[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37437-37441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15004]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


State of Oklahoma: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement 
Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Oklahoma

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of a proposed Agreement with the State of Oklahoma.

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SUMMARY: This notice is announcing that the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) has received a request from Governor Frank Keating of 
Oklahoma that the NRC consider entering into an Agreement with the 
State as authorized by Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended (Act). Section 274 of the Act contains provisions for the 
Commission to enter into agreements with the Governor of any State 
providing for the discontinuance of the regulatory authority of the 
Commission. Under the proposed Agreement, submitted December 28, 1999, 
the Commission would discontinue and Oklahoma would take over portions 
of the Commission's regulatory authority over radioactive material 
covered under the Act within the State of Oklahoma. In accordance with 
10 CFR 150.10, persons, who possess or use certain radioactive 
materials in Oklahoma, would be released (exempted) from portions of 
the Commission's regulatory authority under the proposed Agreement. The 
Act requires that NRC publish those exemptions. Notice is hereby given 
that the pertinent exemptions have been previously published in the 
Federal Register and are codified in the Commission's regulations as 10 
CFR Part 150. NRC is publishing the proposed Agreement for public 
comment, as required by the Act. NRC is also publishing the summary of 
an assessment conducted by the NRC staff of the proposed Oklahoma 
byproduct material regulatory program. Comments are invited on (a) the 
proposed Agreement, especially its effect on public health and safety, 
and (b) the NRC staff assessment.

DATES: The comment period expires July 7, 2000. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the 
Commission cannot assure consideration of comments received after the 
expiration date.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to Mr. David L. Meyer, 
Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative 
Services, Office of Administration, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Copies 
of comments received by NRC may be examined at the NRC Public Document 
Room, 2120 L Street, NW. (Lower Level), Washington, DC. Copies of the 
proposed Agreement, copies of the request for an Agreement by the 
Governor of Oklahoma including all information and documentation 
submitted in support of the request, and copies of the full text of the 
NRC staff assessment are also available for public inspection in the 
NRC's Public Document Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia M. Larkins, Office of State 
and Tribal Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001. Telephone (301) 415-2309 or e-mail <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7d7cacbe7c9d5c489c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9eeef3f2def0ecfdb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since Section 274 of the Act was added in 
1959, the Commission has entered into Agreements with 31 States. The 
Agreement States currently regulate approximately 16,000 agreement 
material licenses, while NRC regulates approximately 5800 licenses. 
Under the proposed Agreement, approximately 220 NRC licenses will 
transfer to Oklahoma. NRC periodically reviews the performance of the 
Agreement States to assure compliance with the provisions of Section 
274. Section 274e requires that the terms of the proposed Agreement be 
published in the Federal Register for public comment once each week for 
four consecutive weeks. This notice is being published in fulfillment 
of the requirement.

I. Background

    (a) Section 274d of the Act provides the mechanism for a State to 
assume regulatory authority, from the NRC, over certain radioactive 
materials \1\ and activities that involve use of the materials. In a 
letter dated December 28,

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1999, Governor Keating certified that the State of Oklahoma has a 
program for the control of radiation hazards that is adequate to 
protect public health and safety within Oklahoma for the materials and 
activities specified in the proposed Agreement, and that the State 
desires to assume regulatory responsibility for these materials and 
activities. Included with the letter was the text of the proposed 
Agreement, which is included as Appendix A to this notice.
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    \1\ The radioactive materials, sometimes referred to as 
agreement materials, are: (a) Byproduct materials as defined in 
Section 11e.(1) of the Act; (b) byproduct materials as defined in 
Section 11e.(2) of the Act; (c) source materials as defined in 
Section 11z. of the Act; and (d) special nuclear materials as 
defined in Section 11a. of the Act, restricted to quantities not 
sufficient to form a critical mass.
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    The radioactive material and activities (which together are usually 
referred to as the ``categories of material'') which the State of 
Oklahoma requests authority over are: (1) The possession and use of 
byproduct materials as defined in Section 11e.(1) of the Act; (2) the 
possession and use of special nuclear material in quantities not 
sufficient to form a critical mass; (3) the regulation of the land 
disposal of byproduct source or special nuclear material received from 
other persons; and (4) source material used to take advantage of its 
density and high mass properties where the use of the specifically 
licensed source material is subordinate to the primary specifically 
licensed use of either 11e.(1) byproduct material or special nuclear 
material, as provided for in regulations or orders of the Commission.
    (b) The proposed Agreement contains articles that:

--Specify the materials and activities over which authority is 
transferred;
--Specify the activities over which the Commission will retain 
regulatory authority;
--Continue the authority of the Commission to safeguard nuclear 
materials and restricted data;
--Commit the State of Oklahoma and NRC to exchange information as 
necessary to maintain coordinated and compatible programs;
--Provide for the reciprocal recognition of licenses;
--Provide for the suspension or termination of the Agreement;
--Specify the effective date of the proposed Agreement. The Commission 
reserves the option to modify the terms of the proposed Agreement in 
response to comments, to correct errors, and to make editorial changes. 
The final text of the Agreement, with the effective date, will be 
published after the Agreement is approved by the Commission, and signed 
by the Chairman of the Commission and the Governor of Oklahoma.

    (c) Oklahoma currently regulates the users of naturally-occurring 
and accelerator-produced radioactive materials (NARM). The regulatory 
program is authorized by law in the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Act 
at Okla. Stat. tit. 27A Sec. 1-3-101(B)(11) and the Oklahoma Radiation 
Management Act at 27A Sec. 2-9-103(A). Section 2-9-103(C) of the Act 
provides the authority for the Governor to enter into an Agreement with 
the Commission.
    Oklahoma law contains provisions for the orderly transfer of 
regulatory authority over affected licensees from NRC to the State. 
Oklahoma law provides that any person who possesses an existing NRC 
license shall be deemed to possess a like license issued under the 
Oklahoma Radiation Management Act. After the effective date of the 
Agreement, licenses issued by NRC would continue in effect until the 
license expiration specified in the existing NRC license. DEQ will 
notify affected licensees of the transfer of regulatory authority 
within fifteen (15) days after the effective date of the signed 
agreement.
    (d) The NRC staff assessment finds that the Oklahoma program is 
adequate to protect public health and safety, and is compatible with 
the NRC program for the regulation of agreement materials.

II. Summary of the NRC Staff Assessment of the Oklahoma Program for 
the Control of Agreement Materials

    NRC staff has examined the Oklahoma request for an Agreement with 
respect to the ability of the radiation control program to regulate 
agreement materials. The examination was based on the Commission's 
policy statement ``Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in 
Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof by 
States Through Agreement'' (referred to herein as the ``NRC criteria'') 
(46 FR 7540; January 23, 1981, as amended).
    (a) Organization and Personnel. The agreement byproduct material 
program will be located within the existing Radiation Management 
Section (RAM) of the Waste Management Division, an organizational unit 
of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The RAM 
Section currently has responsibility for directing and managing a 
formal registration program begun in 1993, that includes inspections 
and fees for radioactive material that occur naturally or are produced 
by particle accelerators, and industrial x-ray machines. The DEQ also 
has responsibility for regulation of machine produced radiation, and 
non-ionizing radiation. The regulatory authority over the use of 
sources of radiation by diagnostic medical x-ray remains with the 
Oklahoma Department of Health. Based on discussions with the RAM 
program manager, the DEQ plans to implement a licensing program for 
radioactive materials that occur naturally in the future after the 
State assumes regulatory authority under the Agreement. The program 
will be responsible for all regulatory activities related to the 
proposed Agreement.
    The educational requirements for the DEQ staff members are 
specified in the Oklahoma State personnel position descriptions, and 
meet the NRC criteria with respect to formal education or combined 
education and experience requirements. Each current staff member has at 
least a bachelors' degree or equivalents in physical/life sciences or 
engineering, with one exception. One staff member trainee has a degree 
in Education. Several staff members hold advanced degrees. Most staff 
members were hired from other environmental programs in the DEQ with 
considerable experience in a variety of environmental program areas. 
The program staff has considerable experience in related regulatory 
program implementation including air pollution, hazardous waste, solid 
waste, sewage treatment, and water use issues. The program manager and 
two senior technical staff have 10 years of regulatory experience with 
DEQ and 6, 6, and 3 years respectively in the RAM program as well as 
several years of prior experience working with radioactive material, 
radiation protection, or hazardous waste.
    A third senior staff member has three years of industry experience 
and three years with the DEQ RAM program. One junior staff member has 
three years experience as a laboratory technician using radionuclides 
for labeling and two years with the DEQ RAM program. Three other staff 
members, currently in training, have between 3 and 9 years experience, 
primarily in the environmental regulatory area. One has completed one 
year related experience with DEQ RAM, one has 3.5 years of related 
nuclear power plant experience as a health physicist decontamination 
technician, and one has six years related experience as a well logging 
engineer.
    Based on information provided in the staffing analysis, the 
manager, three senior technical staff, and one junior staff member will 
conduct the licensing and inspection activities.
    These staff members have attended nearly all of the available 
relevant NRC training courses, including the 5-week Applied Health 
Physics course, inspection and licensing courses, and the majority of 
use-specific courses. In addition, staff members have

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accompanied NRC inspectors and worked with NRC licensing staff to 
obtain additional on-the-job experience.
    The DEQ has adopted a written program for the training and 
qualification of staff members, which covers both new staff members and 
the continuing qualification of existing staff. NRC staff notes that 
the Oklahoma agreement materials program will be evaluated under the 
Commission's Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program 
(IMPEP). One IMPEP criterion addresses staff training and 
qualifications, and includes a specific criterion which addresses 
training and qualification plans. NRC staff reviewed the plan, and 
concludes that it satisfies the IMPEP criterion element.
    The DEQ provided copies of memoranda authorizing full qualification 
to three senior staff, and limited interim qualification to one junior 
staff member, in accordance with Oklahoma's Formal Qualification Plan. 
All four staff are designated to provide technical support to the 
program at the time the Agreement is signed.
    Based upon review of the information provided in the staffing 
analysis, NRC staff concludes that overall the program has an adequate 
number of technically qualified staff members and that the technical 
staff identified by the State to participate in the Agreement materials 
program are fully trained, and qualified in accordance with the DEQ 
plans, have sufficient knowledge and experience in radiation 
protection, the use of radioactive materials, the standards for the 
evaluation of applications for licensing, and the techniques of 
inspecting licensed users of agreement materials to satisfy the 
criterion.
    (b) Legislation and Regulations. The Oklahoma DEQ is designated by 
law in the Oklahoma Radiation Management Act at Okla. Stat. Tit. 27A 
Sec. 2-9-103 as the radiation control agency. The law provides the DEQ 
the authority to issue licenses, issue orders, conduct inspections, and 
to enforce compliance with regulations, license conditions, and orders. 
Licensees are required to provide access to inspectors. The 
Environmental Quality Board is authorized to promulgate regulations.
    The law requires the Environmental Quality Board to adopt rules 
that are compatible with the equivalent NRC regulations and that are 
equally stringent to, or to the extent practicable more stringent than, 
the equivalent NRC regulations. The DEQ has adopted, by reference, the 
NRC regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The 
adoption by reference is contained in Title 252 Chapter 410 of the 
Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC). Oklahoma rule 252:410-10-2 
specifies that references to the NRC will be construed as references to 
the Director of the DEQ.
    The NRC staff review verified that the Oklahoma rules contain all 
of the provisions that are necessary in order to be compatible with the 
regulations of the NRC on the effective date of the Agreement between 
the State and the Commission. The adoption of the NRC regulations by 
reference assures that the standards will be uniform.
    (c) Storage and Disposal. Oklahoma has also adopted, by reference, 
the NRC requirements for the storage of radioactive material, and for 
the disposal of radioactive material as waste. The waste disposal 
requirements cover both the disposal of waste generated by the licensee 
and the disposal of waste generated by and received from other persons.
    (d) Transportation of Radioactive Material. Oklahoma has adopted 
the NRC regulations in 10 CFR Part 71 by reference. Part 71 contains 
the requirements licensees must follow when preparing packages 
containing radioactive material for transport. Part 71 also contains 
requirements related to the licensing of packaging for use in 
transporting radioactive materials. Oklahoma will not attempt to 
enforce portions of the regulation related to activities, such as 
approving packaging designs, which are reserved to NRC.
    (e) Record keeping and Incident Reporting. Oklahoma has adopted, by 
reference, the sections of the NRC regulations which specify 
requirements for licensees to keep records, and to report incidents or 
accidents involving materials.
    (f) Evaluation of License Applications. Oklahoma has adopted, by 
reference, the NRC regulations that specify the requirements which a 
person must meet in order to get a license to possess or use 
radioactive materials. Oklahoma has also developed a licensing 
procedure manual, along with the accompanying regulatory guides, which 
are adapted from similar NRC documents and contain guidance for the 
program staff when evaluating license applications.
    (g) Inspections and Enforcement. The Oklahoma radiation control 
program has adopted a schedule providing for the inspection of 
licensees as frequently as, or more frequently than, the inspection 
schedule used by NRC. The program has adopted procedures for conducting 
inspections, reporting inspection findings, and reporting inspection 
results to the licensees from similar NRC documents. The program has 
also adopted, by rule in the OAC, procedures for the enforcement of 
regulatory requirements.
    (h) Regulatory Administration. The Oklahoma DEQ is bound by 
requirements specified in State law for rulemaking, issuing licenses, 
and taking enforcement actions. The program has also adopted 
administrative procedures to assure fair and impartial treatment of 
license applicants. Oklahoma law prescribes standards of ethical 
conduct for State employees.
    (i) Cooperation with Other Agencies. Oklahoma law deems the holder 
of an NRC license on the effective date of the proposed Agreement to 
possess a like license issued by Oklahoma under the Oklahoma Radiation 
Management Act. Such license will expire on the date of expiration 
specified in the existing NRC license. Oklahoma will retain the NRC 
license numbers of existing licenses until they expire under DEQ 
jurisdiction. As of the effective date of the Agreement, any pending or 
new license applications and renewals will be transferred to DEQ. DEQ 
will notify affected licensees of the transfer of regulatory authority 
within fifteen (15) days after the effective date of the signed 
agreement.
    Oklahoma's Administrative Procedures Act also provides for ``timely 
renewal.'' This provision affords the continuance of licenses for which 
an application for renewal has been filed more than 30 days prior to 
the date of expiration of the license. NRC licenses transferred while 
in timely renewal are included under the continuation provision. The 
OAC provides exemptions from the State's requirements for licensing of 
sources of radiation for NRC and the U.S. Department of Energy 
contractors or subcontractors.
    The proposed Agreement commits Oklahoma to use its best efforts to 
cooperate with the NRC and the other Agreement States in the 
formulation of standards and regulatory programs for the protection 
against hazards of radiation and to assure that Oklahoma's program will 
continue to be compatible with the Commission's program for the 
regulation of Agreement materials. The proposed Agreement stipulates 
the desirability of reciprocal recognition of licenses, and commits the 
Commission and Oklahoma to use their best efforts to accord such 
reciprocity.

III. Staff Conclusion

    Subsection 274d of the Act provides that the Commission will enter 
into an Agreement under Subsection 274b with any State if:
    (a) The Governor of the State certifies that the State has a 
program for the

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control of radiation hazards adequate to protect public health and 
safety with respect to the agreement materials within the State, and 
that the State desires to assume regulatory responsibility for the 
agreement materials; and
    (b) The Commission finds that the State program is in accordance 
with the requirements of Subsection 274o, and in all other respects 
compatible with the Commission's program for the regulation of 
materials, and that the State program is adequate to protect public 
health and safety with respect to the materials covered by the proposed 
Agreement.
    On the basis of its assessment, the NRC staff concludes that the 
State of Oklahoma meets the requirements of the Act. The State's 
program, as defined by its statutes, regulations, personnel, licensing, 
inspection, and administrative procedures, is compatible with the 
program of the Commission and adequate to protect public health and 
safety with respect to the materials covered by the proposed Agreement.

IV. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    In accordance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
Fairness Act of 1996, the NRC has determined that this action is not a 
major rule and has verified this determination with the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of June, 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Paul H. Lohaus,
Director, Office of State and Tribal Programs.

An Agreement Between the United States Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission and the State of Oklahoma for the Discontinuance of 
Certain Commission Regulatory Authority and Responsibility Within 
the State Pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
as Amended

    Whereas, The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(hereinafter referred to as the Commission) is authorized under Section 
274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (hereinafter referred 
to as the Act), to enter into agreements with the Governor of any State 
providing for discontinuance of the regulatory authority of the 
Commission within the State under Chapters 6, 7, and 8, and Section 161 
of the Act with respect to byproduct materials as defined in Sections 
11e.(1) and (2) of the Act, source materials, and special nuclear 
materials in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass; and,
    Whereas, The Governor of the State of Oklahoma is authorized under 
Section 2-9-103(c) of the Radiation Management Act (27A O.S. Supp. 1998 
Sec. 2-9-101 et seq.) to enter into this Agreement with the Commission; 
and,
    Whereas, The Governor of the State of Oklahoma certified on 
December 28, 1999 that the State of Oklahoma (hereinafter referred to 
as the State) has a program for the control of radiation hazards 
adequate to protect the health and safety with respect to materials 
within the State covered by this Agreement, and that the State desires 
to assume regulatory responsibility for such materials; and,
    Whereas, The Commission found on (date to be determined) that the 
program of the State for the regulation of the materials covered by 
this Agreement is compatible with the Commission's program for the 
regulation of such materials and is adequate to protect public health 
and safety; and,
    Whereas, The State and the Commission recognize the desirability 
and importance of cooperation between the Commission and the State in 
the formulation of standards for protection against hazards of 
radiation and in assuring that State and Commission programs for 
protection against hazards of radiation will be coordinated and 
compatible; and,
    Whereas, The Commission and the State recognize the desirability of 
reciprocal recognition of licenses, and of the granting of limited 
exemptions from licensing of those materials subject to this Agreement; 
and,
    Whereas, This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the provisions 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; Now Therefore, It is 
hereby agreed between the Commission and the Governor of the State of 
Oklahoma, acting in behalf of the State, as follows:

Article I

    Subject to the exceptions provided in Articles II, IV, and V, the 
Commission shall discontinue, as of the effective date of this 
Agreement, the regulatory authority of the Commission in the State 
under Chapters 6, 7, and 8, and Section 161 of the Act with respect to 
the following materials:
    A. Byproduct material as defined in Section 11e.(1) of the Act;
    B. Source material used to take advantage of the density and high-
mass property for the use of the specifically licensed source material 
is subordinate to the primary specifically licensed use of either 
11e.(1) byproduct material or special nuclear material;
    C. Special nuclear materials in quantities not sufficient to form a 
critical mass;
    D. The regulation of the land disposal of byproduct source or 
special nuclear waste material received from other persons.

Article II

    This Agreement does not provide for discontinuance of any authority 
and the Commission shall retain authority and responsibility with 
respect to:
    A. The regulation of the construction and operation of any 
production or utilization facility or any uranium enrichment facility;
    B. The regulation of the export from or import into the United 
States of byproduct, source, or special nuclear material, or of any 
production or utilization facility;
    C. The regulation of the disposal into the ocean or sea of 
byproduct, source, or special nuclear waste material as defined in the 
regulations or orders of the Commission;
    D. The regulation of the disposal of such other byproduct, source, 
or special nuclear material as the Commission from time to time 
determines by regulation or order should, because of the hazards or 
potential hazards thereof, not be so disposed without a license from 
the Commission.
    E. The evaluation of radiation safety information on sealed sources 
or devices containing byproduct, source, or special nuclear materials 
and the registration of the sealed sources or devices for distribution, 
as provided for in regulations or orders of the Commission;
    F. Byproduct material as defined in Section 11e.(2) of the Act;
    G. Source material except for source material used to take 
advantage of the density and high-mass property for the use of the 
specifically licensed source material is subordinate to the primary 
specifically licensed use of either 11e.(1) byproduct material or 
special nuclear material;

Article III

    With the exception of those activities identified in Article II, 
paragraph A through D, this Agreement may be amended, upon application 
by the State and approval by the Commission, to include one or more of 
the additional activities specified in Article II, paragraphs E through 
G, whereby the State may then exert regulatory authority and 
responsibility with respect to those activities.

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Article IV

    Notwithstanding this Agreement, the Commission may from time to 
time by rule, regulation, or order, require that the manufacturer, 
processor, or producer of any equipment, device, commodity, or other 
product containing source, byproduct, or special nuclear material shall 
not transfer possession or control of such product except pursuant to a 
license or an exemption from licensing issued by the Commission.

Article V

    This Agreement shall not affect the authority of the Commission 
under Subsection 161b or 161i of the Act to issue rules, regulations, 
or orders to protect the common defense and security, to protect 
restricted data, or to guard against the loss or diversion of special 
nuclear material.

Article VI

    The Commission will cooperate with the State and other Agreement 
States in the formulation of standards and regulatory programs of the 
State and the Commission for protection against hazards of radiation 
and to assure that Commission and State programs for protection against 
hazards of radiation will be coordinated and compatible. The State 
agrees to cooperate with the Commission and other Agreement States in 
the formulation of standards and regulatory programs of the State and 
the Commission for protection against hazards of radiation and to 
assure that the State's program will continue to be compatible with the 
program of the Commission for the regulation of byproduct material 
covered by this Agreement.
    The State and the Commission agree to keep each other informed of 
proposed changes in their respective rules and regulations, and to 
provide each other the opportunity for early and substantive 
contribution to the proposed changes.
    The State and the Commission agree to keep each other informed of 
events, accidents, and licensee performance that may have generic 
implication or otherwise be of regulatory interest.

Article VII

    The Commission and the State agree that it is desirable to provide 
reciprocal recognition of licenses for the materials listed in Article 
I licensed by the other party or by any other Agreement State. 
Accordingly, the Commission and the State agree to develop appropriate 
rules, regulations, and procedures by which such reciprocity will be 
accorded.

Article VIII

    The Commission, upon its own initiative after reasonable notice and 
opportunity for hearing to the State, or upon request of the Governor 
of the State, may terminate or suspend all or part of this Agreement 
and reassert the licensing and regulatory authority vested in it under 
the Act if the Commission finds that (1) such termination or suspension 
is required to protect public health and safety, or (2) the State has 
not complied with one or more of the requirements of Section 274 of the 
Act. The Commission may also, pursuant to Section 274j(2) of the Act, 
temporarily suspend all or part of this Agreement if, in the judgement 
of the Commission, an emergency situation exists requiring immediate 
action to protect public health and safety and the State has failed to 
take necessary steps. The Commission shall periodically review actions 
taken by the State under this Agreement to ensure compliance with 
Section 274 of the Act which requires a State program to be adequate to 
protect public health and safety with respect to the materials covered 
by this Agreement and to be compatible with the Commission's program.

Article IX

    This Agreement shall become effective on [TBA], and shall remain in 
effect unless and until such time as it is terminated pursuant to 
Article VIII.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this ________th day of 
____________, 2000.
    For the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    <bullet>____________________Chairman.

    Dated at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma this ________th day of 
____________, 2000.

    For the State of Oklahoma.
    <bullet>____________________Governor.

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