On September 30, 2019 (84 FR 51365), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a final State agreement in the Federal Register (FR) announcing that on September 9, 2019, Kristine L. Svinicki, Chairman of the U.S. NRC, and on September 13, 2019, Governor Philip B. Scott of the State of Vermont, signed an Agreement as authorized by Section 274b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act). Under the Agreement, the NRC discontinues its regulatory authority, and the State of Vermont assumes regulatory authority over 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) byproduct materials, source materials, and special nuclear materials in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass. As of the effective date of the Agreement, a person in Vermont possessing these materials is exempt from certain NRC regulations. The exemptions have been previously published in the FR and are codified in the NRC’s regulations. The Agreement is published in the FR as required by Section 274e. of the Act. The effective date of the Agreement is September 30, 2019.

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NRC 09-30-2019 Vermont final agreement