ML19141A218

Congressional Letters on Proposed Agreement with the State of Vermont

ML19141A218
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Issue date:	06/25/2019
From:	Eugene Dacus Office of Congressional Affairs
To:	Alexander L, Barrasso J, Braun M, Cummings E, Rachel Johnson, Kaptur M, Leahy P, Murkowski L, Pallone F, Rush B, Sanders B, Tonko P, Welch P US Congress, US SEN (Senate)
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.

Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

F. Pallone Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice cc: Representative Greg Walden

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OFFICE MSST MSST MSST OCA OCA NAME M. Arribas-Colon D. White P. Michalak J. Weil E. Dacus DATE 06/18/19 06/18/19 06/18/19 6/25/19 6/25/19

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Bobby L. Rush Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

B. Rush Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice cc: Representative Fred Upton

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Paul Tonko Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

P. Tonko Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice cc: Representative John Shimkus

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Marcy Kaptur Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

Dear Madam Chairwoman:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

M. Kaptur Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice cc: Representative Mike Simpson

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Lamar Alexander Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

L. Alexander Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice cc: Senator Dianne Feinstein

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Ron Johnson Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

R. Johnson Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice cc: Senator Gary C. Peters

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Elijah Cummings Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Reform United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

E. Cummings Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice cc: Representative Jim Jordan

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

Dear Madam Chairwoman:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

L. Murkowski Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice cc: Senator Joe Manchin

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Bernard Sanders United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Sanders:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

B. Sanders Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Peter Welch United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

Dear Congressman Welch:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

P. Welch Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Patrick Leahy United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Leahy:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

P. Leachy Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable Mike Braun Chairman, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

Dear Chairman:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

M. Braun Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice cc: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2019 The Honorable John A. Barrasso Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Governor Philip B. Scott, on behalf of the State of Vermont, has submitted a request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Vermont would assume, regulatory authority over the responsibility of byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The NRC published the following notification in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.

• Title: State of Vermont: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Vermont.

Description:

The Federal Register notice requests public comment on the proposed Vermont Agreement and the NRC staff draft assessment of the State of Vermonts formal application. The comment period ends, July 25, 2019.

• At the conclusion of the comment period, the NRC staff will analyze the public comments and prepare a final Commission package that will include a final staff assessment, a final Agreement, and public comment resolution document.

• The State of Vermont requested an effective date of the Agreement of no later than October 1, 2019.

For more information, see the enclosed document. We will inform you when the Commission has completed its consideration of the staffs final Commission package on the proposed Agreement.

J. Barrasso Please contact me at 301-415-1776 if you have questions or need more information.

Sincerely,

/RA D Decker for/

Eugene Dacus, Director Office of Congressional Affairs

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice cc: Senator Thomas R. Carper