Comment request letters on 1) Revision to MD 5.9, Adequacy & Compatibility of AS Programs, 2) Revision to MD 5.7 and SA-1001, Technical Assistance to AS, and 3) IMPEP Schedules for FY 2018 -2020

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001

XXXX, XX, 2017

ALL AGREEMENT STATES, VERMONT, WYOMING

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON DRAFT REVISIONS TO OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS PROCEDURES MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 5.7 AND SA-1001, “TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AGREEMENT STATES” (STC-XX-XXX)

Purpose: To provide the Agreement States with an opportunity to comment on the proposed revisions to the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) (formerly the Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management (FSME) Programs) Management Directive 5.7 and NMSS Procedure SA-1001, “Technical Assistance to Agreement States.”

Background: This Management Directive and SA procedure are being revised to reflect the current NMSS organization (post FSME merger), and current practices in the request for technical assistance from Agreement States to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NMSS SA-1001 procedure is replacing Handbook 5.7 in order to facilitate future revisions more easily and frequently.

Discussion: Enclosed for your review and comment are draft revisions to Management Directive 5.7 and NMSS Procedure SA-1001, “Technical Assistance to Agreement States.” The requirements from Handbook 5.7 were included in SA-1001 since both the Handbook and the SA procedure were titled the same and contained some redundant provisions. The current draft revisions to SA-1001 are provided in red line strikeout format from the last revision in March 2013 and also a clean (readable) copy. We would appreciate receiving your comments by MMMM DD, 2017.¹

If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact me at (301) 415-3340, your respective Regional State Agreement Officer, or the individual named below:

POINT OF CONTACT: Lizette Roldán-Otero, Ph.D. E-MAIL: [email protected]

TELEPHONE: (817) 200-1596

Daniel S. Collins, Director

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal

and Rulemaking Programs

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards

Enclosures:

As stated

If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact me at (301) 415-3340, your respective Regional State Agreement Officer, or the individual named below:

POINT OF CONTACT: Lizette Roldán-Otero, Ph.D. E-MAIL: [email protected]

TELEPHONE: (817) 200-1596

Daniel S. Collins, Director

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal

and Rulemaking Programs

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards

Enclosures:

As stated

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