On December 28, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,000, to CTI and Associates, Incorporated for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material that is in a controlled or unrestricted area and that is not in storage or to use a minimum of two independent physical controls to form a tangible barrier to secure a portable gauge from unauthorized removal whenever the gauge was not under the licensee's control and constant surveillance, as required by 10 CFR 20.1802 and 10 CFR 30.34(i). Specifically, on August 9, 2017, a portable gauge was located in the back of a pickup truck with no barriers and without maintaining constant surveillance of the device.