On September 12, 2006, a Notice of Violation (NOV) and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,250 was issued. The NOV cites two violations of NRC requirements. The first violation involved the failure of the authorized gauge user (AU) to properly block and brace the gauge in the open bed of his pick-up truck, to secure the gauge with two independent physical controls, and to close the tailgate prior to leaving the field office parking lot. The case containing the gauge fell off the truck onto a public street resulting in the second violation, i.e., the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material in an unrestricted area. After bystanders notified the AU that his gauge had fallen off his truck, the AU driver retraced his route and retrieved the gauge. The container and the gauge were not damaged and there was no radiation dose to members of the public as a result of this event.