# NRC NOV – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-23-113** · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 2024-03-04 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-23-113
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** NOV
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2024-03-04
## Description

On March 4, 2024, the NRC issued a notice of violation to Empire Wireline, LLC (Empire) for a Severity Level (SL) III violation. The violation involved Empire’s failure to file for reciprocity as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 150.20(b) prior to performing work in federal jurisdiction (U.S. Department of Energy, Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities located in Bryan Mound and Big Hill, Texas, and West Hackberry, Louisiana) on multiple occasions in 2019 and 2020.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2405/ML24057A412.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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