As specified in subsections (a) and (b), each licensee shall
provide advance notification to IEMA and the governor of a state, or the
governor's designee, of the shipment of licensed material in a category 1
quantity through or across the boundary of the state before the transport, or
delivery to a carrier for transport, of the licensed material outside the
confines of the licensee's facility or other place of use or storage.
a) Procedures for Submitting Advance
Notification
1) The notification shall be made
to IEMA and to the office of each appropriate governor or governor's designee.
A) Notifications for the Governor of the
State of Illinois and IEMA shall be sent to Illinois Emergency Management
Agency, ATTN: Radiological Field Services Unit Supervisor, Bureau of Radiation
Safety, 1301 Knotts Street, Springfield IL 62703. The notifications may also be
made by email or by facsimile. For the correct email or facsimile number, call,
prior to sending notification, (217)782-7860 or (800)782-7860.
B) The contact information, including
telephone and mailing addresses, of governors and governors' designees, is
available on NRC's website at https://scp.nrc.gov/special/designee.pdf. A list
of the contact information is also available upon request from the Director,
Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal, and Rulemaking Programs, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
2) A notification delivered by mail shall be
postmarked at least 7 calendar days before transport of the shipment commences
at the shipping facility.
3) A
notification delivered by any means other than mail must reach IEMA at least 4
business days before the transport of the shipment commences and must reach the
office of a governor or the governor's designee at least 4 business days before
transport of a shipment within or through a state.
b) Information to be Furnished in Advance
Notification of Shipment
Each advance notification of shipment of category 1
quantities of radioactive material shall contain the following information, if
available at the time of notification:
1) The name, address and telephone number of
the shipper, carrier and receiver of the category 1 radioactive
material;
2) The license numbers of
the shipper and receiver;
3) A
description of the radioactive material contained in the shipment, including
the radionuclides and quantity;
4)
The point of origin of the shipment and the estimated time and date that the
shipment will commence;
5) The
estimated time and date that the shipment is expected to enter each state along
the route;
6) The estimated time
and date of arrival of the shipment at the destination; and
7) A point of contact, with a telephone
number, for current shipment information.
c) Revision Notice
1) The licensee shall provide any information
not previously available at the time of the initial notification as soon as the
information becomes available, but not later than commencement of the shipment,
to the governor of each state, or the governor's designee, and to
IEMA.
2) A licensee shall promptly
notify the governor of each state, or the governor's designee, of any changes
to the information provided in accordance with subsections (b) and (c)(1). The
licensee shall also immediately notify IEMA of the changes.
d) Cancellation Notice
Each licensee that cancels a shipment for which advance
notification has been sent shall send a cancellation notice to the governor of
each state, or to the governor's designee, previously notified and to IEMA. The
licensee shall send the cancellation notice before the shipment would have
commenced or as soon thereafter as possible. The licensee shall state in the
notice that it is a cancellation and identify the advance notification that is
being cancelled.
e) Records
The licensee shall retain a copy of the advance notification
and any revision and cancellation notices as a record for 3 years.
f) Protection of Information
State officials, State employees and any other individuals,
whether or not licensees of NRC or an Agreement State, who receive schedule
information of the kind specified in subsection (b) shall protect that
information against unauthorized disclosure as specified in Section
337.2020(d).
