On October 12, 2004, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,000 was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the use of byproduct material in offshore waters without either (1) following the reciprocity provisions of 10 CFR 150.20, which would have granted IPS an NRC general license to conduct activities permitted by its State of Louisiana license, or (2) obtaining a specific NRC license authorizing it to conduct licensed activities in offshore waters.