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

April xx, 2017

ALL AGREEMENT STATES, WYOMING, VERMONT

PROJECTED INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM SCHEDULES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2018–2020 (STC-17-xxx)

Purpose: To inform Agreement State program staff of upcoming Integrated Materials

Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) reviews.

Background: Annually, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission provides the projected IMPEP schedule to the Agreement States to ensure that Agreement State personnel have advanced notice of upcoming IMPEP reviews.

Discussion: We would appreciate receiving any comments^* regarding the timing of an IMPEP review projected for fiscal year (FY) 2018, as listed in the enclosure, within 30 days from the date of this letter. Once we have received any comments on the proposed schedule for FY 2018, we will issue a more complete draft schedule that includes designation of team members and estimated dates for Management Review Board meetings.

If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact me at (301) 415-3340 or the individual named below:

POINT OF CONTACT: Lisa Dimmick E-MAIL: [email protected]

TELEPHONE: (301) 415-0694

Daniel S. Collins, Director

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal

and Rulemaking Programs

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards

Enclosure:

Projected IMPEP Schedules

for Fiscal Years 2018-2020

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ALL AGREEMENT STATES, WYOMING, VERMONT

PROJECTED INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM SCHEDULES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2018–2020 (STC-17-xxx)

Purpose: To inform Agreement State program staff of upcoming Integrated Materials

Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) reviews.

Background: Annually, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission provides the projected IMPEP schedule to the Agreement States to ensure that Agreement State personnel have advanced notice of upcoming IMPEP reviews.

Discussion: We would appreciate receiving any comments^* regarding the timing of an IMPEP review projected for fiscal year (FY) 2018, as listed in the enclosure, within 30 days from the date of this letter. Once we have received any comments on the proposed schedule for FY 2018, we will issue a more complete draft schedule that includes designation of team members and estimated dates for Management Review Board meetings.

If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact me at (301) 415-3340 or the individual named below:

POINT OF CONTACT: Lisa Dimmick E-MAIL: [email protected]

TELEPHONE: (301) 415-0694

Daniel S. Collins, Director

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal

and Rulemaking Programs

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards

Enclosure:

Projected IMPEP Schedules

for Fiscal Years 2018-2020

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OFFICE	MSTR/ASPB	MSTR/ASPB	OMB	NMSS/MSTR
NAME	LDimmick	PMichalak
DATE

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

PROJECTED IMPEP SCHEDULE
FY 2018	FY 2019	FY2020
Arkansas ilinois	Ohio*	Virginia*
Utah (followup)	Pennsylvania*	NRC Region I*
Texas	NRC Region IV*	NRC SSD*
North Carolina	Wisconsin*	California
New York	Alabama	Maryland
Illinois*	Florida	Nebraska
Colorado	New Jersey	Rhode Island
Washington*	Maine	Arizona
Kansas	North Dakota	Louisiana
Massachusetts	Utah	Georgia
Oklahoma		Kentucky

_* Received one year extension for two consecutive IMPEP reviews with all indicators satisfactory.

DRAFT SCHEDULE FOR IMPEP REVIEWS FY 2018
Program	Proposed Date
Arkansas ilinois	October 2017
Utah (followup)	November 2017
Texas	February 2018
North Carolina	March 2018
New York	March 2018
Illinois	April 2018
Colorado	April 2018
Washington	May 2018
Kansas	June 2018
Massachusetts	July 2018
Oklahoma	August 2018