MATERIAL (RCPD-22-005) RCPD-22-005 informs all Agreement State Radiation Program Directors (RCPDs) that NRC staff plans to hold a meeting with the Agreement States on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EST to discuss the draft Commission paper: "Rulemaking Plan on Release of Animals Receiving Treatment Containing Byproduct Material."
05/27/2022 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION’S DRAFT RULEMAKING PLAN ON ADVANCE TRIBAL NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL SHIPMENTS (RCPD-22-004) RCPD-22-004 (package), letter, and Enclosure 1)) provides Agreement States an advanced opportunity to comment on NRC's draft Federal Register notice for the rulemaking plan titled "Advance Tribal Notification of Certain Radioactive Material Shipments" by 6/27/2022.
05/23/2022 NOTIFICATION OF U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SPONSORED TRAINING COURSE SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 (STC-22-032) STC-22-032 makes NRC's sponsored training course (tentative) schedule available to Agreement States staff for fiscal year 2023 and initiates the application process.
05/19/2022 RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL COUNT OF ACTIVE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSES IN THE NATIONAL MATERIALS PROGRAM (STC-22-034) STC-22-034 (ADAMS ML22139A026) informs States of the results of the information request contained in STC-20-017, "Annual Count of Active Radioactive Material Licenses in the National Materials Program," as of 05/18/2022.
05/18/2022 CHANGE IN U.S. POLICY ON RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL EXPORTS TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (STC-22-031) STC-22-031 (ADAMS ML22137A259) informs the National Materials Program that the NRC issued an Order to suspend all general license exports of radioactive material and deuterium for nuclear end use to the Russian Federation, effective 05/17/2022.
05/17/2022 TRAVEL FUNDING FOR THE 2022 ORGANIZATION OF AGREEMENT STATES ANNUAL MEETING (STC-22-030) STC-22-030 (ADAMS ML22137A270) announces that NRC will provide travel funding for one representative from each Agreement State, Connecticut, and Indiana to attend the 2022 Organization of Agreement States (OAS) Annual Meeting to be held 08/15-18/2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. Applications are due 06/24/2022.
05/17/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ROOT CAUSE WORKSHOP (G-205) COURSE (STC-22-029) STC-22-029 (ADAMS ML22137A148) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Root Cause Workshop (G-205) course to be held 06/21-24/2022 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
05/11/2022 OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE COMMENTS ON DRAFT INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER 2602, "DECOMMISSIONING FUEL CYCLE, URANIUM RECOVERY, AND MATERIALS INSPECTION PROGRAM" AND ASSOCIATED INSPECTION PROCEDURES (RCPD-22-003) RCPD-22-003 (Package, Letter) provides opportunity to comment by 8/2/2022 on proposed revisions to risk-inform the fuel cycle, uranium recovery, and materials decommissioning inspection program provided in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2602 and associated Inspection Procedures.
05/10/2022 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S DRAFT COMMISSION PAPER: RULEMAKING PLAN ON RELEASE OF ANIMALS RECEIVING TREATMENT CONTAINING BYPRODUCT MATERIAL (RCPD-22-002) RCPD-22-002 provides Agreement States opportunity to comment on NRC's draft Commission paper: "Rulemaking Plan on Release of Animals Receiving Treatment Containing Byproduct Material."
05/05/2022 ISSUANCE OF MATERIALS INSPECTION PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER 2800 - MATERIALS INSPECTION PROGRAM (STC-22-028) STC-22-028 (ADAMS ML22124A200) informs Agreement States of the issuance of ten new or revised inspection procedures (IPs) issued by NMSS associated with Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2800, "Materials Inspection Program" on 4/26/2022, including information resulting from the Standing Committee on Compatibility (SCC) review.
05/05/2022 NOTIFICATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM TEAM MEMBER TRAINING (STC-22-027) STC-22-027 (ADAMS ML22117A063) informs Agreement States of the upcoming Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) team member training in September 2022 and solicits interested participants.
05/05/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ADVANCED HEALTH PHYSICS (H-201) COURSE (STC-22-026) STC-22-026 (ADAMS ML22125A233) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Advanced Health Physics (H-201) Course to be held 06/27-07/01/2022, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
05/05/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE IRRADIATOR TECHNOLOGY (H-315) COURSE (STC-22-025) STC-22-025 (ADAMS ML22125A184) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Irradiator Technology (H-315) course to be held 06/14-16/2022, in Arlington, Texas.
05/05/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE FUNDAMENTAL HEALTH PHYSICS LABS (H-122L) COURSE (STC-22-024) STC-22-0242 (ADAMS ML22124A307) notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Fundamental Health Physics Labs (H-122L) course to be held 06/13-17/2022, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
04/20/2022 THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF HOW AGENCY PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (STC-22-023) STC-22-023 informs States and Federally Recognized Tribes that NRC staff has completed its systematic assessment on how the NRC approaches environmental justice (EJ) in its programs, policies and activities, and has submitted a paper SECY-22-0025 to the Commission with recommendations and actions.
04/20/2022 REVISION OF THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) AMENDMENTS INCLUDING SUMMARY OF CHANGE DOCUMENT FOR MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS, 10 CFR PARTS 1, 2, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 70, 73, and 170 [RATS ID 2022-1] (STC-22-022) STC-22-022 provides Agreement States, Connecticut, and Indiana with the revised Chronology of the NRC Amendments, including Regulation Amendment Tracking System (RATS) ID 2022-1.
04/05/2022 PROPOSED INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM SCHEDULES FOR NRC FISCAL YEARS 2023–2025 (STC-22-019)STC-22-019 (ADAMS ML22080A103 informs States of upcoming Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) reviews and solicits comments on the proposed schedule for NRC fiscal years (FY) 2023 through 2025.
03/28/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & AIR SAMPLING FOR RADIOACTIVITY LAB (H-130L) COURSE (STC-22-020) STC-22-020 informs States of students selected to attend NRC's Environmental Monitoring & Air Sampling for Radioactivity Lab (H-130L) course to be held 05/3-6/2022, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
03/26/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE MATERIALS CONTROL, SECURITY SYSTEMS & PRINCIPLES (S-201) COURSE (STC-22-021) STC-22-021 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Materials Control, Security Systems & Principles (S-201) course to be held 05/16-20/2022, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
03/14/2022 TRENDS FROM RECENT INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM REVIEWS (STC-22-018) STC-22-018 informs Agreement State program staff of significant trends observed during recent Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) reviews.
03/14/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ISSUANCE OF ALPHA TAU ALPHA DART(tm) MANUAL BRACHYTHERAPY LICENSING GUIDANCE (STC-22-016) STC-22-016 informs States that NRC issued the Alpha Tau Alpha DART(tm) Manual Brachytherapy Licensing Guidance.
03/11/2022 ANNUAL COUNT OF ACTIVE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSES IN THE NATIONAL MATERIALS PROGRAM (STC-22-017) STC-22-017 requests from all states updated figures for the counts of radioactive material specific licenses, general licenses/registrations, and generally licensed devices currently active in the National Materials Program. The current figures are provided.
03/11/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE RESRAD OVERVIEW (H-408) COURSE (STC-22-013) STC-22-033 informs States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the RESRAD Overview (H-408) Course to be held 04/11-15/2022.
03/09/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & AIR SAMPLING FOR RADIOACTIVITY LAB (H-130L) COURSE (STC-22-015) STC-22-015 informs States of students selected to attend NRC's Environmental Monitoring & Air Sampling for Radioactivity Lab (H-130L) course scheduled to be held 04/26-29/2022, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
03/09/2022 2022 NATIONAL STATE LIAISON OFFICER CONFERENCE (STC-22-012) STC-22-012 (ADAMS ML22061A042) invites all State Liaison Officers (SLO) to attend the 2022 National State Liaison Officer Conference, which will be held virtually on 03/22-24/2022, and provides a calendar for the conference.
03/09/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF WELL LOGGING (H-314) COURSE (STC-22-014) STC-22-014 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Safety Aspects of Well Logging (H-314) course to be held 04/25-28/2022, in Houston, Texas.
03/07/2022 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGARDING REMEDIATION OF UNLICENSED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (STC-22-011) STC-22-011 informs States about NRC's memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) regarding DoD's remediation under CERCLA and DERP of radium and other unlicensed Atomic Energy Act of 1954 material and to provide the changes since the 2021 annual update to the current inventory of the sites provided by the DoD.
03/07/2022 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE FOR COMMENT: REGULATORY IMPROVEMENTS FOR PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION FACILITIES TRANSITIONING TO DECOMMISSIONING AND NOTICE OF UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS (STC-22-010) STC-22-010 provides notice of (1) the publication of the NRC's request for public comment on the proposed rule related to decommissioning of production and utilization facilities, (2) the publication of four NRC draft regulatory guides for public comment, and (3) public meetings tentatively scheduled for 03/21/2022 and 03/31/2022.
03/01/2022 PROPOSED RULE - FEE RECOVERY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 (STC-22-009) STC-22-009 informs states that NRC has published a proposed rule for comment to modify Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Parts 170 and 171 regarding the licensing, inspection and annual fees to recover approximately 100 percent of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget authority (less the budget authority for excluded activities).
02/07/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE LICENSING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES (G-109) COURSE (STC-22-008) STC-22-008 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the Licensing Practices and Procedures (G-109) Course to be held 03/28-4/1/2022.
02/07/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE INSPECTION PROCEDURES (G-108) COURSE (STC-22-007) STC-22-007 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Inspection Procedures (G-108) course to be held 03/21-25/2022, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
01/26/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ROOT CAUSE WORKSHOP (G-205) COURSE (STC-22-004) STC-22-004 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Root Cause Workshop (G-205) course to be held 03/15-18/2022, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
01/25/2022 THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S REGULATORY READINESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL REPORT (STC-22-006) STC-22-006 informs States and Tribes that NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) has completed a review of the regulatory framework to ensure the agency's readiness to perform its oversight role in a potential large-scale commercial transportation campaign of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in the future.
01/20/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE IRRADIATOR TECHNOLOGY (H-315) COURSE (STC-22-005) STC-22-005 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Irradiator Technology (H-315) course to be held 03/15-17/2022, in Arlington, Texas.
01/20/2022 ACCEPTANCE TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY (H-305) COURSE (STC-22-003) STC-22-003 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305) course to be held 3/14-18/2022, in St. Rose, Louisiana.
01/19/2022 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ROOT CAUSE WORKSHOP (G-205) COURSE (STC-22-002) STC-22-002 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the Root Cause Workshop (G-205) course to be held 2/14-18/2022.
01/19/2022 ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF FEE CHANGE REGARDING SUBMITTAL OF FINGERPRINT CARDS (STC-22-001) STC-22-001 informs States that the fee to submit Criminal History fingerprint cards for processing will be changed to $35 on 3/1/2022.

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