STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: Massachusetts Tracking Ticket Number: 23-06

Date: 11/30/2022

[amendment(s) reviewed identified by a * at the 

beginning of the equivalent NRC requirement.]

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1991-1 Safety Requirements for Radiographic 

Equipment

Part 34 

55 FR 843 

(Superceded by 1997-5)

01/10/1994 Final No Comments 

03/03/1997

Massachusetts has adopted 

Final Regulations equivalent to 

RATS ID: 1997-5.

1991-2 ASNT Certification of Radiographers

Part 34

56 FR 11504 

(Superceded by 1997-5)

none Not Required Not Required Massachusetts has adopted 

Final Regulations equivalent to 

RATS ID: 1997-5.

1991-3 Standards for Protection Against Radiation

Part 20

56 FR 23360; 56 FR 61352; 57 FR 38588; 57 

FR 57877; 58 FR 67657; 59 FR 41641; 60 FR 

20183

01/01/1994 Final No Comments 

03/03/1997

1991-4 Notification of Incidents

Parts 20, 30, 31, 34, 39, 40, and 70

56 FR 64980

10/15/1994 Final No Comments 

03/03/1997
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1992-1 Quality Management Program and 

Misadministrations

Part 35

56 FR 34104

(Superceded by 2002-2)

01/27/1995 Final No Comments 

03/03/1997

Massachusetts has adopted 

Final Regulations equivalent to 

RATS ID: 2002-2.

1992-2 Eliminating the Recordkeeping Requirements 

for Departures from Manufacturer's Instructions

Parts 30 and 35

57 FR 45566

none Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are 

not required to be adopted for 

purposes of Compatibility.

1993-1 Decommissioning Recordkeeping and License 

Termination: Documentation Additions 

[Restricted areas and spill sites] 

Parts 30 and 40 

58 FR 39628

10/25/1996 Final No Comments 

03/03/1997

1993-2 Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements 

for Irradiators

Part 36

58 FR 7715

07/01/1996 Final No Comments 

03/03/1997

1993-3 Definition of Land Disposal and Waste Site QA 

Program

Part 61

58 FR 33886

07/22/1996 Final No Comments 

03/03/1997

1994-1 Self-Guarantee as an Additional Financial 

Mechanism

Parts 30, 40, and 70 

58 FR 68726; 59 FR 1618

none Final No Comments 

03/03/1997

These regulation changes are 

not required to be adopted for 

purposes of Compatibility.
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1994-2 Uranium Mill Tailings Regulations: Conforming 

NRC Requirements to EPA Standards

Part 40

59 FR 28220

07/01/1997 Not Applicable Not Applicable Massachusetts does not have 

authority to regulate this material 

under its Agreement. 

1994-3 Timeliness in Decommissioning Material 

Facilities

Parts 30, 40, and 70 

59 FR 36026

08/15/1997 Final

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No Comments 

11/30/2006

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1995-1 Preparation, Transfer for Commercial 

Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material for 

Medical Use

Parts 30, 32, and 35

59 FR 61767; 59 FR 65243; 60 FR 322

01/01/1998 Final No Comments 

09/21/1999

1995-2 Frequency of Medical Examinations for Use of 

Respiratory Protection Equipment

Part 20

60 FR 7900

03/13/1998 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

1995-3 Low-Level Waste Shipment Manifest 

Information and Reporting

Parts 20 and 61

60 FR 15649; 60 FR 25983

03/01/1998 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

1995-4 Performance Requirements for Radiography 

Equipment

Part 34

60 FR 28323

(Superceded by 1997-5)

06/30/1998 Not Required Not Required Massachusetts has adopted 

Final Regulations equivalent to 

RATS ID: 1997-5.
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1995-5 Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended 

Definitions and Criteria

Parts 19 and 20

60 FR 36038

08/14/1998 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

1995-6 Clarification of Decommissioning Funding 

Requirements

Parts 30, 40, and 70

60 FR 38235

11/24/1998 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

1995-7 Medical Administration of Radiation and 

Radioactive Materials

Parts 20 and 35

60 FR 48623

(Superceded by 2002-2 and 2005-2)

10/20/1998 Final No Comments 

09/21/1999

Massachusetts has not yet 

adopted Final Regulations 

equivalent to RATS ID: 2005-2.

1996-1 Compatibility with the International Atomic 

Energy Agency

Part 71

60 FR 50248; 61 FR 28724

(Superceded by 2004-1)

04/01/1999 Final No Comments 

09/21/1999

Massachusetts has not yet 

adopted Final Regulations 

equivalent to RATS ID: 2004-1.

1996-2 One Time Extension of Certain Byproduct, 

Source and Special Nuclear Materials Licenses

Parts 30, 40, and 70

61 FR 1109

02/15/1999 Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are 

not required to be adopted for 

purposes of Compatibility.

1996-3 Termination or Transfer of Licensed Activities: 

Record keeping Requirements

Parts 20, 30, 40, 61, and 70

61 FR 24669

06/17/1999 Final No Comments 

09/21/1999
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1997-1 Resolution of Dual Regulation of Airborne 

Effluents of Radioactive Materials; Clean Air 

Act

Part 20

61 FR 65120

01/9/2000 Final No Comments 

09/21/1999

1997-2 Recognition of Agreement State Licenses in 

Areas Under Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction 

Within an Agreement State

Part 150

62 FR 1662

02/27/2000 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

1997-3 Criteria for the Release of Individuals 

Administered Radioactive Material

Parts 20 and 35

62 FR 4120

05/29/2000 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

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1997-4 Fissile Material Shipments and Exemptions

Part 71

62 FR 5907

(Superceded by 2004-1)

02/10/2000 Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are 

not required to be adopted for 

purposes of Compatibility. (See 

STP-97-078)

1997-5 Licenses for Industrial Radiography and 

Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial 

Radiography Operations

Parts 30, 34, 71, and 150

62 FR 28947

06/27/2000 Final No Comments 

09/21/1999

1997-6 Radiological Criteria for License Termination

Parts 20, 30, 40, and 70

62 FR 39057

08/20/2000 Final

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No Comments 

11/30/2006

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1997-7 Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive Drug 

Containing One Microcurie of Carbon-14 Urea

Part 30 

62 FR 63634

01/02/2001 Final No Comments 

09/21/1999

1998-1 Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed Persons

Parts 30, 40, 61, 70, 71, and 150

63 FR 1890; 63 FR 13773

02/12/2001 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

1998-2 Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning Funding 

by Nonprofit and Non-Bond-Issuing Licensees

Parts 30, 40, and 70

63 FR 29535

07/01/2001 Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are 

not required to be adopted for 

purposes of Compatibility.

1998-3 License Term for Medical Use Licenses

Part 35

63 FR 31604

(Superceded by 2002-2)

07/10/2001 Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are 

not required to be adopted for 

purposes of Compatibility. (See 

STP-98-074)

Massachusetts has adopted 

Final Regulations equivalent to 

RATS ID: 2002-2.

1998-4 Licenses for Industrial Radiography and 

Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial 

Radiographic Operations

Part 34

63 FR 37059

07/09/2001 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019
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1998-5 Minor Corrections, Clarifying Changes, and a 

Minor Policy Change

Parts 20, 32, 35, 36, and 39

63 FR 39477; 63 FR 45393

10/26/2001 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

1998-6 Transfer for Disposal and Manifests: Minor 

Technical Conforming Amendment

Part 20

63 FR 50127

11/20/2001 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

1999-1 Radiological Criteria for License Termination of 

Uranium Recovery Facilities

Part 40

64 FR 17506

06/11/2002 Not Applicable Not Applicable Massachusetts does not have 

authority to regulate this material 

under its Agreement.

1999-2 Requirements for Those Who Possess Certain 

Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct 

Material to Provide Requested Information

Part 31

64 FR 42269

10/04/2002 Not Required Not Required These regulation changes are 

not required to be adopted for 

purposes of Compatibility.

1999-3 Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict 

Internal Exposure

Part 20

64 FR 54543; 64 FR 55524

02/02/2003 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

2000-1 Energy Compensation Sources for Well 

Logging and Other Regulatory Clarifications

Part 39

65 FR 20337

05/17/2003 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019
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2000-2 New Dosimetry Technology

Parts 34, 36, and 39

65 FR 63750

01/08/2004 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

2001-1 Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed 

Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct 

Material

Parts 30, 31, and 32

65 FR 79162

02/16/2004 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

2002-1 Revision of the Skin Dose Limit 

Part 20

67 FR 16298

04/05/2005 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

2002-2 Medical Use of Byproduct Material

Parts 20, 32, and 35

67 FR 20249

10/24/2005 Final

ML062980638

No Comments 

11/30/2006

ML063380019

2003-1 Financial Assurance for Materials Licensees

Parts 30, 40, and 70 

68 FR 57327

12/03/2006 Final

ML14007A051

No Comments

03/06/2014

ML14007050
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2004-1 Compatibility With IAEA Transportation Safety 

Standards and Other Transportation Safety 

Amendments 

Part 71

69 FR 3697

10/01/2007 Final

ML14007A051

Revised Final

(not all 

previous 

comments 

were 

addressed)

ML14344A254

Comments

03/06/2014

ML14007050

No Comments

01/16/2015

ML14343A367

2005-1 Security Requirements for Portable Gauges 

Containing Byproduct Material 

Part 30

70 FR 2001

07/11/2008 Final

ML120860009

No Comments

05/03/2012

ML120960551

2005-2 Medical Use of Byproduct Material - 

Recognition of Specialty Boards 

Part 35

70 FR 16336; 71 FR 1926

04/29/2008 Final

ML14007A051

No Comments

03/06/2014

ML14007050

2005-3 Increased Controls for Risk-Significant 

Radioactive Sources (NRC Order EA-05-090)

70 FR 72128

12/01/2005 License 

Condition

ML080110677

No Comments 

10/04/2005

ML052780024

2006-1 Minor Amendments

Parts 20, 30, 32, 35, 40, and 70

71 FR 15005

03/27/2009 Final

ML14007A051

No Comments

03/06/2014

ML14007050
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2006-2 National Source Tracking System - 

Serialization Requirements

Part 32 with reference to Part 20 Appendix E

71 FR 65685

02/06/2007 License 

Condition

ML070360500

No Comments 

02/16/2007

ML070470063

2006-3 National Source Tracking System 

Part 20

71 FR 65685, 72 FR 59162 

01/31/2009 Final

ML102850241

License 

Condition

ML082760641

No Comments

11/10/2010

ML102990077

No Comments

10/20/2008

ML082800024

2007-1 Medical Use of Byproduct Material - Minor 

Corrections and Clarifications

Parts 32 and 35

72 FR 45147, 54207

10/29/2010 Final

ML14007A051

No Comments

03/06/2014

ML14007050

2007-2 Exemptions From Licensing, General Licenses, 

and Distribution of Byproduct Material: 

Licensing and Reporting Requirements

Parts 30, 31, 32, and 150

72 FR 58473

12/17/2010 Final

ML14007A051

Revised Final

(not all 

previous 

comments 

were 

addressed)

ML14344A254

Comments

03/06/2014

ML14007050

No Comments

01/16/2015

ML14343A367
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2007-3 Requirements for Expanded Definition of 

Byproduct Material

Parts 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 61, and 150

72 FR 55864

11/30/2010 Final

ML14007A051

Revised Final

(not all 

previous 

comments 

were 

addressed)

ML14344A254

Comments

03/06/2014

ML14007050

No Comments

1/16/2015

ML14343A367

2007-4 Order Imposing Fingerprinting Requirements 

and Criminal History Records Check 

Requirements for Unescorted Access to 

Certain Radioactive Material

NRC Order EA-07-305

72 FR 70901

06/05/2008 License 

Condition

ML080800501

No Comments

04/14/2008

ML081050505

2008-1 Occupational Dose Records, Labeling 

Containers, and Total Effective Dose 

Equivalent

Parts 19 and 20

72 FR 68043

02/15/2011 Final

ML120860009

No Comments

05/03/2012

ML120960551

2009-1 Medical Use of Byproduct Material – 

Authorized User Clarification

Part 35

74 FR 33901

09/28/2012 Final

ML14007A051

No Comments

03/06/2014

ML14007050
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2011-1 Decommissioning Planning

Parts 20, 30, 40, and 70

76 FR 35512

12/17/2015 Proposed

ML16285A473

Final

ML18264A253

No Comments

10/26/2016

ML16285A472

No Comments

11/02/2018

ML18264A222

2011-2 Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for 

Materials Licensees 

Parts 30, 36, 39, 40, 70, and 150

76 FR 56951

11/14/2014 Proposed

ML14344A254

Final

ML16070A231

No Comments

01/16/2015

ML14343A367

No Comments

04/11/2016

ML16070A227

2012-1 Change of Compatibility of 10 CFR 31.5 and 

31.6

(See RATS ID: 2001-1 for Rule text)

77 FR 3640

01/25/2015 Final

ML14007A051

No Comments

03/06/2014

ML14007050

2012-2 Advance Notification to Native American Tribes 

of Transportation of Certain Types of Nuclear 

Waste

Part 71

77 FR 34194

08/10/2015 Proposed

ML14344A254

Final

ML16070A231

Comments

1/16/2015

ML14343A367

No Comments

04/11/2016

ML16070227
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2012-3 Technical Corrections

Parts 30, 34, 40, and 71

77 FR 39899

08/06/2015 Proposed

ML14344A254

Final

ML16070A231

No Comments

01/16/2015

ML14343A367

No Comments

04/11/2016

ML16070227

2012-4 Requirements for Distribution of Byproduct 

Material

Parts 30, 31, 32, 40, and 70

77 FR 43666

10/23/2015 Proposed

ML16285A473

Final

ML18264A253

Comments

10/26/2016

ML16285A47

No Comments

11/02/2018

ML18264A222

2013-1 Physical Protection of Byproduct Material, 10 

CFR Parts 20, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 

and 71 

78 FR 16922

03/19/2016 Proposed

ML15127A416

Final

ML16070A231

No Comments

06/29/2015

ML15127A375

No Comments

04/11/2016

ML16070A227

2013-2 Distribution of Source Material to Exempt 

Persons and to General Licensees and 

Revision of

General License and Exemptions, 

Parts 30, 40, and 70

78 FR 32310

08/27/2016 Proposed

ML16285A473

Final

ML18264A253

Comments

10/26/2016

ML16285A472

No Comments

11/02/2018

ML18264A222
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2015-1 Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material 

– Written Reports and Clarifying Amendments

Part 70

79 FR 57721, 80 FR 143

01/26/2018 Final

ML16285A473

No Comments

10/26/2016

ML16285A472

2015-2 Safeguards Information - Modified Handling 

Categorization, Change for Materials Facilities

Parts 30, 37, 73, and 150

79 FR 58664, 80 FR 3865

01/28/2018 Proposed

ML15127A416

Final

ML16070A231

No Comments

06/29/2015

ML15127A375

No Comments

04/11/2016

ML16070A227

*2015-3 Revisions to Transportation Safety 

Requirements and Harmonization with 

International Atomic Energy Agency 

Transportation Requirements

Part 71

80 FR 33987

07/13/2018

*extended to 

08/15/2020

See STC 17-

060

Proposed

ML17059D085

Final

ML18264A253

Revised Final

ML22320A599

Comments

03/28/2017

ML17059D084

Comments

11/02/2018

ML18264A222

No Comments

11/30/2022

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2015-4 Miscellaneous Corrections

Parts 37 and 40

80 FR 45841

09/02/2018

Final

ML16070A231

No Comments

04/11/2016

ML16070227
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2015-5 Miscellaneous Corrections

Parts 19, 20, 30, 32, 37, 40, 61, 70, 71, and 

150

80 FR 74974

12/31/2018 Final

ML16070A231

No Comments

04/11/2016

ML16070227

*2018-1 Medical Use of Byproduct Material – Medical 

Event Definitions, Training and Experience, 

and Clarifying Amendments

Parts 30, 32 and 35

01/14/2022 Proposed

ML20010D538

Final

ML22320A599

Comment

02/07/2020

ML20010D439

No Comments

11/30/2022

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*2018-2 Miscellaneous Corrections – 

Organizational Changes

Parts 37, 40. 70 and 71 

12/21/2021 Proposed

ML20010D538

Final

ML22320A599

No Comments

02/07/2020

ML20010D439

No Comments

11/30/2022

ML22320A598

*2018-3 Miscellaneous Corrections

Parts 1, 2, 34, 37, 50, 71, 73, and 140

07/30/2022 Proposed

ML20010D538

Final

ML22320A599

No Comments

02/07/2020

ML20010D439

No Comments

11/30/2022

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*2019-1 Miscellaneous Corrections

Parts 2, 21, 37, 50, 52, 73, and 110

12/18/2022 Proposed

ML20010D538

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ML22320A599

No Comments

02/07/2020

ML20010D439

No Comments

11/30/2022

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*2019-2 Organizational Changes and Conforming 

Amendments

Parts 1, 2, 37, 40, 50, 51, 52, 55, 71, 72, 73, 

74, 100, 140, and 150

12/30/2022 Proposed

ML20010D538

Final

ML22320A599

No Comments

02/07/2020

ML20010D439

No Comments

11/30/2022

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2020-1 Individual Monitoring Devices

10 CFR Parts 34, 36, and 39

06/16/2023

2020-2 Social Security Number Fraud Prevention

10 CFR Parts 9 and 35

08/17/2023

2020-3 Miscellaneous Corrections 

10 CFR Parts 1, 2, 19, 20, 21, 30, 34, 35, 40, 

50, 51, 52, 60, 61, 62, 63, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 

75, 76, 110, and 140

11/16/2023
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2021-1 Miscellaneous Corrections 

10 CFR Parts 2, 11, 20, 25, 32, 35, 37, 50, 

52,55, 70, 72, 73, 95, and 110

09/08/2024

2021-2 Miscellaneous Corrections 

10 CFR Parts 9, 37, 40, 50, 51, 52, 55, 71, 73, 

and 110

12/30/2024

2022-1 Miscellaneous Corrections

10 CFR Parts 1, 2, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 70, 73, 

and 170

none Provisions are not required for 

compatibility.

2022-2 Miscellaneous Corrections

10 CFR Parts 20, 35, 50, 51, 52, 72, 73, 110, 

and 150

none Provisions are not required for 

compatibility.