Comment request letters on 1) NUREG 1757 vol1 2) NUREG 1757 vol2 3) IMPEP schedule 4) Exubrion TER and 5) Management Directive 5.8

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001

June x, 2020

ALL AGREEMENT STATES

PROJECTED INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM SCHEDULES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021–2023 (STC-20-0XX)

Purpose: To inform Agreement State program staff of upcoming Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) reviews.

Background: Annually, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provides the projected IMPEP schedule to the Agreement States to ensure that Agreement State personnel have advanced notice of upcoming IMPEP reviews. The projected fiscal year (FY) 2021 IMPEP schedule includes several IMPEP reviews that were previously scheduled to be conducted in FY 2020. These IMPEP reviews were postponed due to travel restrictions associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The NRC will monitor the COVID-19 PHE and adjust the projected schedule, as appropriate, to address potential issues/challenges associated with the COVID-19 PHE.

Discussion: We would appreciate receiving any comments^* regarding the timing of an IMPEP review projected for fiscal year (FY) 2021, 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 2021, we will post a more complete draft schedule that includes designation of team members and estimated dates for Management Review Board meetings on the IMPEP Toolbox Portal (https://scp.nrc.gov/impeptools.html).

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

POINT OF CONTACT:	Robert Johnson	E-MAIL: [email protected]
TELEPHONE:	(301) 415-7314

Michael Layton, Director

Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Enclosure:

Projected IMPEP Schedules for Fiscal Years 2021-2023

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PROJECTED IMPEP SCHEDULE FY 2021-2023
FY 2021	FY2022	FY2023
Kansas1	Arkansas	Illinois2
New Hampshire	Minnesota2	Alabama
Rhode Island1	South Carolina2	Florida
Louisiana1	Iowa2	Maine
Nebraska1	Texas	Utah
Vermont	North Carolina
Mississippi	New York
Tennessee2	Colorado
NRC2,3	Washington
New Mexico	Massachusetts
Nevada
Oregon

DRAFT SCHEDULE FOR IMPEP REVIEWS FY 2021
Program	Proposed Date
Kansas1	October 2020
New Hampshire	November 2020
Rhode Island1	December 2020
Louisiana1	January 2021
Nebraska1	February 2021
Vermont	March 2021
Mississippi	April 2021
Tennessee2	May 2021
NRC2,3	June 2021
New Mexico	July 2021
Nevada	August 2021
Oregon	September 2021

Enclosure

1 IMPEP reviews rescheduled from FY 2020 to FY 2021, due to travel restrictions associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency.

2 Agreement State Programs that received one-year extension for two consecutive IMPEP reviews with all indicators satisfactory.

3 The NRC materials programs will be evaluated as a single entity under IMPEP, beginning in FY 2021.