NMSS Procedure Approval 

Program Description Documentation 

BK-100

Issue Date: July 26, 2016 

 

Review Date: July 26, 2019 

Daniel S. Collins, Director /RA/

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

 Date: July 26, 2016 

Paul Michalak, Acting Branch Chief /RA/ 

Agreement State Program Branch 

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards Date: July 22, 2016 

Julian Sessoms, Procedure Contact /RA/

Agreement State Program Branch 

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards Date: July 18, 2016

ML16124B017 

NOTE 

Any changes to the procedure will be the responsibility of the NMSS Procedure Contact. 

Copies of the NMSS procedures are available through the NRC Web site.
Procedure Title: 

Program Description Documentation 

Procedure Number: BK-100 

Page: 1 of 3 

Issue Date: 

July 26, 2016 

I. INTRODUCTION

This procedure identifies the compilation of documents describing the Agreement State 

program. 

II. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this procedure are: 

A. To provide a central reference point for the primary documents that collectively describe 

the Agreement State program as authorized by Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 

1954, as Amended, and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. 

B. To aid in management of the Agreement State program by establishing a 

comprehensive listing of Agreement State program documentation that can be used 

by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Agreement and Non-Agreement 

State staff. 

III. AGREEMENT STATE PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION

A. Legislation 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Section 274, as Amended 

http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/governing-laws.html

Energy Policy Act of 2005 

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-109publ58/pdf/PLAW-109publ58.pdf

B. NRC Regulations 

10 CFR Part 150 – Exemptions and Continued Regulatory Authority in 

Agreement States and in Offshore Waters Under Section 274 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part150/index.html

C. NRC Policy Statements 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/policy/#agreement

Statement of Principles and Policy for the Agreement State Program; Policy 

Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs 

(62 FR 46517, September 3, 1997) 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/policy/62fr46517.pdf
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Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory 

Authority and Assumption Thereof by States Through Agreement. 

(46 FR 7540, January 23, 1981; as amended by policy statements published at 46 FR 

36969, July 16, 1981; and 48 FR 33376, July 21, 1983) 

http://nrc-stp.ornl.gov/special/criteria.pdf

Safety Culture Policy Statement (76 FR 34773; June 14, 2011) 

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-14/pdf/2011-14656.pdf

D. NRC Management Directives (MD) 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/management-directives/

MD 5.3, Agreement State Participation in Working Groups, August 22, 2007 

(ML070940610) 

MD 5.6, Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP), February 26, 

2004 (ML041410578) 

MD 5.7, Technical Assistance to Agreement States, March 28, 2013 

(ML12345A087) 

MD 5.8, Proposed Section 274b Agreements with States, June 25, 2013 

(ML13067A396) 

MD 5.9, Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs, February 27, 1998 

(ML041770094) 

MD 5.10, Formal Qualifications for Integrated Materials Performance 

Evaluation Program (IMPEP) Team Members, January 5, 1999 (ML041410573) 

MD 6.3, The Rulemaking Process, July 22, 2013 (ML13205A400) 

MD 8.1, Abnormal Occurrence Reporting Procedure, September 9, 2011 

(ML111360014) 

MD 8.5, Nonreactor Operational Safety Data Review, July 8, 2013 

(ML122630515) 

MD 8.8, Management of Allegations, January 29, 2016 (ML15344A045) 
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E. Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) Procedures 

 https://scp.nrc.gov/procedures.html

F. Other 

NMSS Web site 

https://scp.nrc.gov/

State and Tribal Communications Letters 

https://scp.nrc.gov/asletters/

Topical Discussion of the NRC/Agreement State Program, Organization of Agreement 

States, October 1994 

https://scp.nrc.gov/special/topical.pdf

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response Plan, NUREG-0728, Rev. 4, April 2005 

http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/emerg-preparedness/respond-to-emerg/incidentresponse.pdf

IV. AGENCYWIDE DOCUMENTS ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ADAMS) 

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 

For knowledge management purposes, all previous revisions of this procedure, as well as 

associated correspondence with stakeholders, that have been entered into ADAMS are listed 

below. 

No. Date Document Title/Description Accession Number

1 8/30/2002 STP Procedure BK-100, Program Description 

Documentation 

ML023120256 

2 1/10/2006 STP Procedure BK-100, Program Description 

Documentation 

ML060410259 

3 5/2/2008 FSME Procedure BK-100, Program Description 

Documentation 

ML081270245 

4 1/7/2011 FSME Procedure BK-100, Program Description 

Documentation 

ML103360277 

5 8/8/2014 FSME Procedure BK-100, Program Description 

Documentation 

ML14202A238